Date:31/05/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/05/31/stories/2006053116670300.htm

Andhra Pradesh

Puff that kills

COMMON PRACTICE: A Girijan smoking "sutta,'' a locally made cigar, blissfully unaware of risk of cancer. Reverse smoking is also popular among Girijans in the scheduled areas of Visakhapatnam district. The world observes `No Tobacco Day ' today. - P hoto: K.R. Deepak