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2 January 2026

A man holds a cigarette packet with graphic pictorial warnings in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 02, 2026. India imposes an excise duty on cigarettes in a range of 2,050-8,500 rupees ($22.8-$94.5) per thousand sticks based on the length of the products, effective February 1, the finance ministry says in an order late on Wednesday. The move could increase prices of cigarettes for an estimated 100 million smokers in the world's most populous country.

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#13149153

2 January 2026

A man smokes a cigarette along a street in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 2, 2026. India imposes an excise duty on cigarettes in a range of 2,050-8,500 rupees ($22.8-$94.5) per thousand sticks based on the length of the products, effective February 1, the finance ministry says in an order late on Wednesday. The move could increase prices of cigarettes for an estimated 100 million smokers in the world's most populous country.

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2 January 2026

A man smokes a cigarette along a street in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 2, 2026. India imposes an excise duty on cigarettes in a range of 2,050-8,500 rupees ($22.8-$94.5) per thousand sticks based on the length of the products, effective February 1, the finance ministry says in an order late on Wednesday. The move could increase prices of cigarettes for an estimated 100 million smokers in the world's most populous country.

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#13149156

2 January 2026

A man holds a cigarette packet with graphic pictorial warnings in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 02, 2026. India imposes an excise duty on cigarettes in a range of 2,050-8,500 rupees ($22.8-$94.5) per thousand sticks based on the length of the products, effective February 1, the finance ministry says in an order late on Wednesday. The move could increase prices of cigarettes for an estimated 100 million smokers in the world's most populous country.

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#13149157

2 January 2026

A man holds a cigarette packet with graphic pictorial warnings in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 02, 2026. India imposes an excise duty on cigarettes in a range of 2,050-8,500 rupees ($22.8-$94.5) per thousand sticks based on the length of the products, effective February 1, the finance ministry says in an order late on Wednesday. The move could increase prices of cigarettes for an estimated 100 million smokers in the world's most populous country.

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#13149158

2 January 2026

A man holds a cigarette packet with graphic pictorial warnings in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 02, 2026. India imposes an excise duty on cigarettes in a range of 2,050-8,500 rupees ($22.8-$94.5) per thousand sticks based on the length of the products, effective February 1, the finance ministry says in an order late on Wednesday. The move could increase prices of cigarettes for an estimated 100 million smokers in the world's most populous country.

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#13149159

2 January 2026

A man holds a cigarette packet with graphic pictorial warnings in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 02, 2026. India imposes an excise duty on cigarettes in a range of 2,050-8,500 rupees ($22.8-$94.5) per thousand sticks based on the length of the products, effective February 1, the finance ministry says in an order late on Wednesday. The move could increase prices of cigarettes for an estimated 100 million smokers in the world's most populous country.

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#13149154

2 January 2026

Cigarette packets with graphic pictorial warnings sit on the counter of a cigarette seller in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 2, 2026. India imposes an excise duty on cigarettes ranging from 2,050 to 8,500 rupees ($22.8-$94.5) per thousand sticks based on the length of the products, effective February 1, the finance ministry states in an order late on Wednesday. The move potentially increases prices of cigarettes for an estimated 100 million smokers in the world's most populous country.

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#12795335

25 September 2025

Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Kulman Ghising addresses the press conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 25, 2025. The interim government of Nepal appeals for donations to reconstruct the public and government infrastructure damaged during the Gen-Z protest on September 8 and 9, 2025. As per the preliminary estimate, the damage to these infrastructures stands somewhere near one trillion Nepali rupees. In a press conference held in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 25, 2025, Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Kulman Ghising publicly announces the establishment of a high-level committee and a dedicated fund to facilitate the reconstruction. The move aims to provide necessary financial resources for repair, rehabilitation, and economic restoration following widespread destruction.

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#12795336

25 September 2025

The Government of Nepal holds a press conference to announce the formation of a fund collection campaign for the reconstruction of infrastructures damaged during the Gen-Z movement in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 25, 2025. The interim government of Nepal appeals for donations to reconstruct the public and government infrastructure damaged during the Gen-Z protest of September 8 and 9, 2025. According to the preliminary estimate, the damage to these infrastructures stands somewhere near one trillion Nepali rupees. In a press conference held in Kathmandu on September 25, 2025, Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Kulman Ghising publicly announces the establishment of a high-level committee and a dedicated fund to facilitate the reconstruction. The move aims to provide necessary financial resources for repair, rehabilitation, and economic restoration following widespread destruction.

