Punjab Newsline, Shimla-

Under the Tobacco Free Youth Campaign (TFYC) 3.0 , launched by the Chief Minister on 13 October 2025 , the State Flying Squad conducted a coordinated multi- department enforcement drive on leading cafés and restaurants in Shimla for illegally serving Sheesha (Hukkah).

Teams from the Department of Health , Health Safety & Regulation , Food and Drug Administration , Excise &Taxation Department ,and the PoliceDepartment participated in the operation.

Inspections revealed that several establishments were offering Sheesha (Hukkah) disguised as flavoured molasses or herbal/no-nicotine varieties. However, a large number of seized packets clearly listed tobacco and nicotine , but did not carry the mandatory statutory health warnings , violating

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