Some years ago, I met an old man in Palitana. I was trying to find my way back to the guesthouse from the temples and asked him how far I was from my destination. He thought about it for a moment and ...

Bidis, which are produced from leaves and are thought to contain less tobacco than cigarettes, can really be up to eight times more dangerous. This is primarily due to the adverse effects of the ...

DHAKA, Nov 07, 2024 (BSS) -The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has seized various types of smuggled goods worth Taka 225 crore ...

New Delhi, The Centre informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday that there was no proposal to raise the excise duty on cigarettes, 'bidis' and smokeless tobacco. In a written reply to a question ...

Both had bad teeth and frequently interrupted their labors to light cheap, hand-rolled cigarettes known as bidis from the embers of their forge. Kailashi was embarrassed about the soap melee.

1. Smoking and Tobacco Use: Shrine and tobacco (both bidis and cigarettes) and smokeless tobacco, by far plays a major role as a cause of respiratory diseases. 2. Effects of Vaping & E-cigarettes ...

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has seized various types of smuggled goods worth Tk225.88 crore by conducting raids in different border areas and other places in October. A total of 616 people, ...

that she smoked too many bidis, the strong Indian cigarettes tied together with string. It took longer than expected to get everybody attended to, and I watched one quartet of widows walk out ...

In 1974, when SEWA sought to open a bank, its leaders asked potential members—women who typically hawk food, roll bidis (cheap cigarettes), pick garbage, and ply construction sites as “head ...

India's tobacco burden is unique, with both traditional forms like bidis and modern cigarettes contributing to widespread tobacco use. Dr Narender Saini highlighted, “Despite stringent tobacco control ...

Girls students of Jangalmahal Ranobandh enrolling for the self-defense camp. In addition, many female labourers in the region venture into the forest almost daily to collect leaves, branches, and ...

BENGALURU: While vendors have protested urging the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahangara Palike (BBMP)’s move to introduce ‘vendor licensing’ for selling tobacco products like cigarettes, bidis and ...