by Amar Chandel

WEEKLY off-day! Ah, how all of us look forward to it! Day-dreaming about what we are "not" going to do on that cherished day keeps us going during the other six days. No office, no work, just lazing around, catching up on sleep and a bit of massage, may be. The inactivity charges our batteries for the stress-filled days ahead. That the rest indeed works wonders for our frayed nerves can be gauged from the fact that anyone who continues to work even on this holiday tends to become lethargic and moody in a matter of a few weeks.

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An SOS to preserve Kalka-Shimla rail line
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I.M. Soni
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