PULWAMA: Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI), Pulwama, Thursday launched an Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Programme (ESDP) under Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP) at the Industrial Training Institute (ITI), Pampore.

The program was formally launched by Er. Aijaz Ahmad Wani, Superintendent ITI Pampore and Nafia Nazir, Range Officer (South Kashmir) JKEDI. Raiyees Manzoor, District Nodal Officer (DNO), JKEDI Pulwama, Waseem Afzal Naik (Course coordinator of the Program) & Arbin Hassan (Trainer of the Program) and faculty from ITI Pampore participated at the event.

Speaking on the occasion, Superintendent ITI praised the initiative and underlined the role and importance of entrepreneurship and vocational training for tackling unemployment and a self-reliant economy. Range Officer detailed the aims of the RAMP programme and identified the central role played by programmes like this one to promote grassroots-level entrepreneurship.

The candidates also interacted with Raiyees Manzoor, DNO JKEDI Pulwama, emphasizing the program’s significance and the extent it can empower youths through systematic training and mentorship. The RAMP’s ESDP aim is to impart necessary business development, financial planning, and market awareness skills to prospective entrepreneurs so they can start and succeed in their businesses.

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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