Trending Now
- “If Edappadi Palaniswami permits, a thousand young members from the Virudhunagar district AIADMK are prepared to take up arms and engage in battle under my command.” – Former AIADMK Minister Rajendra Balaji
- “India is ready to deal with any counter-attack by Pakistan” – Wing Commander Vyomika Singh
- Central govt orders extension of CBI Director Praveen Sood’s tenure for another year
Coimbatore
Ghukta, panmasala worth Rs. 5 lakh seized
April 5, 2017
Banned chewing tobacco products such as ghutka and panmasala, worth Rs. 5 lakh were seized from various shops and godowns in the city today.
Based on information on the increased sale of tobacco products, the officials of Food Safety Cell carried out raids on shops and godowns in R.G. Street and seized ghutka and panparag, police said.
These products are being brought by trains and buses from various places and sold in retail in various shops, which has been banned in the State, they said.
