Cig ban no one's heard of.INDIA today This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. launches a ban on smoking in public places - but most people don't know about it. And officials admitted hardly anyone is likely be prosecuted if caught. The ban is meant to stop people smoking in restaurants, bars, discos, playgrounds and parks. Those caught could be fined 200 rupees (pounds 2.50). Health chiefs have had three months to warn India's 982million population of the new law. But Bombay bar boss Dominic D'mello, 41, said yesterday: "We haven't heard of this ban. It will be difficult to implement." Smoking has already been outlawed in Indian railway stations The following is a list of railway stations (also called train stations) that is indexed by country. :Further information: List of IATA-indexed train stations Africa Morocco
However, health official Navin Kumar said he knew of nobody so far prosecuted. Around 800,000 Indians a year die from smoking. CAPTION(S): IN DARK: Smoker smoker A person who smokes tobacco, almost always understood to be cigarettes Ratio of ♂:♀ smokers Philippines64/19, China61/7, Saudi Arabia53/2, Russia50/12 |
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