Nepal bans smoking in public places from Sunday
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KATHMANDU, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Ban on smoking in public places will be enforced from Sunday with the Tobacco Control and Regulatory Act-2010 coming into effect.
Those smoking in public places will be fined and civil servants will be liable to departmental action.
Government offices, corporations, educational institutions, libraries, airports, public vehicles, orphanages 1, childcare centres, cinema halls, homes for the elderly, cultural centres, children's gardens, hotels, restaurants, resorts, girls' and boys' hostels 2, department stores, religious sites and industries have been designated no-smoking zones.
Health Secretary Sudha Sharma said mass awareness 3 campaign highlighting punishment will be carried out. She also said an inter-ministerial coordinating 4 committee has been formed to enforce the law to ensure people's right to health. Pasting no- smoking notices at every public place will be mandatory 5.
According to The Himalayan Times daily, the ban covers sale of tobacco products and single sticks within a 100-meter radius 6 of educational and health institutions, children's homes, child care centers and home for elders.
Anyone selling tobacco products to persons under the age of 18 years and pregnant women will be fined.
The Act also prohibits advertising 7 and sponsoring programs in the name of tobacco-related products through media. Offenders 8 will be fined.
The government's mass awareness campaign will cover the entire country to ensure effective implementation 9 of the Act.
孤儿院( orphanage的名词复数 )
- It is Rotarians running orphanages for children who have no homes. 扶轮社员们为没有家的孩子办孤儿院。
- Through the years, she built churches, hospitals and orphanages. 许多年来，她盖了一间间的教堂、医院、育幼院。
n.旅舍，招待所( hostel的名词复数 )；青年宿舍
- The students were protesting at overcrowding in the university hostels. 学生们在抗议大学宿舍过于拥挤。 来自辞典例句
- Are there any cheap hostels in Nanjing for one person? 南京有没有便宜的旅店可以一个人住？ 来自互联网
n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智
- There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
- Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。
v.使协调，使调和( coordinate的现在分词 )；协调；协同；成为同等
- He abolished the Operations Coordinating Board and the Planning Board. 他废除了行动协调委员会和计划委员会。 来自辞典例句
- He's coordinating the wedding, and then we're not going to invite him? 他是来协调婚礼的，难道我们不去请他？ 来自电影对白
adj.命令的；强制的；义务的；n.受托者
- It's mandatory to pay taxes.缴税是义务性的。
- There is no mandatory paid annual leave in the U.S.美国没有强制带薪年假。
n.半径，半径范围；有效航程，范围，界限
- He has visited every shop within a radius of two miles.周围两英里以内的店铺他都去过。
- We are measuring the radius of the circle.我们正在测量圆的半径。
n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的
- Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
- The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。
n.冒犯者( offender的名词复数 )；犯规者；罪犯；妨害…的人（或事物）
- Long prison sentences can be a very effective deterrent for offenders. 判处长期徒刑可对违法者起到强有力的威慑作用。
- Purposeful work is an important part of the regime for young offenders. 使从事有意义的劳动是管理少年犯的重要方法。