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  ITC shuts down cigarette factories, seeks time to comply with govt’s requirements

  May 05, 2016 21:35 IST

  New Delhi: In an extreme step in its confrontation with the government regarding the new rules regarding bigger pictorial warnings on cigarette packs, the country’s leading cigarette maker ITC has shut its plants from May

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  ‘I know the length of the cigarettes she smokes’: new TMC recruit targets BJP’s Roopa Ganguly

  Politics | April 20, 2016 21:21 IST

  New Delhi: In what could be termed as a new low in remarks against politicians, a member of Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress today mouthed some untoward comments against actor-turned-politician Roopa Ganguly. "I know the

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  ITC refuses to print larger warnings; Centre hardens stand on policy

  April 02, 2016 20:03 IST

  New Delhi: FMCG major ITC today said it is not ready to print larger pictorial warnings on its cigarette packs, as required under a new government norm, and its factories will be shut till clarity

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  Tobacco industry to halt production, cites ambiguity in govt policy for pictorial warnings

  April 01, 2016 20:56 IST

  New Delhi: The Indian tobacco industry today announced that it will stop the production of all its products with immediate effect citing ambiguity over Centre’s direction to carry pictorial warnings on the packets of all

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  How India's tax system helps heavily taxed cigarettes flourish

  September 02, 2015 13:46 IST

  New Delhi: In March 2015 - in response to a drop in sales as taxes more than doubled over four years - India's leading cigarette company ITC Ltd. shortened its discount Bristol-brand cigarettes by 5

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  ITC to increase cigarette prices by up to 21%

  March 13, 2015 16:49 IST

  Kolkata: Following an increase in excise duty in the Union Budget 2015, country's largest cigarette maker ITC is all set to increase the price of all of its products. The hike in different categories of

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  Women crave cigarette more strongly during periods

  Lifestyle | January 06, 2015 10:22 IST

  Toronto: Women who can overcome the urge to smoke during their periods may find it easier to quit during rest of the month as nicotine cravings go up significantly after menstruation, new research shows."Our data

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  SC issues notice to Centre, states on plea seeking ban on production of cigarettes

  India | August 14, 2014 13:12 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice on a PIL seeking a complete ban on the production of cigarettes and other tobacco products across the country.An Apex Court bench headed by Chief Justice

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  VAT on cigarette to be increased in Mizoram

  India | February 19, 2014 11:18 IST

  Aizawl: Mizoram will soon hike VAT on cigarette in the state, official sources today said.“The proposal to increase the rate of VAT is aimed at increased cessation of smoking among the people of Mizoram,” state

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  Plain cigarette packs could help people quit smoking: Study

  World | July 23, 2013 14:48 IST

  Sydney, July 23: A new study shows that cigarettes packaged in a plain manner are less appealing to smokers and get them thinking about the urgency to quit smoking.The study published in the online journal

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  Incredible India! Around 95 Percent Families Of A Village Trapped In Life Of Bidi Rolling In West Bengal

  India | March 18, 2012 12:12 IST

  Dhuliyan (West Bengal), Mar 18: Sagira Ansari sits on a dusty sack outside her uneven brick home in this poor town in eastern India, her legs folded beneath her. She cracks her knuckles, then rubs

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