06032023-CT-01.qxd 3/6/2023 12:05 AM Page 1 c m y b Chandigarh tribune MOHALI RESIDENT HELD FOR DUPING UT MAN OF ~11 LAKH CURTAINS DOWN ON 2-DAY SPRING FEST IN PANCHKULA PU MEN’S CRICKET TEAM CLAIM THIRD POSITION Mohali resident nabbed for duping a youth on the pretext of securing admission to a medical college. P3 Haryana Speaker Gian Chand Gupta says the festival should be held for three days from next year. P3 Panjab University men’s team claim third position in North Zone Inter-University Cricket meet. P3 » » AIR QUALITY INDEX CHANDIGARH 113 PANCHKULA 97 MOHALI 73 401-500 301-400 201-300 101-200 51-100 0-50 SEVERE VERY POOR POOR MODERATE SATISFACTORY GOOD INBRIEF MAN HELD WITH 514-GM GANJA Panchkula: The anti-narcotics cell of the police on Sunday arrested Ajay Kumar of Nada Sahib with 514-gm ganja. A police team noticed the suspect coming from the Chandimandir side of the Shimla highway on Saturday. On seeing the police, he tried to flee, but the police nabbed him. On checking, the contraband was recovered from his bag. A case under the NDPS Act has been registered at the Chandimandir police station. TNS FIBER TERMINAL BOXES STOLEN Chandigarh: A theft of fiber access terminal boxes has been reported in the city. Complainant Vipul Gupta, nodal officer, Bharti Airtel Limited, claimed an unidentified person stole boxes installed at Sectors 32 and 33. A case of theft has been registered at the Sector 34 police station. TNS TWITTER/THETRIBUNECHD FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE TRIBUNE PHOTO: PRADEEP TEWARI Principals, heads to get fresh posting after every five years Naina Mishra NORMS FOR LECTURERS, OTHER FACULTY Tribune News Service Chandigarh, March 5 The Education Department of the Chandigarh Administration has finalised a transfer policy for teachers working in government schools in the UT. This is the first such policy for teachers in the city. As per the policy, principals of senior secondary schools, and headmasters and headmistresses of high schools will be transferred after completing five years of posting. Lecturers, vocational lecturers, masters, mistresses, classical and vernacular (C&V), junior basic training (JBT), and nursery teacher training (NTT) teachers will be transferred after 12 years of posting in a school for the 2023-24 session and 10 years from 2024-25 session onwards. The policy recommends assessment of school-wise vacancies before carrying out the transfer exercise. All teachers who have completed 12 years and above at a school till the 2023-24 session will be asked to give their choice of fresh posting in the order of preference. They will opt for a minimum five or the number of schools available, in the order of preference, so that their claim can Tribune News Service 62-year-old victim Jagtar Singh Suspect confronted by victim while trespassing house brought it to the notice of his family, but to no avail. A case under Sections 302 of the IPC has been registered at the Sohana police station. SHO Gurcharan Singh said: “The youth works at passport office in Chandigarh. The police are investigating the matter. ■ Lecturer, vocational lecturer, master, mistress, C&V, JBT, NTT teachers to be shifted after 12 years at a school till 2023-24 and 10 years from 2024-25 ■ Guest faculty or teachers on contract also to be shifted; postings to be made after completion of transfer of regular teachers ■ Non-teaching staff such as librarian, SLA, and LA may be transferred after 10 years of stay TO GIVE CHOICE OF POSTING SHADES OF JOY An employee applies colours to UT MC chief Anindita Mitra during celebrations ahead of International Women’s Day and Holi, which coincide on March 8, in Chandigarh on Sunday. MC eyes ~121 crore by allotting land for school, wellness centre ■ Teachers completing 12 years at 281 HAVE SPENT OVER 15 YRS AT ONE PLACE PERIOD OF STAY AT SINGLE SCHOOL CATEGORY 10+ YRS Lecturer 114 Masters/Mistress 667 JBT 234 NTT 37 TOTAL 1,052 10-12 YRS 32 189 87 12 320 be considered against multiple vacancies. Those failing to give their preference will be sent to any of the schools having vacancies. Currently, 281 teachers in government schools have completed more than 15 years of posting at one school, while 451 have spent between 12 12-15 YRS OVER 15 YRS 36 46 289 189 106 41 20 5 451 281 Sandeep Rana a school till 2023-24 will give preference of minimum five schools or those with vacancies ■ Those failing to give preference will be sent to any of the schools in UT having vacancies ■ Mid-session requests won’t be considered, except on medical grounds, family hardship and other genuine reasons Tribune News Service and 15 years, and 320 teachers between 10 and 12 years. Teachers working as guest faculty or on a contractual basis will also be transferred under this policy, but their postings will be made in the second round, i.e. after the completion of the transfer of regular teachers. Similar- ly, the policy will be applicable to teachers working under Samagra Shiksha, aimed at providing relevant elementary education to children in the six to 14 age group. However, the process for transfer will be initiated separately by Samagra Shiksha. continued on page 2 Chandigarh, March 5 A new