Karnataka Bans Sale, Distribution of Ghutka, Pan Masala For A Year
3 sources·Updated August 12, 2026

Karnataka Ghutka ban
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- Mint News·13h agoAre cigarettes banned in Bengaluru? New tobacco-nicotine law in Karnataka explained
A Karnataka notification, dated 10 August, bans the manufacture and sale of tobacco and nicotine products. But, are cigarettes banned?
Read at Mint News → - Deccan Chronicle Ent·17h agoKarnataka Bans Sale, Distribution of Ghutka, Pan Masala For A Year
The ban targets the manufacture, storage, transportation, distribution and sale of gutkha, pan masala and other prohibited products containing tobacco, nicotine
Read at Deccan Chronicle Ent → - Hindustan Times India·18h agoKarnataka bans sale of gutkha, pan masala containing tobacco or nicotine for 1 year
Karnataka imposed a one-year ban on the manufacture, storage, distribution, transport, and sale of gutkha and pan masala containing tobacco or nicotine.
Read at Hindustan Times India →


