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Issue 10
Tobacco Control in India
Fortnightly News Summary
17-30 January 2009
NATIONAL HEADLINES
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When Lalu Prasad realised chewing khaini is a 'badhabit'
The spotlessly clean railway stations in Japan putRailways Minister Lalu Prasad in a bit of a spot - hecouldn't find a place to spit the red juice of khaini, atobacco mixture he loves to chew, and realized it hadbecome a "bad habit". 'I realised chewing khaini hadbecome a bad habit during my recent visit to Japan,' LaluPrasad said here Friday.
(Source:
Yahoo News: 24 January 2009
 )
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India tobacco exports surge 46 pct in Apr-Dec
India's tobacco exports surged 46 percent to $543.6million in first nine months of fiscal 2008/09, as outputcuts in Europe forced overseas buyers to source moreproduce from the country, a senior official said.
(Source:Reuters India:29 January 2009)
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Tobacco stubbing out in public, govt to demarcatespecial zones for smokers
Almost four months into the ban on smoking in publicplaces, the Delhi government plans to take it a stepforward by demarcating space for smoking and no-smoking in public areas such as restaurants, pubs andairport lounges. The guidelines, which governmentofficials say are as per international standards, are set tobe implemented in time for the Commonwealth Games in2010.
(Source: Indian Express
:28 January
2009)
 
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Further dilution of pictorial tobacco warnings feared
The Group of Ministers (GoM) in India will again meet toassuage concerns of tobacco lobby on pictorial warnings,health activists apprehend. This group of ministers (GoM)consists of: Pranab Mukherjee (External Affairs Minister),Kamal Nath (Commerce and Industry Minister),Priyaranjan Dasmunsi (former Information andBroadcasting Minister), S Jaipal Reddy (UrbanDevelopment Minister), Dr Anbumani Ramadoss (Healthand family welfare Minister), and Oscar Fernandes (labour and employment Minister for state).
(Source: Thai-Indian News:  23 January 2009)
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Tobacco exports jump 13% on global demand
Tobacco shipment from India, the third-largest exporter inthe world, surged by 61% to Rs 2,428 crore till December 2008 on better price realizations and weakening rupeeagainst the dollar. Prices of tobacco skyrocketed to arecord average of Rs 84.85 per kg during auctions inAndhra Pradesh in 2008 against Rs 47.47 the previousyear.
(Source: 
The Economic Times:26 January 2009
 ) 
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After months of smoking ban, Chhattisgarh yet tofile a case
Chhattisgarh police, yet to register a maiden case againsta smoker even after three months of ban on smoking inpublic places, say they have more serious jobs in hand inthe Maoist insurgency-hit state.Top officers at the policeheadquarters here said the state police, having a strengthof nearly 40,000 personnel for nearly 20.08 millionpopulation, were still looking for the first case against asmoker.
(Source:IANS : 16 December 2008)
STATE HEADLINES, Tamil Nadu
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Mass campaign required to be launched againsttobacco
A mass campaign is required to be launched on nationallevel for creating awareness among the youth especiallythe poor persons against the use of tobacco and itsproducts for better health care of the society. This wasstated by the Haryana Governor, A.R.Kidwai during two-day National Advocacy Workshop on "Tobacco ControlLaws and Related Issues in India" organised by theTobacco Cessation Centre (TCC), Department of Psychiatry, PGIMER, Chandigarh, here on Friday.
(Source:The Hindu Business Line, Chennai, Tamil Nadu: 19 January 2009)
 
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Up in cigarette prices to keep smokers at bay
In an effort to keep youth away from smoking, the UAE'snational tobacco control team will propose prohibitivepricing for cigarettes. The price of cigarettes could morethan quadruple under a proposal from the NationalTobacco Control Team in the United Arab Emirates, AbuDhabi's The National newspaper has reported. Dr WedadAl Maidoor, the head of the Ministry of Health's TobaccoControl Team, said she has prepared a plan to raise theprice of cigarettes between $5.4 and $13.6 a packet.
(Source:The Hindu Business Line,Chennai, Tamil Nadu: 19 January  2009) 
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India to have uniform guideline for cancer treatment
The country also faces problems like tobacco-related oralcancer, head and neck cancer and the uterine cervicalcancer like all developing countries. "We need innovativesolutions which are affordable using low technology.
(Source:The Hindu , Chennai, Tamil Nadu: 23 January 2009)
 
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Campaign against use of tobacco
They were not blind. But they got themselves blindfoldedand proceeded towards Dhandayuthapaniswamy Templeon the hill here. Also, they had not come for a devoutpurpose. Their mission: to make pilgrims aware of the ill-effects of using tobacco products and resultant cancer.
(Source:The Hindu , Chennai, Tamil Nadu: 23 January 2009)
 
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Tobacco exports rise 61 pc on high prices
Tobacco shipment from India, the third-largest exporter inthe world, surged by 61 per cent to Rs 2,428 crore tillDecember this fiscal on better price realization andweakening rupee against the US dollar. "India exportedtobacco worth Rs 2,428.65 crore between April andDecember against Rs 1,508.51 crore in the same periodlast year.
(Source: The Hindu ,Chennai, Tamil Nadu: 23 January 2009)
 
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Golden tobacco to consider raising funds
Golden Tobacco Ltd has announced that a meeting of theBoard of Directors of the Company will be held onJanuary 17, 2009, inter alia, to consider the proposal for raising of finances for the Company's Real EstateBusiness. The stock closed the day at Rs.51.75, up byRs.0.80 or 1.57%. The stock hit an intraday high of 
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