health and wellness centre and a government school are likely to come up in Mani Majra with the Municipal Corporation planning to give its land for the purpose and generate Rs 121crore in revenue. A piece of land measuring 4 acres in Mani Majra is proposed to be allotted to the Education Department for the construction of a government school. The land is worth Rs 113.62 crore and may help generate revenue for the civic body. A meeting regarding setting up of the school was held on Tribune News Service Chandigarh, March 5 Kanwardeep Kaur, a 2013-batch Punjab cadre IPS officer, has been appointed the new SSP of Chandigarh. She is presently posted as SSP Ferozepur. She will be the second woman cop to be posted as UT SSP after Nilambari Jag, dale, a 2008-batch IPS officer who served in the city between 2017 and 2020. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, Department or Personnel and Training, Government or India, has 2ND WOMAN AT HELM ■ Kanwardeep Kaur has done her schooling from UT and Mohali; and is a Punjab Engineering College alumnus ■ Her name was included on the panel of 3 sent by Punjab Govt, following objection to one of the names by MHA ■ 2013-batch Punjab cadre officer will be second woman cop to occupy post, after Nilambari Jagdale (2017 to 2020) approved the proposal of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for inter-cadre deputation of Kanwardeep Kaur from Punjab to AGMUT cadre (Chandigarh) for a period of three years or until further orders, whichever is earlier. Kaur has done her schooling from Chandigarh and Mohali. She had graduated from Punjab Engineering Man steals impounded car from checkpoint Chandigarh, March 5 A man drove off in a car impounded by the Chandigarh Police at a checkpoint during an anti-drunken driving drive here. Complainant ASI Amarjeet Singh, who is posted in the traffic wing, claimed the checkpoint was set up on the road separating Sectors 34 and 35. He claimed a car bearing a Punjab registration number Uses spare keys after driver found drunk was stopped at the checkpoint and the man driving the vehicle, identified as Raghav, a native of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh (UP), was found under the influence of liquor when screened using the alcohol sensor. The police impounded the vehicle and took the keys from the driver. The complainant claimed another person, who was accompanying the driver, took away the car from the scene using spare keys. A case of theft has been registered at the Sector 36 police station and an investigation initiated. — TNS Dushyant Singh Pundir Asks UT to submit quarterly action plan within a month Tribune News Service TO ASSESS CONSUMPTION, EFFICIENCY ■ UT Electricity Dept had urged Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission to grant approval to revision of tariff ■ Commission, however, noted it had not submitted audit reports for previous years despite repeated directions ■ It directed UT to submit a report on quarterly action plan within a month and complete annual audit ■ Audit will provide assessment of power consumption and energy The sub-station of Electricity Department in Sector 17. FILE ed directions. On this, the JERC directed the department to submit a report on quarterly action plan within a month and complete the annual energy audit on a priority basis. BOTH TO COME UP IN MANI MAJRA ■ Secretary Education has asked MC to ■ The land was allotted to the PGI in either build and run a govt school or give 4 acres worth ~113.62 crin Mani Majra to Edu Dept ■ There is another proposal to allocate 0.3 acres, also in Mani Majra, on a leasehold basis for 99 years to Director Health Services for a wellness centre 2014 for an Urban Health Training Centre but institute has not constructed building so far ■ The civic body will take a final call on the allotment of both pieces of land during its House meeting slated on Monday November 30 last year under the chairmanship of Finance Secretary-cum-Secretary Engineering, UT. It was decided a suitable site would be inspected jointly by a team of officers to finalise the location for the school. The details of the land will be given by the MC. The Secretary Education will thereafter make a request to the MC for allocation. In pursuance of same, the Secretary Education, UT, requested the MC to either construct and operate the school building on its own or hand over the site to the Education Department for the continued on page 2 FILE KanwardeepKaurappointedUTSSP College (PEC). The Punjab Government had earlier sent a panel of three IPS officers to Chandigarh, which was further sent to the MHA. Those on the panel were Bhagirath Singh Meena of 2013 batch, Dr Akhil Chaudhary of 2012 batch and Dr Sandeep Kumar Garg, also of 2012 batch. However, the MHA had rejected one name out of the three, following which Kanwardeep’s name was sent to the Centre. Manisha Chaudhary, SSP (Traffic and Security), is currently continued on page 2 Two nabbed for snatching mobile Panchkula: The Sector 26 crime branch of the Panchkula police nabbed two suspects for mobile theft on Saturday. The suspects have been identified as Love Kumar (20) and Arun Kumar, alias Lakha, both residents of