TN hub of illegal cigarettes

[V.Balasubramani]

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TN hub of illegal cigarettes

Cigarettes for sale at a small-scale cigarette shop. File photo
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[h=2]FICCI report says that Chennai has become a distribution centre for the rest of India for large-scale smuggling of international contraband cigarettes.[/h]Tamil Nadu is one of the fastest growing places for illegal trade in cigarettes and alcohol in India, with the industry estimated to be about 20 per cent of the total cigarette market in the State, according to FICCI Committee Against Smuggling and Counterfeiting Activities Destroying the Economy (FICCI-CASCADE).

A report released on ‘Illicit Markets- A threat to Our National Interests’ that mapped seven sectors in the manufacturing industry in India says Tamil Nadu suffered a revenue loss of about 50 per cent from the cigarette industry ever since VAT on cigarettes was increased.

The report says the total loss on account of direct and indirect tax revenues to the Indian government in 2014 was estimated at Rs.39,239 crore, increasing from Rs. 26,190 crore in 2012.

Read more at: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tn-hub-for-illegal-cigarettes/article7397158.ece

 

[krish44]

One of the pleasures of smoking is having ones own cigarette paper ,roll it on your own after filing it with choicest loose tobacco

one has to be a smoker to appreciate this..

pipe is still a better option .

hooka is fine for an evening out. there are some hooka bars. it is popular with youngsters.

one should know smokers habits before writing a thread on illegal cigarettes.

who is interested in arm chair reports of some ?

only money minded would talk of lost revenues due to smoking etc.

 

[V.Balasubramani]

One of the pleasures of smoking is having ones own cigarette paper ,roll it on your own after filing it with choicest loose tobacco

one has to be a smoker to appreciate this..

pipe is still a better option .

hooka is fine for an evening out. there are some hooka bars. it is popular with youngsters.

one should know smokers habits before writing a thread on illegal cigarettes.

who is interested in arm chair reports of some ?

only money minded would talk of lost revenues due to smoking etc.

Typical response of a perverted mind. lol

One is free to smoke and spend lavishly on smoking by going in for branded cigars.

No body prevents one becoming a bankrupt that way, carry lot of diseases and leave a sea of debts to the children and can take rest in peace at the grave.

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Source: google images

 

[krish44]

I have not heard of anyone going broke by smoking.

once people are over seventy plus, anyway they have lived beyond their life expectancy.they might as well live it up and do what they enjoy without hurting very few

if possible. the best philosophy is live well and leave others to do the same

most have nothing new/radical to contribute to society at large.

no one wants their sermons or wise thoughts. not anyway by other seniors whose ways are set and beyond redemption.

being judgemental about others is a weakness most seniors suffer from.

they are brushed aside by all and specially relatives and these end up in rubbish heap often

 

[V.Balasubramani]

I have not heard of anyone going broke by smoking.

Yet another funny posting by the poster to his count.

What for the statutory warning is their in every pack?

Ask Dr. Santha of Cancer Institute at Chennai.

People live in dreamworld should come out to real world. Arm Chair Revolutionaries have nothing to contribute but do have burning desire to add on to their posting counts. Hence come here to blabber.

No one is interested in their untiring sage advice preached in this Forum non-stop.

Being judgmental about others is nothing but over confidence.

They richly deserve to be thrashed out by all and more especially by close relatives, friends, colleagues, etc and will end up in a heap of dung at the street corner soon.

 

[krish44]

Do you know there are more old smokers than old doctors?

some can wonder why?lol

 

[V.Balasubramani]

Do you know there are more old smokers than old doctors?

some can wonder why?lol

It is very unfortunate that we have one to sing the song of glory on smocking and elevate smocking to sacramental sttus.

Let those old Doctors and you yourself go through these links.lol

Dr. Shantha wants PM to ban smoking scenes in movies
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities...n-smoking-scenes-in-movies/article7229226.ece
http://pressinstitute.in/recent_update_news/dr-v-shantha-talks-about-healthcare-and-cancer/


Proposal to promote ‘smoke-free’ villages
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-pape...promote-smokefree-villages/article1376767.ece


I suggest instead wasting your time on replying this posting, better go for a puff and enjoy smocking and get more pleasure out of it.lol

 

[V.Balasubramani]

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[V.Balasubramani]

A burning issue

The campaign against smoking has gained momentum with the State Government legislation to ban smoking in public places. And the Tobacco Cessation Clinic is a boon for those fighting the habit. PRINCE FREDERICK writes...

