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KULGAM: Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC) Kulgam, Altaf Ahmad Khan today chaired a meeting of district level committee constituted for the implementation of recent Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms 2.0 and to ensure that the benefits of reductions in tax rates reach the consumers and promote the savings.

During the meeting, the ADDC emphasized the need for strict enforcement in accordance to the provisions of law & to prevent profiteering, fake invoicing, and directed the concerned departments to constitute special market-checking teams for inspection of the business units. These teams will monitor different markets in the district to ensure that commodity prices are reduced in proportion to the GST rate cuts recently announced by the Central Government.

The market inspections will be intensified in coming days both at District level and Tehsil level to ensure compliance and strict action against any violations will be taken, he added. The ADDC directed the departments to intensify the IEC campaign of the GST reforms so that the people at large get informed about it and benefit from the new GST reforms.

Earlier in the meeting, State Taxes Officer, Circle Kulgam, presented a detailed overview of the key features of the next-Gen GST reforms. Officers from Health, Revenue, Food & Civil Supplies, Sales Tax, Legal Metrology, Drug Controller, food safety and other concerned attended the meeting.

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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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