The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday ordered the government to ban smoking in all public places. Acting upon a public interest litigation filed by advocate Prakash Mani Sharma of Pro-Public, a division bench of justices Anup Raj Sharma and Rajendra Prasad Koirala issued the order on Tuesday. The apex court also ordered the government to [...]

Numerous cafes and restaurants serving shisha (hubble-bubble) have become a disturbing feature of most residential areas across the emirates and pose a menace due to noise and air pollution. The increasing trend is also blamed for multiplying the parking woes of the already suffering residents. What is really serious about the phenomenon is that most [...]

Although Asian-American immigrants smoke at a rate that’s over 10 percent higher than the national average, very few programs to help them quit are targeted to that population. And a new study shows that cultural stigmas surrounding not smoking may prevent many of these immigrants from worrying about smoking’s effects on their health, according to [...]

In the run-up to the “International No Tobacco Day” on Sunday, health experts and anti-smoking groups around the world launched campaigns to raise awareness about the dangers of cigarette smoking. In the Middle East, where awareness levels remain low and smoking remains dangerously prevalent, especially among the male population, the World Health Organization (WHO) emphasised [...]

Despite a law banning smoking in enclosed spaces in 2003, not a single violator has been booked or fined, according to a report by the Network for Consumer Protection (NCP), a non government organization. The report released on No Tobacco Day on Wednesday said the law was “violated and mocked at in places where it [...]