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  • Urges farmers to adopt diversification of crops to be able to earn round the year

SRINAGAR: The Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal today undertook an extensive tour of district Ganderbal to take stock of the agriculture scenario in the district.

During the visit, the Director inspected the agriculture crop fields viz. paddy fields, vegetable fields in many areas including at Chountwaliwar, Watlar, Lar, Wayil and Nunar of the district and held interactions with the concerned farmers.

Director also visited Kisan Khidmat Ghars (KKG) at many places in the district. Highlighting the importance of KKG, the Director said this will ensure all the facilities to the farmers at their doorsteps. He asked farmers for diversification of crops so that they could earn round the year.

On his visit to ā€˜Sagg eco village’ Watlar Ganderbal, Director held an exchange of thoughts with the farmers. He asked concerned farmers to avail benefits from the department's marketing initiatives for their unique produce. He assured the concerned farmers of technical guidance in their future endeavours also.

Earlier Director Agriculture visited some HADP works and took feedback from the concerned farmers about the said works. He also chaired a meeting of officers of district Ganderbal and reviewed the progress under different centrally sponsored schemes and Holistic Agriculture Development Programme.

Chief Agriculture Officer Ganderbal, Shahnawaz Ahmad Shah; District Agriculture Officer, Sub-divisional Agriculture Officer and other officers were present on the occasion.

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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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