Mokokchung Times
Kohima, 20 September: The Nasha Mukti Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA) awareness and linkage programme was organised by Youth Mission in collaboration with the Tobacco Control Committee of Capital College of Higher…
Tobacco and alcohol consumption have increased among both men and women in Nagaland, according to the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6), with women recording the sharpest rise in tobacco…
The Directorate of Health & Family Welfare (DHFW), Nagaland has issued a clarification regarding the enforcement of its earlier notification prohibiting food products containing tobacco and/or nicotine as ingredients. The…
Business chamber says state order targets tobacco- and nicotine-containing food products, not pan masala itself The Confederation of Nagaland Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CNCCI) on Monday alleged that syndicates…
The “confusion” surrounding Nagaland’s recent ban on tobacco and nicotine-based food products is, in many ways, revealing. It is being treated as a policy ambiguity, but it also reflects a…
The Kohima Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has sought a 30-day grace period and greater regulatory clarity following the Nagaland government’s June 4 notification prohibiting the sale of food…
The Zunheboto Range Students’ Union (ZRSU) publicly destroyed seized illicit tobacco products on June 12 after intercepting consignments allegedly being transported into Zunheboto town in violation of the state government’s…
Nagaland Health and Family Welfare Minister P Paiwang Konyak has called for a collective statewide effort to support and enforce the government’s proposed one-year ban on tobacco and nicotine-based food…
MCCI warns traders could suffer losses worth crores, seeks clarity on implementation date and enforcement The Mokokchung Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) has sought a one-month transition period following…
Nagaland has imposed a one-year ban on all food products containing tobacco or nicotine, including gutkha and pan masala. The order, issued by the Commissioner of Food Safety, is based…