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Jammu and Kashmir government bans e-cigarettes

| | Jul 25, 2017, at 03:10 am
Srinagar, July 24 (IBNS): With an immediate effect, Jammu and Kashmir government banned e-cigarettes completely in the state, media reports said on Monday.

Issuing a statement, the state government banned e-cigarettes with an aim to discourage people, particularly the young generation from consuming tobacco.

According to the circular, a complete ban on the manufacture, sale, distribution, import, trade and even advertisement of e-cigarettes was imposed.

Minister of Health and Medical Education Bali Bhagat was quoted saying by media: "J&K is the fifth state in the country to implement such ban which will be a landmark moment in anti-tobacco measures initiated by the Government."

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