Bengaluru restaurants ordered to ban smoking or get NOC
Ordering that all eateries in Bengaluru be declared smoke-free zones, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike has asked all bars and restaurants to ban smoking on their premises. However, restaurants can seek a no-objection certificate (NOC) to set up a designated smoking zone in the establishment. The civic body claimed that most existing smoking zones in eateries don't follow norms. 