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25 September 2025

Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Kulman Ghising addresses the press conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 25, 2025. The interim government of Nepal appeals for donations to reconstruct the public and government infrastructure damaged during the Gen-Z protest on September 8 and 9, 2025. As per the preliminary estimate, the damage to these infrastructures stands somewhere near one trillion Nepali rupees. In a press conference held in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 25, 2025, Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Kulman Ghising publicly announces the establishment of a high-level committee and a dedicated fund to facilitate the reconstruction. The move aims to provide necessary financial resources for repair, rehabilitation, and economic restoration following widespread destruction.

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#12795338

25 September 2025

Minister for Finance Rameshwor Khanal addresses the press conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 25, 2025. The interim government of Nepal appeals for donations to reconstruct the public and government infrastructure damaged during the Gen-Z protest on September 8 and 9, 2025. As per the preliminary estimate, the damage to these infrastructures stands somewhere near one trillion Nepali rupees. In a press conference held in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 25, 2025, Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Kulman Ghising publicly announces the establishment of a high-level committee and a dedicated fund to facilitate the reconstruction. The move aims to provide necessary financial resources for repair, rehabilitation, and economic restoration following widespread destruction.

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#12428176

31 May 2025

Abdul Rashid Shah, 52, a boatman, poses for a photograph on a jetty on the banks of Dal Lake in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on May 31, 2025. Following a deadly terror attack near South Kashmir's Pahalgam that kills 26 tourists, the Indian Armed Forces launch ''Operation Sindoor'' on May 7, 2025, targeting alleged terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Although a ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan brokered by the United States comes into effect on May 10, fear and uncertainty devastate Kashmir's tourism sector. The approximately Rupees 8,000 crore tourism industry, which contributes 7% to the region's GDP and employs around 70,000 people, is in crisis. Tourist spots empty, and hotels, tour operators, and local vendors face mass cancellations. With thousands of livelihoods at risk, the region reels from the renewed instability.

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#12428177

31 May 2025

Abdul Rashid Shah, 52, sits next to his Shikara on the banks of Dal Lake in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on May 31, 2025. Following a deadly terror attack near south Kashmir's Pahalgam that kills 26 tourists, the Indian Armed Forces launch ''Operation Sindoor'' on May 7, 2025, targeting alleged terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Although a ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan brokered by the United States comes into effect on May 10, fear and uncertainty devastate Kashmir's tourism sector. The approximately Rupees 8,000 crore tourism industry, which contributes 7% to the region's GDP and employs around 70,000 people, is in crisis. Tourist spots empty, and hotels, tour operators, and local vendors face mass cancellations. With thousands of livelihoods at risk, the region reels from the renewed instability.

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#12428178

31 May 2025

An Indian tourist couple takes a selfie on the banks of Dal Lake in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on May 31, 2025. Following a deadly terror attack near South Kashmir's Pahalgam that kills 26 tourists, the Indian Armed Forces launch ''Operation Sindoor'' on May 7, 2025, targeting alleged terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Although a ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan brokered by the United States comes into effect on May 10, fear and uncertainty devastate Kashmir's tourism sector. The approximately Rupees 8,000 crore tourism industry, which contributes 7% to the region's GDP and employs around 70,000 people, is in crisis. Tourist spots empty, and hotels, tour operators, and local vendors face mass cancellations. With thousands of livelihoods at risk, the region reels from the renewed instability.

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31 May 2025

Indian tourists take a Shikara ride on the waters of Dal Lake in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on May 31, 2025. Following a deadly terror attack near South Kashmir's Pahalgam that kills 26 tourists, the Indian Armed Forces launch ''Operation Sindoor'' on May 7, 2025, targeting alleged terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Although a ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan brokered by the United States comes into effect on May 10, fear and uncertainty devastate Kashmir's tourism sector. The approximately Rupees 8,000 crore tourism industry, which contributes 7% to the region's GDP and employs around 70,000 people, is in crisis. Tourist spots empty, and hotels, tour operators, and local vendors face mass cancellations. With thousands of livelihoods at risk, the region reels from the renewed instability.

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