Ganderbal, Oct 02: Central University of Kashmir attached the Head of the Department (HoD) of Chemistry to the office of the Dean Academic Affairs and relieved him of his headship responsibilities.
The decision follows campus protests by students alleging verbal abuse and harassment by the senior faculty member.
Dr Prashant Kumar Gupta, Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry, has been nominated as the coordinator of the Department of Chemistry until further orders. Order copy with CTN read as under:-
“Pending enquiry into the compliant against Head, Department of Chemistry, Dr. Chinnappan Baskar, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, is hereby attached with the office of the Dean Academic Affairs with immediate effect and is relieved from all the departmental /official assignments, including Headship".
Consequent to above, Dr. Prashant Kumar Gupta, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, is hereby nominated as coordinator of the Department of Chemistry till further orders” reads an official order from the varsity.
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