DELHI, INDIA, July 19, 2002: Acting on a high court directive, the Uttar Pradesh government on Friday banned manufacture and sale of all brands of pan masala and gutkha (a tobacco product) in the state with immediate effect. Both are carcinogenic. The Allahabad high court had on Thursday banned manufacture, sale and advertisement of pan masala and gutkha in Uttar Pradesh and had directed the state government to issue a notification in this regard. On Wednesday, the Maharashtra government had announced a similar ban in the state.
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