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Meghalaya has launched the World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) 2025 campaign with a focus on the critical health crisis caused by tobacco use. This year’s theme, ‘Tobacco! Business of Death ...
Not only the “Abode of Clouds”, Meghalaya is also the “cancer capital” of India, a top health official said on the concluding day of a function to observe World No Tobacco Day on Tuesday.
KOLKATA: Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills district has the highest relative proportion of tobacco-related cancers (TRCs) for both men and women in the country, the latest National Cancer Registry ...
Shillong, Dec. 10: The Meghalaya cabinet today decided to hike tax on tobacco and tobacco products from 13.5 per cent to 20 per cent, as part of an indirect campaign to make people quit smoking and ...
The government’s decision to hike specific excise duty on gutka and pan masala can apply only to one State (Meghalaya ... As there is no restriction on chewing tobacco, manufacturers do not ...