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Bangalore: Health minister U T Khadar raids gutka shops

  •   Sun, Oct 20 2013 10:17:50 AM

Bangalore: Health minister U T Khadar raids gutka shops

Daijiworld Media Network – Bangalore

Bangalore, Oct 20: Cracking down on shops that still sell gutka despite the ban, health minister U T Khadar on Saturday October 19 conducted a raid and directed health officers to take strict action against such shops.

The government had banned the sale and consumption of gutka sometime ago. However, despite the ban, some of the shops still carry posters of gutka products and sell them.

Khadar carried out the surprise raid after flagging off an awareness campaign on the bad effects of gutka and smoking at police commissioner's office.

During the raid, the minister personally took off the posters of gutka products in the shops and replaced them with posters creating awareness of the bad effects of gutka.
  

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  • Rohan, Bangalore

    Wed, Dec 17 2014

    Dear Sir, Thank you for the initiative. In the same way please look in to the menace of smuggled cigarettes being sold through the same PAN shops which is a bigger danger to the society since the windfall gains made out of the duty evaded smuggled cigarettes are the main source of terror funding in India. There are many organizations like FICCI - CASCADE which have raised concerns but no action taken till date.
    Please start with Bangalore and clear this menace.

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  • Rohan, Bangalore

    Wed, Dec 17 2014

    Very Glad that the health minister had taken the initiative . Thank you sir.

    Also please not that here are lost of smuggled cigarettes being sold through these pan shops which are more dangerous than the gutka. The sales proceeds go for terror funding. Why cant the government act o it. Why is it that the COPTA law not implemented.

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  • kmsheik, Bangalore

    Tue, Oct 22 2013

    Mr. Health Minister,
    Please catch the manufacturers and put them behind bars. What is the use of harassing small shop keepers.
    It is not possible to catch manufacturers of Gutka?

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  • J.F.D'SOUZA, ATTAVAR,MANGALORE

    Mon, Oct 21 2013

    Why the Health Minister concerned about Gutka only. When ban on smoking is there why it is not implemented as we can see many people smoke cigarettes Beedies in public places in front of shops etc. Minister should also give importance to this and ban it fully.

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  • Rakesh, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 21 2013

    Gutka shops are there in Thokkotu, Muger busstand, first clean your constituency, then your state

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  • JYOTHI, ULLAL

    Mon, Oct 21 2013

    Dear our leader UT Khader... i am really glad you that you are doing your duty seriously. but his area in ullal water supply is very dirty. I request Mr. Khader look in to this & take strict action for the Ullal Panchayath. if ullal people use that water for drink & cook sure all ullal people have to face health problem...

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  • SARFRAZ HASAN, KATIPALLA/AL-JUBAIL

    Mon, Oct 21 2013

    very good move khadaraka...

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  • civilian from thokkotttu, Thokkottu

    Mon, Oct 21 2013

    Khader avaru bangalore nalli gutka shop raid madtha idare. adre avara native place ada thokkottu nalli busstand nalli gutka packetgalu rajaroshavagi bikari agtha ive. allade mangalorena kankanady, falnirnalli saha goodangadiyalli nave e packetgalannu kanabahudu

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  • Deepak.kotian, Hejamady. (Abudhabi )

    Mon, Oct 21 2013

    Good work.It should be done like 5yrs back.Mr Khadar if possible it is better to stop Alcohol who are consuming below the age of 30 it will help most of the parents who are suffering from their children now a days.God bless u Mr Khadar....and keep hard working for the people.....

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  • BMA, , Dubai

    Mon, Oct 21 2013

    Dear Khadar, you can stop only small shops business and disturb their daily life. Before doing this raid why you didn’t think that your people (Karnataka Govt.)Only given the license to the distributors and wholesales dealers. Could you cancel the license for the Gutka distributors and wholesales dealers? You never because more than crores of tax from tobacco and gutka only. As we say “There is a dark behind the light” in your area only (Mangalore, Ullal, Deralakatte, Konaje, Manjanady) covered by Ganja activities. Can get a lavish of ganja in this area. For this to stop who will take action? Any how I will appreciate your spirit. But utilize your spirit to treat from root not on the top. Hope you will create a healthy Karnataka as a health minister.

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  • RONALD, DUBAI

    Sun, Oct 20 2013

    May be corruption is more harmful then gutka. That is killing everyone. Who will stop them ?

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  • Stany D'sa, Balehonnur/Dubai

    Sun, Oct 20 2013

    Excellent job by U T Khader. The Gutka seller should be jailed instantly. One of my friends in India used to eat 20 packets of gutka per day and sadly he died a year ago with mouth cancer, leaving behind wife and young children. Ban gutka for ever and save precious lives.

