Puri temple implements mandatory dress code for devotees; bans gutkha, pan

The administration of Shree Jagannath Temple on Monday made the dress code mandatory for devotees wishing to enter the 12th century shrine. IMAGE: A view of Shree Jagannath Temple, Puri,......

Maharashtra bans gutkha, paan masala

The Maharashtra government on Wednesday announced a ban on the production, sale, distribution and storage of gutkha and paan masala in the state. The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired......

Maharashtra bans sale of gutkha, pan masala

The ban on gutkha and pan masala across Maharashtra came into effect from on Friday. The state government on Friday issued a notification banning sale and consumption of gutkha and paan masala in......

Gutkha sale banned in Maharashtra

The Maharashtra government has cancelled production and distribution licenses of several gutkha and pan masala brands because they were not conforming to Food and Drug Administration rules.The......

After ban, gutkha makers expose 'more harmful' fag

Piqued by the number of states opting to ban the production, sale and marketing of gutkha, a group of manufacturers under the aegis of the Smokeless Tobacco Association have issued print ads saying......

Found: Gutkha in Thums Up

A consumer, out to quench his thirst, got more than what he had paid for when he found an empty sachet of gutkha (chewing tobacco) in a 200 ml sealed bottle of Thums Up. The bottle, manufactured at......

How the gutka industry is being killed

Eight states have banned gutkha. Others are following suit. Veenu Sandhu on the people who have brought this powerful industry to its knees Last month, policemen in Naxal-infested Gadchiroli......

Jhunjhunwala: The RARE big bull and unabashed wealth creator

Stock market investments are always said to involve risks and people who made big fortunes often made headlines as scamsters, leading to Dalal Street always being looked at with suspicion, but......

Review: City Of Dreams is surprisingly sexy!

After 20 plus years of threatening to offer us new sensations, Nagesh Kukunoor has finally let it rip, raves Sreehari Nair. Despite the campiness in its title song and the shoddiness of its......