For the Pongal festival many people would go to their native places to be with their families and friends. The reservations or bookings for train tickets for the Pongal festival started at 8am yesterday morning. It is sensational to note that the reservations in important trains like Pandian Express, Pothigai Express, Nellai Express and Kanyakumari Express got completed in just 2 minutes.

It is well known that in 2024 Bhogi festival falls on 14th January, Pongal festival falls on 15th January, Mattu Pongal falls on 16th January and Kaanum Pongal falls on 17t January.

Currently, bookings for the train tickets for those who would be going to their native places across TN are going on. Day before yesterday, booking of train tickets for 11th January 2024 trip took place.

Yesterday, 14th September 2023, booking of train tickets for 12th January 2024 took place. At 8am in the morning, the ticket bookings began and by 8:02 am bookings for train tickets in the second class sleeper coaches were completed. This was shown by the waiting list.

It is noteworthy that the ticket bookings for the second class sleeper compartments for the evening or night trip travel on 12th January on important trains such as Pandian, Nellai, Podhigai and Kanniyakumari trains etc came to a close and waiting list was announced. Then, bookings for travelling in the air-conditioned compartments in the trains took place in a phased manner.

According to yesterday afternoon, the waiting list for the second class sleeper coaches in the trains like Pandian, Nellai, Podhigai and Kannaiyakumari etc were also exhausted and registrations were not possible. There were as many as 334 people in the waiting list in the second class sleeper coaches in the Malaikottai train from Chennai to Trichy, 294 people in the waiting list in the Chennai to Kovai Cheran Express, 180 people in the waiting list in the Chennai-Nilgiris Express.

The waiting list came after ticket bookings were completed in day operated trains from Chennai like Vaigai Express, Pallavan express etc. Yesterday at the reservation centres and through the IRCTC website, reservations for train tickets took place. As only one application was accepted at the reservation centres, the passengers were disappointed. The passengers have demanded about operating additional trains especially in the festival seasons. The Railway authorities have mentioned that routes with high waiting lists would be selected and running special trains in these routes would be discussed and announced later.

It is obvious that we would try to wind down or relax after consuming heavy delicious food isn`t it!!

There are many people who would want to go to bed right after eating heavy meals or drink a cup of hot tea or coffee etc. Not many of us would know the fact that post meals habits create a negative impact on our digestion, overall health etc. Hence, it is very essential that we must avoid these habits for our overall health and well being to be superb.

Various mistakes we all do (that would affect our overall health, make us to gain weight etc) after eating heavy meals are

Our digestion would get disturbed when we get involved in a vigorous activity right after eating heavy food. It is important to note that our body directs the blood flow to the muscles that are used in the rigorous physical activities and divert it away from the digestive organs. Truth is that the diversion of blood flow would lead to stomach issues etc. To avoid this, we must wait for atleast 30 minutes after eating heavy food and then engage in physical activities.

Though it is essential that we consume water frequently throughout the day, we must not drink too much water right after consuming heavy meals. This would affect our digestion process as it would dilute the acids in the stomach. It is well known that the stomach acids play a huge role in the breakdown of the foods inside the stomach.

It is possible to get issues like stomach discomfort, acid reflux etc if we lie down immediately after eating heavy food. Maintaining an upright position for atleast 2 to 3 hours after eating food is important. By this, the food would move through the digestive tract well.

It must be taken into note that the presence of caffeine in beverages like coffee and tea etc would impact the absorption of essential minerals like iron, calcium etc. This could be avoided by giving a time of atleast one hour after consuming foods before drinking the beverages etc.

Our dental health might get affected if we neglect proper oral hygiene practices after consuming heavy meals. By this, our teeth as well as our gums would get affected. Hence, it is advised to brush your teeth well after consuming heavy meals.