04-27-2009, 02:13 PM
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Admiral Douchebag
Join Date: Oct 2008
First Name: Tom
Location: Clermont, Kentucky
Posts: 71,922
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Re: Hyderabad, India?
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Originally Posted by The Washington Post
NEW DELHI, Oct. 2, 2008 -- India banned smoking in public places on Thursday, a move the government hopes will help curb the habit in a country that has one of the world's largest populations of smokers.
There are at least 120 million tobacco users in India, half of them younger than 30. Many working-class Indians smoke bidis, or small, cheaply made cigarettes rolled in leaves that cost the equivalent of 50 cents for a pack of 25.
From now on, those who are caught lighting up in public places such as hotels, discos, libraries and parks face fines of 200 rupees, or around $4.
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Doesn't look good. 
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