Cn Heard

Fitness freak
Not long ago,a smart training program had exhorted personnel of the Punjab police to participate in bhangra. The idea was that it would enable the corpulent cops to shed off the extra adipose tissue around their waists. Whether our cops found gyrating to dhol beats any useful exercise or not remains unknown,but Punjab’s top administrative officers are certainly walking that extra mile (literally) to keep themselves fit. Many of them can be seen walking or jogging by the lake early morning or late evening. The more trendy of the tribe are seen doing rounds of elite gymnasiums of the city,while the slow and aging follows Mark Twain’s not-so-favourite sport —- golf. The American author found the sport as “good walk spoilt”.

New look
In the recent two-day party meeting of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD),party President Sukhbir Badal came nattily dressed in denims and sports jacket. Sukhbir’s sartorial elegance was finely complemented by the snacks at offer. Diet Pepsi,imported juices and fine chocolates were provided and everyone seemed to enjoy it,even those who professed that they had diabetes.

Firsts among equals
The idea of Police Commissioner system in Punjab goes back to the days of Beant Singh government. It took almost two decades for it to reach fruition. Now,speculation are rife in the state police headquarters as to which officers would be the first three police commissioners deputed under this new system.

Holiday-happy government
Punjab Civil Secretariat grossly requires a work culture. On Thursday,the state government was considering a half-day holiday to enable employees to take part in the nagar kirtan procession. But much before the orders were issued,a majority of the staff left offices. By around 1 pm,most of the staff in branches had packed bags. None waited for the official confirmation.

Unchahar Express to resume operations from today
The Unchahar Express will resume its operations from Monday. The train,which runs between Allahabad and Chandigarh,was cancelled in the first week of January till month-end due to fog.

“The information for resuming of operations came on January 28. Also,the train information was available on the reservation systems and reservations could be resumed on the same day,” said Chandigarh Railway Station Superintendent R K Datta.

The train operates daily and covers a distance of 913 kms. Its schedule departure is at 4:25 pm and arrives at the city around 9:55 am.