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  • abdul sattar habiballah, belapu/Jeddah

    Sun, Oct 20 2013

    Dear Fouzia,
    "ALLAH" word refers to "Most beneficent and Merciful" so please make correction in future instead of writing starting small words please write Capital words "Allah"

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  • ivan.cutinho, pandeshwar mlore.(uk)

    Sun, Oct 20 2013

    why only ban on gutka why not on cigarate beedi alchohol etc what ever is harmful2humans.as long as this so called hafta corruption doest stop no use of banning any thing you will get it easy way or hard way but you will get it this is india

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  • Subrahmanya, Muscat/mangalore

    Sun, Oct 20 2013

    IT is better start check who is eating gutka like ALCOHOL check of the drivers by police.

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  • Peace, Mangalore

    Sun, Oct 20 2013

    Well done Mr khadar, even bus conductor's are addicted to this and through out the day, they will be chewing gutka,pan etc and collecting the money in the bus... hope we will be free from this.

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  • Ram Hegde, Udupi

    Sun, Oct 20 2013

    Surprise visit.. Oh my god surprise visit with the media :P

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  • Sandesh, udupi/dubai

    Sun, Oct 20 2013

    No kannada posters...

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  • Jayanth , Mangalore

    Sun, Oct 20 2013

    Sir U T Khader is an Asset to the State. I am not a Fan of Congress but if look at the politician by person he is a great person. I wish him to win all the election irrespective of the party.

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  • Rafique, Mangalore

    Sun, Oct 20 2013

    Brother Rakesh,

    Why you are worried about next election, still you need to wait 4 and half years....long long......

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  • MAHADEVA SHETTY, CHELAIR SURTHKAL (RIYADH)

    Sun, Oct 20 2013

    OUR TULUNADA MINISTER DOING GOOD JOB. HE IS YOUNG MINISTER ENERGITIC. KEEP IT UP. JAI KUDLA.

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  • Amin Bhoja, Patte / Riyadh

    Sun, Oct 20 2013

    Gutkha is one of the source to cancer and we see mostly the young people specially from school and college students are addicted to this cheap gutka products.Our health minister U T Khadar doing a splendid job to all the community by raiding and controlling the banned gutka products.U T Kadar a Minister with a mission and his good and positive thinking to this society.

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  • fouzia, mangalore l dubai

    Sun, Oct 20 2013

    excellent job U T khadar please raid all the shops as soon as possible because these days even kids at the age of 13 , 14 have started consuming pan gutka ..which is very dangerous..please take strict action against this shop allah bless you and hope you succeed in this work ameen :)

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  • Lobo AG, Mangalore/Mumbai

    Sun, Oct 20 2013

    Vinay, Mangalore

    If a person does good things people will definitely praise him, irrespective of whether he belongs to a,b,c party. BJP/BD/VHP try to do good for the betterment of the society then people will praise you . But your agenda is different. Mr. Khader has done right thing. If small traders stop selling gutka the supplier will not dump the product in his shop. This way we can stop consumption of the poisonous products.

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  • vinay, mangalore

    Sun, Oct 20 2013

    I agree with you. I am also happy with Mr. Khader's job. Not only Mr. Khader, but also ministers like Mr. Kimmane and some others. They set good examples. If someone does good job, definately we have to appreicate. But Congis never supported/appreciated such things done by BJPians. Instead you guys were saying that, its vote bank politics.

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  • Jagdish, Mangalore

    Sun, Oct 20 2013

    vinay, mangalore yes i agree with you. Our congi people in forum never appreciate if any BJP'ns do any good work. They keep telling it has vote bank gimmick or else they will comment like are the BJP'ns paying from their pocket.

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  • Sheikh M, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 21 2013

    Give me a single example that BJP's any commendable work in the state during last 5 years.....?????

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  • Jagdish, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 21 2013

    Sheikh M, Mangalore there are many but you congies will not agree to that.

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Katapadi/Bangalore

    Sun, Oct 20 2013

    Gutka need to be banned in total.Strict action need to be taken against the traders and suppliers of gutka without any margin.Good that the Health Minister has taken it as challenge and we all wish him all the best.Thanq.

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  • steeve, mangalore

    Sun, Oct 20 2013

    well done sir now a days 45% youth addicted in diz. v have bright future v don wan to loss our future coz of 1rs gutka and all if v r really youth real pillar of india den v have do smthng gud fo india tat real youth not having gutka and all

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  • Jagdish, Mangalore

    Sun, Oct 20 2013

    Out of the 4 ministers from our district. Mr UT Khadar is the best. We have to support a candidate who really work for the development and not according to the political parties which we like.

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  • Khader, Ullal

    Sun, Oct 20 2013

    Thank God.. nice to see Mr.Khader last few days he is out of reach for people of Ullal when they really needed him.

