Municipalities are not of present growth. They grew up in the Middle Ages or earlier. Now there method of working has completely changed. In ancient India, Greece, Roman Empire and in the Europe of Middle Ages, there were many cities and towns which had their own Municipalities. The present form of Municipal Government of cities and town was started by Lord Ripon in India.

The Baisakhi festival is a seasonal festival. It is celebrated all over the Punjab and Haryana by all classes of people. Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs all take part in this celebration. It falls in he first day of baisakh. It falls every year in the 13th of April. On this day people put on new clothes. They prepare Halawa and several tasty things at home.

Of all the Hindu festivals, the Durga Puja is the most important. It is celebrated in honor of goddess Durga. Durga is the daughter of Himalaya and Menaka. She is transition of sati after her self-sacrifice. She was married to Shiva. The Puja began with Ram Chandra, who worshipped the Goddess Durga in the month of Asauj for the power to kill Ravana.

India is a land of heroes and heroines, saints and mahatma and politicians and guides. India is the only land which has given birth to the greatest number of saints.

Ghana celebrated its independence from Britain on March 7, 1957. Ghana, formerly the Gold Coast, merged with a part of British Togoland, a former part of German West Africa ceded to Britain after World War I.

In every country the judiciary comprises the third and in many ways the most important organ of the governmental machinery. The executive and the legislature of course have a vital role to play in the multifaceted task of governance, but in a federal set-up, it is the judiciary that holds the balance. Lord Bryca, the famous British Jurist and constitutional expert, rightly commented that there is no better test of the excellence of a government than the efficiency of the judicial system.

During the days of British rule, those who had been to England were highly honored on their return to their motherland. To be "England Returned" was a sign of great merit even though the person concerned might have been their only for a few months. This salve-mentality still persist. Many a young man and woman still hankers after a visit to some foreign country, be it England, the USA, or any other. Those who go out try to get settled in the country of their choice, and return home most unwillingly.

All the world over people crave for peace. The leaders and politicians of the world are trying to achieve world peace. But many difficulties come in the way. There is fear and suspicion among nations. Russia suspects the motives of American. America likewise does not trust Russia. Pakistan says that it is afraid of India. That is way she is aiming herself with latest weapons. Some countries are very much advance in science. Their economic condition is far superior to that of others. Such countries want to dominate weaker countries. They exploit them. This creates tension and other conflicts break out here and there.

A little before the arrival of the train, the station is busy place. Wherever you go you find a crowd of people. In front of the IInd class booking office window stands a long line of passengers who wait for their turn to get tickets.