In Brief — Chandigarh

PWD driver held for selling dieselThe city police today arrested Karnail Singh, working as driver with the Public Works Department, while...

PWD driver held for selling diesel
The city police today arrested Karnail Singh, working as driver with the Public Works Department, while he was allegedly selling diesel mixed with kerosene in Transport Area here.The police also seized two drums of diesel from the arrested person. A case has been registered.

IT workshop for secretaries
Some 80 secretaries participated in the one-day workshop on "Information Technology, Challenges and Opportunities for Secretaries" conducted by the Institution for Secretarial Practices and Development conducted at the Center for Electronics Design and Technology of India at SAS Nagar today. Director-cum-Special Secretary, Punjab Department of Technical Education N.S. Kalsi inaugurated the programme. Among the resource persons were Trident Infotech Corporation joint managing director Deepak Nanda and National Infomatics Centre chief executive M. Surekha.

World Thinking Day observed
Bharat Scouts and Guides observed the birth anniversary of international scouting founder Lord Baden Powell; the day is celebrated as World Thinking Day. Some 3,000 scouts and guides presented a programme of songs, dances and scouting skills at the Sector 20 Government Girls Senior Secondary School here today. UT Home Secretary Anuradha Gupta was the chief guest on the occasion; State Guides Commissioner and Deputy Director Adult Education S. Kalra and Director Public Instruction D.S. Mangat and other senior officers of the UT Education Department were also present.

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Aulkah’s death condoled
The Punjab Forest Department Ministerial Staff Association met here today to condole the untimely death of Punjab Principal Chief Conservator of Forests K.S. Aulakh.

National seminar on plant genetics
The extinction of wild species and the eco-system will effect bio-technology which implies use of all life forms for human welfare.This was stated by Prof C.P. Malik, advisor, Guru Jhambeshwar University, Hisar, here today. He was delivering the inaugural address of the two-day national seminar on "Plant Genetic Diversity: Evaluation and Conservation" organised by the Department of Botany, Punjab University. Earlier, in his key-note address, Dr P.K. Hajra, former Director of the Botanical Survey of India, said the Himalayan region is the richest reservoir of genetic variability of a large group of plants but the phyto-diversity of the Himalaya is at present in great danger of depletion. Prof S.P. Vij, chairman of the Botany Department, stated that India’s richness in bio-diversity has the potential to make us rich in crops and medicines.