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Jump to full article: The Times of India, 2008-10-02
Intro: Cigarette-makers including big boys like ITC and Godfrey Phillips India have put up ‘nosmoking’ boards across all their offices, removed ash trays and sent notifications to every employee that the no-smoking ban is here to stay.
“Whatever is required under the new rules... we have done it,” an ITC spokesperson said from Kolkata. In the past five years, a no-smoking ban is already in force at ITC’s headquarters and its offices, except in certain areas like canteens. With the new rules, the ban has been extended to the entire office, the spokesperson said.
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We are a law-abiding company, and will operate as per the law of the land — not just in letter but also in spirit. We are not working or intending to work on any strategy to counter the ban. As notified by the law, all our offices will be made no-smoking from October 2.
Unidentified spokesperson of Godfrey Phillips India.
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