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Centre asks states to run special drives enforcing anti-smoking rules
The New Indian Express Kochi
|May 30, 2025
THE Centre has directed all states to undertake special drives to enforce rules banning smoking in public places, prohibiting the advertisement of tobacco products and prohibiting the sale of tobacco products without statutory pictorial warnings to observe World No Tobacco Day on May 31.
In a letter to all the states/UTs, the Health Ministry said the states should prepare and launch an action plan for implementing the revised guidelines for Tobacco-Free Educational Institutions (ToFEI, 2019) at all state-level events, "aiming that all the educational institutions implement the guidelines strictly and be certified as tobacco-free."
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CM, guv fail to break deadlock, SC passes ball to Dhulia panel
WITH the Kerala government and the governor failing to reach a consensus on finalising the names for the appointment of vice-chancellors at the two technical universities, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Justice (Retd) Sudhanshu Dhulia committee to recommend the names in order of preference for each of the universities.
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December 12, 2025
The New Indian Express Kochi
Explore passive euthanasia for 31-yr-old, SC tells AIIMS
NOTING that the court cannot allow a 31-year-old man with 100% disability, quadriplegia, and in a vegetative state for 13 years to continue suffering, the Supreme Court on Thursday directed AIIMS to constitute a secondary medical board to examine his condition and submit a report on whether life-sustaining treatment can be withdrawn under passive euthanasia.
1 min
December 12, 2025
The New Indian Express Kochi
100 booked, 40 detained as farm stir against ethanol unit steps up in Raj
FORTY people, including a Congress leader, were detained and over 100 others booked in Rajasthan’s Hanumangarh district on Thursday, a day after a clash broke out between farmers and police during a protest over the construction of an ethanol factory in the district.
1 min
December 12, 2025
The New Indian Express Kochi
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1 min
December 12, 2025
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Prez visits Manipur amid shutdown call by rebels
PRESIDENT Droupadi Murmu arrived in Manipur on Thursday on a two-day visit amid a shutdown called by a body of banned insurgent groups.
1 min
December 12, 2025
The New Indian Express Kochi
ACCESS FOR DISABLED MUST COVER ALL SPACES
THE Supreme Court's December 2 judgement on ensuring full accessibility for persons with disabilities inside prisons is far more than a routine legal directive.
1 mins
December 12, 2025
The New Indian Express Kochi
Top leader surrenders in MP, Naxals on back foot
TWO Naxalites carrying cumulative rewards of 43 lakh on their heads surrendered before the security forces in Madhya Pradesh’s Balaghat district on Thursday.
1 min
December 12, 2025
The New Indian Express Kochi
Modi’s 3-nation tour to Oman, Jordan & Ethiopia soon, trade deal expected
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a three-nation tour from December 15 to 18, with stops in Jordan, Ethiopia and Oman, a visit aimed at deepening India’s strategic footprint across West Asia and Africa and sealing a major free trade agreement with Oman.
1 min
December 12, 2025
The New Indian Express Kochi
VIKSIT WOMEN FOR A VIKSIT BHARAT
WHEN the Government of India released a report titled Children in India 2025, one statistic stood out quietly but powerfully: at the secondary school level, girls are now marginally ahead of boys in enrolment.
3 mins
December 12, 2025
The New Indian Express Kochi
Luthra brothers detained in Thailand, Delhi court dismisses anticipatory bail
SAURABH Luthra and Gaurav Luthra, the co-owners of the Goa restaurant where 25 were killed due a fire incident on Saturday, were detained by the Thailand police early on Thursday on the request of the Indian government.
1 min
December 12, 2025
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