Bihar becomes the third state to ban paan and gutka products

Written By: Admin | Updated : May 31, 2014 9:50 AM IST

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The Bihar government Wednesday imposed a ban on the manufacture, sale and storage of gutka and paan masala in the state.

Officials in the chief minister's office said the health department had issued a notification to this effect.

Bihar has become the third state after Kerala and Madhya Pradesh to ban paan and gutka products.

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