Khader supports the one-year ban on tobacco-mixed pan masala, emphasizing public health and its neutrality towards arecanut growers.

Elected representatives from areca-growing regions, including Shivamogga, have opposed the Karnataka government’s ban on the sale of gutka, pan masala and other tobacco- or…

Karnataka's one-year ban on gutkha has met with opposition from the BJP, who warn that the decision could adversely affect nearly 1.5 crore families that depend on areca nut…