Health Ministry asks IPL to ban direct and indirect ads promoting alcohol, tobacco

Health Ministry asks IPL to ban direct and indirect ads promoting alcohol, tobacco

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) has asked officials at the Indian Premier League to ban all forms of tobacco and alcohol advertisements from upcoming sports events. Notably, the letter by Prof. (Dr.) Atul Goel, Director General of Health Services urges Arun Singh … Read more

K’taka JD(S) thanks PM Modi for helping tobacco farmers hit by excess rains

K'taka JD(S) thanks PM Modi for helping tobacco farmers hit by excess rains

Bengaluru, Feb 18 (IANS) The Karnataka JD(S) unit has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal for supporting the state’s unlicensed tobacco farmers who were facing a crisis due to excess rains. In a press statement on Tuesday, state President of the JD(S) Youth Wing, Nikhil Kumaraswamy, son … Read more

Karnataka: JD(S) thanks PM Modi, Piyush Goyal for supporting ‘distressed’ tobacco farmers

Karnataka: JD(S) thanks PM Modi, Piyush Goyal for supporting 'distressed' tobacco farmers

Bengaluru, Feb 18 (IANS) JD(S) Karnataka unit on Tuesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal for stepping in and supporting “distressed” tobacco farmers of the state. In a statement, State JD(S) Youth Wing President Nikhil Kumaraswamy, son of Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H. D. … Read more