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Ban on smoking in Goa only after tourist season 15 Nov 2008. PANAJI: Smokers
in Goa can puff away till the end of the year - despite the law against
smoking in public places in the rest of the country as the
The state says it wants to create more awareness about the ban, which came into effect Oct 2, before enforcing it. Shekhar Salkar, who is part of the state-run Tobacco Control Cell on Saturday said the state government would start penalising people from Jan 1 for smoking in public places. Salkar was speaking to reporters at the end of an orientation session for police personnel vis-a-vis the new anti-smoking rule aimed at wiping out the perils of passive smoking. Those caught violating the rule can be fined Rs.200. "We don't want them to
fine people right now, we need to educate them too initially," Superintendent
of Police (North) Bosco George said.
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Virtual Tour of Rajasthan, with Gallery |
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