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Prominent doctors predict obesity is major reason behind diseases
An awareness session on health related issues was organized by a NGO named Medhaj at Medhaj Tower wherein prominent doctors of medical institution including Sanjay Gandhi and Cardiology department head Nirmal Gupta marked their presence and addressed the audience about many health related advantageous information.
Addressing the audience, Nirmal Gupta stated: “Obesity is the major reason behind diabetes and many other diseases while excessive intake of sugar and salt can be harmful for the body. Consumption of any sugar included eatables leads to the generation of insulin in the body that result in increase of the quantity of Chlorine and Liptin in the body which in turn leads to excessive want to eat more than the normal diet.”
Talking about the fasting culture in our country that prevails from the ancient times, Dr. Gupta further stated: “Our ancestors and saints lived a longer and healthy life because they believed in fasting.”
He also said: “Our body is made up of end number of cells and the process of development of new cells and damage of cells is continuous in our body and these destroyed cells collect as waste material in our body and when this waste material do not flush out from our body then they become the major reason of development of various types of diseases. When we are hungry but our body is not provided with food then it starts eating those destroyed cell which in turn will either make the body less prone to diseases or it will make it more prone to diseases.”
Awareness session on health related issues organise by prominent doctors:
Talking about diseases like dementia and Alzheimer, Dr Gupta said: “Diseases like Dementia and Alzheimer are prevalent in India because of our improper lifestyle. Nobel Prize winner Oshanori Oshusi by giving the example of the fasting theory talked about the continuous eating habit of the people that is somehow the major problem in today’s world and not only this but the growing culture of fast food and junk food consumption in larger quantity is a big reason behind disease generation in our body.”
Advising the viewers to consume fibre rich eatables and fast at least twice a week, Dr Gupta further stated: “Anything that is consumed after processing is harmful compared to non-processed foods.”
Informing the audience about high-intensity interval training in order to keep the body fir and healthy, Dr Niramal said: “Everyone must give at least 10 minutes to their body on a regular basis and perform any one exercise like Running, Jogging, Walking, Dancing, Skipping etc for 30 seconds and after having done that keep your body at rest for at least three minutes.”
Along with Dr Nirmal Gupta, Dr Nipendra Pandey also addressed the audience about health related problems and other relevant health related information.
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Meghalaya Reserves Legalized Gambling and Sports Betting for Tourists
The State Scores Extra High on Gaming-Friendly Industry Index
Meghalaya scored 92.85 out of 100 possible points in a Gaming Industry Index and proved to be India’s most gaming-friendly state following its recent profound legislation changes over the field allowing land-based and online gaming, including games of chance, under a licensing regime.
The index by the UK India Business Council (UKIBC) uses a scale of 0 to 100 to measure the level of legalisation on gambling and betting achieved by a state based on the scores over a set of seven different games – lottery, horse racing, betting on sports, poker, rummy, casino and fantasy sports
Starting from February last year, Meghalaya became the third state in India’s northeast to legalise gambling and betting after Sikkim and Nagaland. After consultations with the UKIBC, the state proceeded with the adoption of the Meghalaya Regulation of Gaming Act, 2021 and the nullification of the Meghalaya Prevention of Gambling Act, 1970. Subsequently in December, the Meghalaya Regulation of Gaming Rules, 2021 were notified and came into force.
All for the Tourists
The move to legalise and license various forms of offline and online betting and gambling in Meghalaya is aimed at boosting tourism and creating jobs, and altogether raising taxation revenues for the northeastern state. At the same time, the opportunities to bet and gamble legally will be reserved only for tourists and visitors.
“We came out with a Gaming Act and subsequently framed the Regulation of Gaming Rules, 2021. The government will accordingly issue licenses to operate games of skill and chance, both online and offline,” said James P. K. Sangma, Meghalaya State Law and Taxation Minister speaking in the capital city of Shillong. “But the legalized gambling and gaming will only be for tourists and not residents of Meghalaya,” he continued.
To be allowed to play, tourists and people visiting the state for work or business purposes will have to prove their non-resident status by presenting appropriate documents, in a process similar to a bank KYC (Know Your Customer) procedure.
Meghalaya Reaches Out to a Vast Market
With 140 millions of people in India estimated to bet regularly on sports, and a total of 370 million desi bettors around prominent sporting events, as per data from one of the latest reports by Esse N Videri, Meghalaya is set to reach out and take a piece of a vast market.
Estimates on the financial value of India’s sports betting market, combined across all types of offline channels and online sports and cricket predictions and betting platforms, speak about amounts between $130 and $150 billion (roughly between ₹9.7 and ₹11.5 lakh crore).
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Delhi are shown to deliver the highest number of bettors and Meghalaya can count on substantial tourists flow from their betting circles. The sports betting communities of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana are also not to be underestimated.
Among the sports, cricket is most popular, registering 68 percent of the total bet count analyzed by Esse N Videri. Football takes second position with 11 percent of the bets, followed by betting on FIFA at 7 percent and on eCricket at 5 percent. The last position in the Top 5 of popular sports for betting in India is taken by tennis with 3 percent of the bet count.
Local Citizens will Still have Their Teer Betting
Meghalaya residents will still be permitted to participate in teer betting over arrow-shooting results. Teer is a traditional method of gambling, somewhat similar to a lottery draw, and held under the rules of the Meghalaya Regulation of the Game of Arrow Shooting and the Sale of Teer Tickets Act, 2018.
Teer includes bettors wagering on the number of arrows that reach the target which is placed about 50 meters away from a team of 20 archers positioned in a semicircle.
The archers shoot volleys of arrows at the target for ten minutes, and players place their bets choosing a number between 0 and 99 trying to guess the last two digits of the number of arrows that successfully pierce the target.
If, for example, the number of hits is 256, anyone who has bet on 56 wins an amount eight times bigger than their wager.