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Indian ban on smoking in public |
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 A ban on smoking tobacco in public has come into force in India.
Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss says he aims to cut the number of smokers and to protect passive smokers from the harmful effects of tobacco.
The government says India has more than 120 million cigarette smokers. Observers say the ban will need to be strictly enforced.
Those flouting it face fines of 200 rupees ($4.50). Tobacco smoking in India kills 900,000 people a year.
That figure is expected to rise to a million by 2010. BBC News
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