• Inspects facilities, asks for enhancing care and protection facilities to Home inmates and distressed women

SHOPIAN: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Shopian, Shishir Gupta today visited various women welfare & child care and protection facilities of the Social Welfare department at Shopian, and inspected various kinds of facilities being provided to distressed women and children.

He visited the Girls Home, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Library, One Stop Centre (OSC) and Sankalp Hub for Empowerment of Women (SHEW) and inspected lodging, educational and recreational facilities at the home and reviewed the women welfare initiatives at SHEW and OSC.

On the occasion, DC asked for complete implementation of welfare and development measures available for the distressed women at the centres and also called upon home management to provide best possible facilities to the girls residing in the home.

The home houses girls from disadvantaged communities who are being looked after by a team of officials round the clock where all lodging, educational, recreational facilities are provided to them, while OSC provides One Stop solution to distressed and neglected women and SHEW extended awareness of women welfare initiatives.

DC took appraisal of the women welfare schemes and initiatives while interacting with staff, and exhorted upon them to extend all help to the women facing harassment. Work dedicatedly for women empowerment and rights, he said to the staff. On this occasion, staff and inmates and other attendants extended Raksha Bandhan greetings and tied rakhi, celebrating the bond of love, protection and mutual respect.

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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