ANTI-THIS and anti-that days have a sting of effectiveness inasmuch as they serve as salutary reminders of the dangers lurking in certain grooves of thinking and habits. Tomorrow is another `day of battle'. It's Anti-tobacco Day, the world over.

In Tamil Nadu, the campaign against tobacco has received a shot in the arm with the Government bringing in a legislation banning smoking in public places.

How many bastions can this weapon fell in the fight against tobacco?
"By force of law, only passive smoking could be checked. Law empowers a person to question his neighbour's smoking if it directly affects him. The other dimensions of smoking — active smoking and core smoking — elude the reach of the law. These two forms of smoking could be curbed only if there is an attitudinal change in the smoker. Educational measures have to be adopted to that end. Core smoking is done unwittingly by those who are close to a smoker, say, spouse and children. The foetus of a woman who smokes, is a core smoker," says Dr. P. Krishnamurthy, Director, Department of Public Health.

"Another disturbing trend we notice is a rise in the number of female smokers in India," says Krishnamurthy. According to a report of the World Health Organisation (WHO), the babies of mothers who smoke weigh, on an average 200 gm less at birth than those of non-smokers.

It is easier to refuse something before you have tasted it than after you have tasted it. For a "smokeless" tomorrow, the ideal place to start would be young minds. It is there one could effectively sow the seeds of a "tobacco-free" future.

"We incorporate anti-smoking messages in our school health programmes," says the Director.

Imbibing the value of this strategy, Cancer Institute along with Sanctuary, an "emotional support group" functioning within the institute, has devised a mutant of it. It will involve youngsters in disseminating information on the ills of smoking, to adults.

On the morning of May 31, these youngsters will line up near Malar Hospital. They will stop vehicles and hand over pamphlets and T-shirts blaring out anti-smoking messages.

And for those of you who have realised that smoking is a drain on your health, but don't have the will power to say "no" to it, there's help, free of charge.

Tobacco Cessation Clinic (TCC), set up within the Cancer Institute, is an alembic for smokers who `hate' smoking. A product of a project funded by WHO, the TCC employs a two-pronged approach to wean a smoker away from the poison stick. One involves psychotherapy and the other, pharmacotherapy.

"We tell the smoker the deleterious changes that smoking subjects his system to and also present the benefits that accrue from quitting it. Many times, that's enough to do the trick. In cases where the addiction is intense, medical support is provided," says Dr. Rohini Premkumari.

"We do not counsel the smoker alone. Even his family members are involved in the exercise. We also offer long-term follow-up action," she says.

There are 12 such TCCs in the country. Such clinics in the U.K. and the U.S. have been success stories. WHO will be expanding the number of TCCs in India, depending on the success of the existing clinics.

The Tobacco Cessation Clinic can be contacted at V-I- Block, Room No. 19, Cancer Institute, No. 38, Sardar Patel Road, Adyar.

Read more at: http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/05/30/stories/2002053000070100.htm

 

[krish44]

we have some crusaders in our forum who would like to decide how others should live.

these days all are self styled gurus looking for followers.

daily sermonising others may backfire .

their threads become unsufferable

 

[V.Balasubramani]

we have some crusaders in our forum who would like to decide how others should live.

these days all are self styled gurus looking for followers.

daily sermonising others may backfire .

their threads become unsufferable

Unsolicited Members better keep away for their own benefit. lol

There are enough Members to view and participate in lively debate, meaningful discussion, etc

 

[krish44]

we can cut a deal.

stop responding to my postings in any thread.

I shall do the same Live and let live.

Agree?

 

[V.Balasubramani]

we can cut a deal.

stop responding to my postings in any thread.

I shall do the same Live and let live.

Agree?

I will start responding to all your postings from now onward, provided if I have time.

It is absolutely your choice regarding participating in my threads.

I am against members who don't contribute value to the subject, who prone to twist the subject, who drag and dilute the seriousness and who come and drop 'pearls of wisdom' with empty mind and last but not the least name sake postings for 'number sake'.

 

[krish44]

What I feel about your threads I would refrain from speaking as I value you more than your threads.

With best wishes

Krish44

 

[V.Balasubramani]

What I feel about your threads I would refrain from speaking as I value you more than your threads.

With best wishes

Krish44

Thank you. That is the spirit.