Sadhguru holds interaction with business, media leaders
Sadhguru, a yogi, profound mystic, visionary humanitarian and prominent spiritual leader, held an interaction with business and media leaders, at Dwarikas Hotel in the Capital. During the program, he spoke on a range of topics and answered some questions raised by the invitees. Sadhguru has been strongly propagating the save soil movement he initiated globally to address the soil crisis by bringing together people from around the world to stand up for Soil Health, and supporting leaders of all nations to institute national policies and actions toward increasing the organic content in cultivable Soil. This movement has garnered support from global leaders including Marc Benioff, Jane Goodall, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and institutions such as United Nations - Convention to Combat Desertification, World Economic Forum, World Food Programme, Food & Agriculture Organization of United Nations. "We can be a generation that came back from the brink of a disaster, or we can be that generation that walked into disaster," Sadhguru said. Sadhguru's Save Soil movement now touches over 3.9 billion across the globe. Sadhguru drove 30,000 kms across 27 nations delivering talks and organising awareness programs to concretize policy action for preserving and regenerating soil.
KMC to ban consumption of tobacco products in public places
The Kathmandu Metropolitan City has banned consumption of tobacco products in public places within the city. The new policy will come into effect from September 17. The KMC passed the policy to effectively implement the provision to ban the consumption of tobacco products in public places, according to a notice issued by the KMC. The banned tobacco products include cigarettes, cigars, bidis, chewing tobacco and gutkas among others. Those flouting the rule will be booked as per the Tobacco Products (Control and Regulatory) Act, 2068, according to the KMC Director and Information Officer, Basanta Acharya.
Three of a family killed in Kavre landslide
Three members of a family died when a landslide buried a house at Chalal Ganeshthan in Bethanchowk Rural Municipality-4 of Kavre district on Thursday. The deceased have been identified as Thuli Maya Tamang (65), son Nir Bahadur Tamang (44) and Sabitri Tamang (40). According to Assistant Chief District Officer Amardeep Sunuwa, Nir Bahadur and Sabitri Tamang died on the spot while Thuli Maya breathed her last during the course of treatment. The incident occurred while they were sleeping in the house at around 1 am today. Further investigation into the incident is underway.
Pakistan floods: Dengue cases soaring after record monsoon
Pakistani health officials are warning of a looming health crisis in the country after devastating recent floods, BBC reported.
Thirty-three million people have been affected by the flooding, which has left nearly 1,500 dead since the middle of June.
As rescue and evacuation efforts continue in parts of the country, health experts are reporting a surge in dengue, malaria and severe gastric infections.
Many displaced people are living near stagnant water. Dengue fever is already claiming lives and cases are increasing by the day.
About 3,830 cases of dengue fever have been reported by health officials in southern Sindh province, with at least nine deaths, but there are concerns this may be a conservative estimate.Overall the situation in Sindh is very bad, we are organising medical camps all over the province. Most of the cases we are seeing now are of dengue patients followed closely by malaria," Dr Abdul Ghafoor Shoro, secretary general of the Pakistan Medical Association, told the BBC.
Dr Shoro, who has been treating scores of dengue patients at Agha Khan hospital in Karachi, fears the situation is only going to worsen in the coming weeks, according to BBC.
