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How to Quit Smoking?

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1. What are the facts about smoking? As we know, smoking tobacco is both a psychological habit and a physical addiction. The act of smoking provides a temporary and addictive. Quitting the habit of smoking will cause your body to experience physical withdrawal of symptoms and cravings. It is not easy task to quit smoking. But regular practice to quit smoking will be possible with changing behavior and dealing with nicotine withdrawal symptoms. People start smoking so as to manage the feelings like depression, loneliness, fear, and anxiety and they get addicted to smoking. Smoking creates temporary happiness by getting rid of unlikable feelings. Ways to put full stop to these unpleasant feelings include exercise, meditation, making use of sensory relaxation strategies, and practicing breathing exercises. It is also necessary to find ways to deal with stressful situations instead of getting habituated to smoking. 2. Why to quit smoking? Smoking creates many negative effects on a pers...

IRCTC to launch advance deposit scheme

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NEW DELHI: Seeking to make it easier to book e-tickets, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has decided to launch a scheme allowing passengers to reserve seats against advance money kept with the corporation. "We have decided to launch Rolling Deposit Scheme (RDS), a hassle-free e-ticket booking scheme in which the user will be able to book e-tickets against advance money kept with us," said a senior IRCTC official involved with the scheme. Currently there are about 4.5 lakh train tickets booked daily through IRCTC website. Under the Rolling Deposit Scheme, a user can deposit money in advance with IRCTC and use it as a payment option amongst the other payment options available on IRCTC website for paying money at the time of booking tickets. "It will reduce the payment gateway time for the user as money will be deducted from the IRCTC and not from any bank as is the current practice, he said adding "there are about 10 per cent failure in ...