My City
Food for thought
The news about desecration of a statue at Kanpur led to nationwide protests recently, causing loss of human life and public property. This was followed by a news of a missing statue of a war hero from the historic Ram Bagh Gardens, the summer palace of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. This too could have had ramifications of the same nature.

200 teachers trained to impart sex education
As many as 200 teachers of the district have been trained in imparting sex education to the adolescent students to generate awareness on AIDS among them. A four-day “AIDS Education Training Seminar” was organised here in this regard.

Walia in Red Cross body
Known social worker Gurcharan Singh Walia has done the town proud by being elected member of the managing body of the Indian Red Cross Society, Punjab. This assumes significance as Punjab Governor is the president of the society, while Chief Minister is its vice-president. Their wives are pro-vice presidents.

Christmas mela at Batala
The Baring Union of Christian College, Batala, organised a Christmas mela on December 25 under the guidance of the Principal, Dr Hepesh Shepherd. It began with prayer by Reverand R.M. Bashrat (retd D.S. MCI, Delhi) followed by the play, ‘The Ways’based on the stories of Charles Dicken and O’ Henry. The play was translated into Hindi and written in dramatic script.