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JAMMU: Minister for Jal Shakti, Forest, Ecology & Environment and Tribal Affairs, Javed Ahmed Rana, today held a series of meetings with several legislators and public delegations to review and discuss issues related to departments under his charge. The deliberations primarily focused on matters concerning the Public Health Engineering (PHE), Irrigation & Flood Control (I&FC) and Tribal Affairs.

During the interactions, a broad spectrum of issues of public importance were taken up in detail. These included the availability and augmentation of drinking water supply, irrigation and flood management works under I&FC, concerns of tribal communities, timber supply-related matters and service-related issues of employees of the Jammu & Kashmir Forest Development Corporation Limited (JK FDCL).

Special emphasis was laid on resolution of compassionate appointment related cases and long-pending pensionary matters of JK FDCL employees. These issues were discussed comprehensively in presence of the Managing Director, JK FDCL, with a view to ensuring timely and fair redressal. The legislators who met the Minister included Ch. Muhammad Akram, Iftikhar Ahmed, M.Y. Tarigami, Nizam ud Din Bhat, Bharat Bhushan, Mushtaq Guroo, Arjun Raju, Javaid Iqbal, Hasnain Masoodi and Peerzada Feroze Hmad Shah.

They highlighted constituency-specific and sectoral issues requiring administrative attention. The Minister gave a patient hearing to all the legislators and members of the public delegations, assuring them that all their genuine issues would be examined for resolution in a time-bound and result-oriented manner.

He directed the concerned officers to initiate prompt follow-up action and stressed the need for effective inter-departmental coordination to ensure early resolution of each issue. Reiterating Omar Abdullah Government’s commitment to public welfare, the Minister emphasized that strengthening basic services, safeguarding employee rights and addressing region and community specific concerns remain top priorities of the present dispensation.

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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.

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