Bihar bans gutka and paan masala

Patna: 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.

IANS

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