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To promote the sale of articles prepared by artists belonging to the economically weaker sections, the city will host the 12-day Sale of Articles by Rural Artisans' Society (SARAS) mela from October 11.

The aggrieved parents of 15-year-old Shruti, who was abducted from her house here a fortnight ago, have decided to move the Punjab and Haryana High Court, seeking a CBI probe into the incident.

There are no separate funds earmarked for maintaining toilets in government schools, especially those for girls; only 50% schools have RO water  

While the Supreme Court has directed the Centre and all the state governments to ensure the availability of drinking water and toilets in government schools, especially in the schools for girls, the Punjab government has no separate funds earmarked for the cleaning and maintenance of toilets.

The Punjab Vigilance Bureau today arrested Block Development Panchayat Officer (BDPO) Satwinder Singh and two former sarpanches Daleep Singh and Amrik Singh of Ranike and Neshta villages, respectively.

These villages are part of the Attari constituency represented by Gulzar Singh Ranike who had to resign from the Cabinet following reports of embezzlement of development funds in his constituency.

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The Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued notice to State of Punjab for October 8 on a petition seeking directions to conduct Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) examination before finalising the recruitment to 5078 posts of rural associate teachers.

Justice Tejinder Singh Dhindsa issued the notice on a petition filed by Parminder Pal and three other B. Ed qualified candidates.

The Counsel for the petitioners stated before High Court that Punjab Government issued a public notice dated July 9, 2012, inviting applications for appointment to 5078 posts.

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A FAMOUS VILLAGE OF PUNJAB (INDIA)

The Land of Five Rivers, Punjab, is described as the land of the Gurus, Pirs and the Warriors. It is the Cradle of Human Civilization, Sword Arm of India and the Bedrock of Wisdom that emerged out of the confluence of the man and the nature, symbolizing the unity of man, the unity of thought and the unity of spiritual experience. The cultural heritage of the region is not only one of the most ancient but it is also one of the most extensive and varied. To it have contributed, throughout the ages, many races and people, who have either temporarily come into contact with the land of 'Five Rivers', or have permanently settled within her borders and helping to evolve a distinctive Punjabi Culture, the keynote of which is synthesis on the-basis of eternal values.

Fairs or Melas in Punjabi are synonymous with the joy and gaiety; and in the countryside where the life follows a hard routine, nothing is more welcome to the people than the prospect of a festival or a mela. A rural mela in Punjab has a great significance. It is not just an occasion for festivity and mass gathering but it is an unbounded expression of the spirit of the inner freedom, of creative pride, of zest for life, and of colorful traditions of the people of Punjab. People come to participate in fairs from far-off places, trudging dusty distances. Most of the fairs are held in memory of a saint or a pir, and people from all communities living in a village participate in it. Men women and children of all ages, classes and creeds flock in hundreds and enjoy the numerous fascinating features of the fair; races, wrestling bouts, singing, acrobatics, etc. They play on folk instruments, such as vanjli and algoza.

The number of dengue and swine flu cases has been on the rise in various districts of the state. Ludhiana district has witnessed maximum number of cases, although the number is lower than the last year.

The state has witnessed two deaths due to swine flu and three due to dengue this year. While both patients suffering from swine flu were from Ludhiana, those who lost their lives to dengue belonged to Kapurthala, Sangrur and Muktsar.

Dr Dipak Bhatia, project programme officer and project coordinator, Integrated Disease Surveillance Project, Punjab, said: “The state received its first swine flu patient in 2009 from Jalandhar. But cases are now being reported from almost all districts, particularly Jalandhar and Ludhiana. We are taking preventive measures and have issued instructions to the civil surgeons of all districts to send the samples for testing to the Virology Laboratory at the PGI, Chandigarh. These tests can also be conducted at the National Centre for Disease Control, Delhi, and Religare Laboratory.

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Punjab State Board of Technical Education and Industrial Training (PSBTEIT), Chandigarh invites application for admission to various Diploma courses in affiliated college in chandigarh and punjab through Joint Entrance Test (JET 2012), which is scheduled to be held on May 19, 2012.