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flag Cafés in Shimla area shut for illegally serving tobacco-laced hookah, violating health laws.

flag Several Shimla-area cafés and restaurants were shut down for illegally serving hookah, disguised as herbal or nicotine-free, in a state crackdown under the Tobacco Free Youth Campaign-3.0. flag Joint operations by health, excise, police, and food safety agencies seized hookah products containing tobacco and nicotine without required health warnings, violating COTPA, 2003. flag Officials stressed that all hookah, regardless of labeling, poses serious health risks—equivalent to smoking 100 cigarettes in 45 minutes, with high tar and carbon monoxide levels—and can spread diseases like TB and hepatitis through shared use. flag Cases have been filed, items submitted to court, and a three-tier flying squad system will ensure ongoing enforcement across tourism hotspots like Kasol, Manali, Solan, and Dharamsala.

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