RAMBAN: Director Horticulture Jammu Gul Syed today visited district Ramban and reviewed horticulture activities and awareness camps being conducted in the district. He was accompanied by Chief Horticulture Officer Rajinder Kumar and Assistant Director Sunil Gupta.

During the tour, the Director visited the Horticulture Farm Ramban and later inspected the nurseries at Gool and Sangaldan. The Director exhorted officers and officials to ensure propagation of quality planting material in departmental nurseries for the benefit of orchardists.

 He also attended farmers’ awareness camps organised by the department and interacted with growers, briefing them about the horticulture schemes and modern cultivation practices. He informed farmers about the Horticulture schemes including HADP, MIDH, CSS and ATMA.

Later, the Director inspected a High-Density Apple Orchard and interacted with orchardist. He stressed adoption of advanced cultivation techniques, scientific orchard management practices and better productivity measures.

Also present on the occasion were Farm Manager, ACHD Pardeep Dingra, concerned Horticulture Development Officers and staff members of the District Horticulture Department.

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In loving memory of Dr. Priya Ranjan: A mentor who treated me like family
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.

— Team JK Monitor

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