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Kollam police seized 2,93,400 packets of banned tobacco, disguised as kitchenware, smuggled from Delhi.
Yoga practices, including hatha, vinyasa, and Iyengar, alongside yogic breathing, offer a moderately effective intervention for tobacco cessation.
During Operation Toofan, police seized 6,440 sachets of banned tobacco, including Hans and pan masala, from a hidden cellar and vehicles, arresting N Haris.
A six-month campaign by health workers, residents, and local officials achieved tobacco-free status for a ward, aiming to reduce tobacco use and associated health problems through sustained awareness efforts and community involvement.
During the inspection, officials seized nearly six kilograms of banned tobacco products and liquor bottles stocked for sale.
Dinesh Beedi workers in KariCheruvathur see the Thendu tree as a symbol of their livelihood and history.
She said excise duty increases are necessary to prevent tobacco products from becoming more affordable.
The GST rationalisation has steadily reduced the effective weighted average rate, from 14.4% at inception to 11.6% in September 2019.
Banned tobacco products worth lakhs were seized across Kasargod in a major police crackdown.
According to Vellayil police station officials, minors were being served flavoured tobacco containing 5 mg of nicotine.
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