Rattpur Colony in Pinjore. A police spokesperson said continued on page 2 JERC seeks audit report before call on hike in power tariff Chandigarh, March 5 To study energy usage and ways to cut electricity costs, the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) has directed the UT Electricity Department to complete the annual energy audit on priority. On a petition submitted by the department to grant approval for revision of the tariff, the commission noted that it had not submitted the energy audit report for the fiscal 202122. The commission further noted the petitioner was yet to submit the energy audit reports for previous years, despite repeat- MAX 28°C | MIN 15°C YESTERDAY MAX 27.8°C | MIN 14.9°C SUNRISE TUESDAY 6:42 AM UT finalises transfer policy for teachers in govt schools Mauli resident chides neighbour for wooing relative, done to death Mohali, March 5 A 62-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death at his home in Mauli village here today after he objected to his neighbour’s advances towards his 19-year-old relative. Around 5 am, suspect Gurpratap Singh, 22, allegedly trespassed by scaling the wall of the house belonging to victim Jagtar Singh. On being confronted, the suspect punched the victim several times in the chest and pushed him violently as a result of which he hit a tubewell motor and died on the spot. The victim’s two sons and other relatives nabbed the suspect and the sarpanch handed him over to the police. The victim’s family claimed the youth had been wooing their relative, a student of class XII, for the past six months and that they had MAINLY CLEAR SKY SUNSET MONDAY 6.24 PM » MONDAY | 6 MARCH 2023 | CHANDIGARH FORECAST In the petition, the department had submitted that the Smart Grid Project in subdivision No. 5 was about to be completed. So far, 24,213 smart meters on consumer efficiency in residential and commercial buildings premises had been installed and commissioned. Also, a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Centre for online operation and monitoring of various c m y b activities had been established. However, replacement of 11 kV feeder meters with smart meters was yet to be done by the Regional Electricity Corporation (imple- menting agency). It was expected to be completed within six months. The department further stated since its privatisation was in process, the Smart Grid Project for the entire city had been dropped by the National Smart Grid Mission, the Union Ministry of Power. However, a request for proposal (RFP) for the appointment of a consultant to carry out energy audit of Chandigarh was prepared in accordance with the guidelines and the model RFP issued by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency and submitted for accord of revised principle approval from the competent authority. Smart parking, Night Food Street price hike on agenda Chandigarh, March 5 The Municipal Corporation will take a call on key issues, including paid parking lots, new waste processing plant, two community centres, review of policy regarding putting up temporary tableschairs outside eating joints and increase in rates at the Night Food Street, during its House meeting on Monday. As per the smart parking system, introduction of the FASTag-enabled parking management system at the 89 paid parking lots has been proposed. All lots have been planned to be monitored through the Integrated Command and Control Centre. The drivers of vehicles without FASTag will be able to pay with other digital payment methods such as UPI and Paytm, and even with cash. Contracts of the two firms managing these lots expired last month. Further, the recommendations of the Council of Scientific and Industrial ResearchNational Environment Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur (CSIR-NEERI), have already been accepted to install a new integrated solid waste processing plant in Dadu Majra. On the basis of the recommendations, wet waste will be converted into biomethane and CNG, while dry waste will be turned into refuse-derived MC MEET TODAY To also take call on waste processing plant fuel. Following approval of the House, a tender for setting up the plant will be floated. The project will have to be completed within two years. The current plant is not processing waste as required. Besides, prices of over 75 food items at the Night Food Street outside Panjab University are propped to be hiked from 20% to 100%. The MC panel has proposed that under the new tender, to be floated soon, stuffed parantha should cost Rs 30 against Rs 15, decided five years ago under the existing contract. The cost of tea is proposed to go up from Rs 5 to Rs 15, coffee from Rs 15 to Rs 20, cold coffee from Rs 30 to Rs 40, soup from Rs 25 to Rs 40, veg noodles from Rs 45 to Rs 70 and so on. Besides, the House will decide on a policy regarding permission for putting up temporary tables and chairs in front of eating joints. The MC has proposed to charge such joints on the basis of the outside area covered and not on the basis of the number of chairs and tables put up, which is the current practice. A proposal on constructing new community centres in Sectors 24 and 51 will also be taken up. — TNS