27032023-CT-01.qxd 3/27/2023 12:29 AM Page 1 c m y b Chandigarh tribune DUGGAL PANEL MAKES CLEAN SWEEP IN PRESS CLUB POLL STRENGTHEN BEAT POLICING, FOSWAC MEMBERS ASK SSP SHREJAL BAGS OVERALL BEST GYMNAST TITLE Duggal-Handa-Sharma panel wins all nine posts. Duggal beats Jaswant Rana by 118 votes for president’s post. P3 Federation of Sectors Welfare Assn asks UT SSP to strengthen beat policing and rein in beggars. P3 Shrejal adjudged the overall best gymnast in girls’ U-12 artistic event at Sector 7 sports complex. P3 » » AIR QUALITY INDEX CHANDIGARH 92 PANCHKULA 154 MOHALI 66 401-500 301-400 201-300 101-200 51-100 0-50 SEVERE VERY POOR POOR MODERATE SATISFACTORY GOOD Committee backs system | Final call likely in first week of April Naina Mishra Tribune News Service INBRIEF TWO TARGETED BY SNATCHERS Chandigarh: Two snatching incidents were reported in the city. Neeraj Chauhan of Vikas Nagar in Mauli Jagran claimed unidentified pedestrians snatched Rs 4,000, a cheque book and two passbooks from him near Community Centre at Vikas Nagar. A case has been registered. Also, a Zirakpur resident claimed three scoterborne suspects snatched her phone at Industrial Area, Ph-II. A case has been registered. TNS MAN ATTACKED WITH KNIFE, HURT Chandigarh: A Mauli Jagran resident was stabbed near his house. Ajit alleged Ashutosh, Vishal, Deepak, Lugai and Bhindi assaulted him with a knife. The complainant was injured and admitted to the PGI. A case has been registered. TNS Chandigarh, March 26 After years of struggle by the Faculty Association of the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI), a decision on the implementation of rotatory headship is expected to be taken in the first week of April. Sources say the committee constituted to consider the proposal has recommended the applicability of this system for well-established institutions such as AIIMS, Delhi, and the PGI and will most likely be given the green light. Rotatory headship is a system of appointing the head of an institution on a rotation basis among faculty members. It is aimed at ensuring accountability, shared responsibility, cooperative work culture and promoting equality within the institution. The Faculty Association has been demanding the implementation of this system for over a decade. The association had approved rotatory headship several times at its general body EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO HEAD DEPARTMENT ■ Under rotatory system, ■ Faculty Association has head of department is appointed on a rotation basis among faculty. Aim is to ensure accountability, give equal opportunity ■ At present, the senior-most faculty member is given charge of head of the department and remains in saddle till he/she superannuates been demanding implementation of new system for over a decade and has approved it several times at general body meet ■ Panjab University follows rotatory headship wherein every faculty member gets chance of heading the department for a period of three years RUNNING SEAMLESSLY IN OTHER INSTITUTIONS Five-member expert panel was formed to consider proposal and it has now recommended implementation of rotatory headship for established institutions. Institutions such as JIPMER, Puducherry, and NIMHANS, Bengaluru, implemented system in 2013 and 1994, respectively, and has been running seamlessly, say sources. meetings by a majority vote. According to sources, the five-member expert commit- tee constituted to consider the proposal deliberated on the matter and recommend- c m y b ed the applicability of rotatory headship for well-established institutions. The committee is said to have concluded the system has been running perfectly at other institutions such as the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, and the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, which implemented rotatory headship in 2013 and 1994, respectively. The committee comprises experts from various fields, including NITI Aayog member Dr VK Paul; former PGI directors Dr KK Talwar and Dr Jagat Ram; former AIIMSDelhi director Dr MC Misra; former ICMR DG and JIPMER president Dr VM Katoch; and IIT-Kanpur director Dr Abhay Karandikar. Once approved, the system is expected to improve the functioning of the premier institute and ensure equal opportunities for faculty. Panjab University follows rotatory headship wherein faculty members get a chance to head the department for three years. MAX 28°C | MIN 15°C YESTERDAY MAX 27.4°C | MIN 15°C SUNRISE TUESDAY 6:17 AM TWITTER/THETRIBUNECHD Shot in arm for PGI faculty, rotatory headship on cards MAINLY CLEAR SKY SUNSET MONDAY 6:38 PM » MONDAY | 27 MARCH 2023 | CHANDIGARH FORECAST FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE Parking contractor with BJP links, AAP wants CBI inquiry ATM card swapped, man loses ~1.44L Chandigarh, March 26 Two tricksters duped a Dhanas resident of Rs 1.44 lakh after swapping his ATM card. Complainant Gorakh Nath Gupta, a resident of Milk Colony, reported that he had gone to withdraw money from an SBI ATM at Dhanas village. He said there was some issue in the machine following which two boys standing in the ATM offered to help him out. The suspects, on the pretext of helping the complainant, managed to see his PIN and swapped his debit card. The complainant came to know about the fraud after messages of money being withdrawn from different ATMs were received on his mobile phone. The suspects also used the card for shopping. A total of Rs 1.44 lakh was siphoned off from the complainant’s bank account. The police were informed about the incident following which a case was registered at the Sarangpur police station. — TNS Sandeep Rana Tribune News Service Chandigarh, March 26 It has emerged that parking contractor Anil Kumar Sharma, prime accused in the Rs 1.65crore fake bank guarantee scam, has links to the ruling BJP He . was arrested from Delhi. The former BJP treasurer of Delhi’s Chandni Chowk zila also owes Rs 7 crore in parking dues to the UT MC. Sharma’s Facebook account says he works with the BJP and bears the party’s banner with his and senior party leaders’ images as cover picture. He had been sharing pictures of various party activities till December 16, 2022. Sharing Sharma’s pictures and FB account page, AAP coincharge Pardeep Chhabra said: “In the Rs 7-crore parking case, the main accused is ruling BJP’s office-bearer. This is why the matter is being buried under the carpet. A CBI probe should be ordered. Two MC’s dealing officers have also been transferred.” He alleged it was learnt company’s director Sanjay Sharma was also from the party. “His arrest was shown by the city police at a press conference three days after he was nabbed, that too at the ~1.65-CR FRAUD Party poster on FB PARTY NOT TO BLAME Those involved are being arrested. The BJP is not at fault. The accused will face the law. If someone is not satisfied with police probe, let the CBI hold an inquiry. ❝ ❞ Ramvir Bhatti, CITY BJP GEN SECY MC office,” claimed Chhabra. City BJP general secretary Ramvir Bhatti, however, said: “Those involved are being arrested. The BJP is not at fault. The accused will face the law. If someone is not satisfied with police probe, let the CBI hold an inquiry. However, those asking questions must also reply as to why an SDMlevel inquiry was held when Chhabra was an accused in a Continued on page 4