Training panches
P.K. Jaiswar
To strengthen the Panchyati Raj system, a two-day training workshop of elected representatives was held at the BDPO office in the Rani Ka Bagh area, Amritsar, recently.

ART AS THERAPY The use of art has been extensively researched and applied world wide for its power to positively affect cortical arousal, cognition, psychosocial states, emotions, social skills, communication, physical and language rehabilitation, besides stress and anxiety relief and strengthening of immune system. ARTMAIL: A landscape by Pakistani painter Akram Varraich

Towards Sufi Samvad
Sufi Samvad Sanstha, which aims to spread the message of Sufis, in their ecstatic writings, was set up in June, this year. The Presidnet of the Sanstha, Mr Harkanwal Korpal ,said that the motivating force for establishing the Sanstha was Maa gurbaksh Kaur,the first woman Sufi Saint of Punjab who is active in India and abroad.

Book release tomorrow The Punjabi book “Kharian-Kharian” written by Balwinder Singh Fatehpuri will be released on December 17. He is the Principal of SBS Senior Secondary School, Fatehpur Rajputan. The Book, a collection of 39 satirical essays, covers almost every aspect of modern Indian society. “I have tried to expose the rampant evils of society which are destroying our age-old cultural and ethical values,” said Fatehpuri.                                     Balwinder Singh Fatehpuri

Leaking water tank
Gurbaxpuri
“Water is precious, save it”. This slogan seems to have no relevance for Northern Railways. A tank installed at the railway station, Tarn Taran, has been leaking for the past 10 years.