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Seminar: The District Employment Office organised a seminar on various career options at Government Senior Secondary School, Nehru Garden, on Thursday. Ms Neelam Mahey,
District Employment Officer, talked about various openings in different fields. Lieutenant-Colonel Manmohan Singh, Deputy Sainik Welfare Officer, Mr Dalbir Singh Saini, and District Education Officer, were present on the occasion.Demand: The state government has demanded an enhancement in the grant for the Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme (ARWSP) from existing Rs 40 crore to Rs 100 crore, the Minister for Food Civil Supplies and Public Health, Mr Avtar Henry, said on Thursday. He said the government had also demanded more funds for providing sanitation facilities to people belonging to Below Poverty Line
(BPL). Project: The work on the construction of the Damoriya Bridge would be finished by the end of June, the Municipal Commissioner, Mr Satwant Singh Johal, has said. The work on the bridge would be completed at a cost of Rs 26.11 crore. He also informed that the approval for the rail over-bridge over the Maksudan and the DAV railway crossings had been given by the Ministry of Railways. The bridges would be constructed at a cost of Rs 33.68 crore, he added. Phagwara
Demonstration: Members of the United Forum of Bank Union on Friday held a demonstration in front of the GT Road branch of the State Bank of Patiala in support of their demands. Addressing the protesters, Mr SP Malh, secretary, Punjab Bank Employees Federation, and Central Committee member, Mr Narinder Singh, demanded that the employees should be allowed to opt for pension and there should be a provision of job on compassionate grounds. Suwidha Camp: The twelfth Suwidha Camp of Kapurthala district would be held in Government High School, Khajurala village, on February 16, said a press release.
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