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  • Roland,

    Sun, Oct 20 2013

    I hope Khadar gets a ministerial berth in centre and especially in the ministries of Coal and Telecom. I hope he appoints Ashok Khemka and puts all guilty behind bars. I am waiting for that day

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  • Naveen D'souza, Valencia-Kuwait

    Sun, Oct 20 2013

    Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru
    FIRST TIME YOU TALKING POSITIVELY. I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU. OUT OF 4 MINISTR, HE IS THE REAL HERO OF D.K.

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  • Rakesh shetty, mangalore

    Sun, Oct 20 2013


    WHY ONLY GUTKA?

    BAN CIGARETTE, BEEDI ALSO.

    I AM SURE NEXT ELECTION HE WILL LOOSE.

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  • Romo Pinto, Mangalore/US

    Sun, Oct 20 2013

    Are you appealing him or cursing him?

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  • Adv. H.A. D'Souza, Kolachikambla, Mulki, Dahisar

    Sun, Oct 20 2013

    U.T. Khader looks like a human being when he performs hi official duty. He has vision. In his work there is no discrimination against any religion, community and caste.

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  • Souzam, Boraitha, Udupi

    Sun, Oct 20 2013

    Stopping/ban on Gutka is a good act. But, Health Minister Raiding Gutka selling shops is a Crazy thing...
    By selling Gutka shop-keeper will get 25p or less profit. they are running shops for their livelihood. Health minister is raiding those poor mans shop and soiling his stock, is looks like crazy act. He should stop the supply, He should catch the big fishes..those who are engaged in the business of supplying the gutka to the state or companies producing the gutka. Guess Ministers won't catch those big mans because they are sheltered under political leaders...!!
    Ministers only do raids on poor helpless peoples in the way of getting shine in the party & it is a political game to get status in common peoples eye.
    Go and catch the big fishes, instead of harassing poor.

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  • JOKER, Manglore

    Sun, Oct 20 2013

    Wha... sozam.
    25 paisa ho ya 10 paisa shop wala MOUTH hi bejtha haina.

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  • Sachidanand Shetty, Mundkur/Dubai

    Sun, Oct 20 2013

    Oh Khader Bhai, very good move but remember one thing, every time to raid one shop, you will lose minimum two to three votes and for every packet to catch, you will lose one vote which is unwanted, so better you give order to concerned authority to do the work because our people have their own sentiments when it comes to Beedi, Cigarette or Gutka

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  • Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru

    Sun, Oct 20 2013

    He is the real hero. I like him very much.

    Out of 4 ministers from the district he is the only one proactively working for the people. Rai is a waste dumb fellow, Sorake is good for nothing, Jain has not come out from religious sentiments even after 5 months.

    From the day one, I liked his style of working. But he should make efforts to control communal clashes in Mangalore like church attack, banner burning, call center attacks, car burning etc.

    Recently in an interview with TOI CM Siddu praised achievements of Khader, Sharan Prakash Patil, Krishna Byregowda, Dinesh Gundoorao and said he has given full independence to these 4 ministers.

    There are many good, capable people in congress party. Congress should project these kind of people as PM candidate than useless script readers. They should come out of family dependence. I hope my congress brothers agree with me.

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  • Abdul Rafiq, Uchila / Dubai

    Sun, Oct 20 2013

    Dinesh Poojary, Kundapur,
    This time i like your comments.

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  • vinay, mangalore

    Sun, Oct 20 2013

    If anyone praises your party, then he is good.....

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  • Abdul Rafiq, Uchila / Dubai

    Sun, Oct 20 2013

    Vinay, not only me. everybody like his comment. there are 90 agrees for his comment till now and no single disagree.

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  • Alexander Prashanth Menezes, Karkala/Dubai

    Sun, Oct 20 2013

    Dear Dinesh Poojary,

    I am glad that you have started appreciating the person and not the party he/she belongs to.I very much acknowledge the service that Mr. U.T.Khader is doing to the society and believe me its not easy. I am sure his day must be starting at 4AM in the morning and ends not later than 12 Midnight. I am sure his family must be at the receiving end of not seeing him and not getting his time. Its easy and nice to have a tag of a minister but in reality its too tough to perform as a minister. Hats off to Mr. U.T.Khadar who is discharging his duties like a real hero.

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  • alwyn, Canada

    Mon, Oct 21 2013

    Looks like you are getting wiser and understand the impact of the issues with properly analyzed ways. Good job. Comments stand wise and fair. keep up man. Where Nagesh Nayak anna

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  • NF, Mangalore

    Sun, Oct 20 2013

    I'm really glad Mr.Khadar is taking his health-minister duties seriously!
    Let's hope he stays focussed and continues working for the betterment of health-related issues!We are in desperate need of ministers like him who atleast do their JOBS/DUTIES well.

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