100 students detained for smoking hookah in Gurgaon; pub owner booked
Gurgaon: About 100 students of various reputed schools from Delhi and Gurgaon were detained from a pub in a mall here when they were allegedly smoking hookah during a party, police said today.
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Smoking rules to be renotified
The fight between the health ministry and the I&B ministry over the proposed smoking rules for films seems to have been sorted out with the health ministry all set to re-notify new smoking rules soon.
Delhiites least interested in quitting smoking: Study
People in the national capital are the least interested in stubbing out their smoking habit compared to other states in north India.
A new analysis on tobacco burden in north India has revealed that
Saudi warns non-Muslims: respect Ramadan or else
Saudi authorities are warning non-Muslim expatriates against eating, drinking or smoking in public during Ramadan, the monthlong sunrise-to-sunset fast ” or face expulsion.
Passive smoking affects 40% Chennai kids
Nearly 40 per cent of children in the city are exposed to passive smoking which makes them vulnerable to cancer as they inhale the toxic smoke at home from their fathers, says a survey conducted by Ad
Smoking Indonesian orangutan forced to quit
An orangutan who became the star attraction of an Indonesian zoo for her penchant for puffing on cigarettes will be forced to quit cold turkey, a conservationist said on Saturday.
Visitors began thro
Actors to give voice to anti-smoking ads
Bollywood stars will now be roped in to thwart smoking. The government has finalised a plan to run messages from protagonists of films in which they themselves indulge in the act of smoking.
As per
Bangkok 'Smoking Kid' lights up Internet with quit message
A child casually approaches an office worker on a cigarette break.
‘Can I get a light?’ asks the boy. ‘Don't you want to live and play?’ comes the shocked reply.
The scene is part of a Thai anti-smo
It's Anti-Tobacco Day, call it quits
It’s World Anti-Tobacco Day. The perfect day to quit smoking, if you are so inclined. Tobacco addiction has already topped as the primary cause in India for cardiovascular diseases.
Dr Vijai Kumar R
Himachal first smoke free state in country: Dhumal
As per a government survey, Himachal Pradesh has emerged as the 'first smoke free state' in the country, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal on Thursday said.
As per the latest survey report of health d