GANDERBAL: The two-day Mini Innovation Boot Camp and Workshop organised by the Department of Mathematics, Central University of Kashmir (CUKashmir) began at varsity’s Tulmulla campus here Thursday. Addressing the participants, Dean Academic Affairs, Prof. Shahid Rasool, thanked the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. A Ravinder Nath, for his guidance and encouragement.

Highlighting the significance of the event, Prof. Shahid talked about the idea of patenting and the four stages involved in the process of patenting the product. He talked about the importance of innovation in teaching pedagogy at the university level in the light of Viksit Bharat @ 2047. He further encouraged the participants to actively engage in the workshop and come up with some tangible outcome.

In his speech, Dean, School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Prof. Mohammad Yousuf, spoke about the importance of the Innovation Boot Camp in the teaching, Learning, and research for achieving academic accolades for the development of CUKashmir.

Resource person, Dr. Rahul Z. More, from IIT Bombay and Oxford Alumnus, enlightened the participants on a variety of topics such as building creative confidence and connecting the dots, shifting reference points through cross industry examples, breakthrough ideas v/s usual ideas, Mindset Gravity, etc. He engaged the attendees with various innovative and creative activities such as disappear the paper, completing the incomplete story to create a new mental model and change the way of looking at any problem and solutions and coming up with innovative solutions to real life problems.

Earlier, Dr. Haribhau R Bhapkar (Programme coordinator) Head, Deptt of Mathematics explained the importance and objectives of the event and its expected outcomes. He said such workshops will help to build winning personalities of students who are Academically excellent, physically fit, intellectually sharp, mentally alert and spiritually elevated, one of the objectives of the NEP -2020.

Dr. John Babu Koyye, Sr Assistant Prof. Department of Communication and Journalism expressed gratitude towards Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ravindra Nath and DAA, Dr. Shahid Rasool for making the event possible. He also thanked Prof. Mohammad Yousuf for his support. The session was attended by faculty members of various departments and scholars. Dr. Akhter Bhat, Assistant Prof. was the rapporteur.

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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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