<span style="color: #000000;">In Chhattisgarh, the State Government has decided to impose a permanent ban on hookah bars across the state. In a meeting of the State Cabinet, presided over by Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, it was decided to cancel licenses issued for running hookah centres.<br />''<br />''The decision comes in the wake of complaints that school students, children and youth are getting attracted towards tobacco use and other addictions. The State Cabinet has also decided to close 49 liquor shops as part of its declared policy of gradually moving towards prohibition. </span><br />