• Darakhshan inaugurates three-day training workshop “Development of Literary & Creative Skills in New Generation” by NCPUL

SRINAGAR:  Chairperson of Jammu & Kashmir Waqf Board & Minister of State Dr Syed Darakhshan Andrabi today participated in the Inauguration Event of a three-day training workshop titled “Development of Literary & Creative Skills in New Generation” organized by the National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language at the Chinar Book Festival 2025 as Chief Guest today.

Dr Darakhshan Andrabi said that our new generation has greater potential and she was convinced about their creative potentialities. "We only need to chisel the talent of our youth and provide them suitable platforms to express themselves. Encouragement and pushing the capabilities of our young generation can give us surprising results", said Waqf Board Chairperson.

She congratulated the Director of National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL) Dr Shamas Iqbal and the Dean Arts of Kashmir University Prof Aijaz Mohammed Sheikh for organising this much needed workshop for young writers on the sidelines of the Chinar Book Festival. "We have come out of a long speel of suppression and violence which has crushed the potentialities of our youth. Such fairs, festivals and workshops are a necessity to let our youth come out of the darkness of suppression and express themselves with positivity and confidence ", said the writer politician Andrabi.

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A Profound Loss: JK Monitor Mourns the Passing of Founding Chairman Dr. Priya Ranjan

We at JK Monitor are profoundly saddened by the sudden demise of our Founding Chairman, Dr. Priya Ranjan.IN LOVING MEMORY Dr Priya Ranjan

A brilliant mind who studied at Netarhat Residential School and graduated in Electrical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur before earning his PhD from the University of Maryland, Dr. Ranjan chose to return to India and dedicate his life to teaching, research and social good.

His pioneering work in networked systems, AI, robotics and biomedical applications—especially computer-vision tools for early detection of cancer and heart disease—reflected his deep belief that advanced technology must serve humanity.

For more than 15 years at JK Monitor, he remained a loyal friend, mentor and collaborator, marked by rare humility, intellectual integrity and quiet generosity. His passing leaves a void that cannot be filled. Priya, you will be deeply missed. Your life continues to remind us that knowledge finds its highest purpose in the service of others.

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