• Says training will enable legislators to place matters of public interest before house effectively

JAMMU: Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly (JKLA), Abdul Rahim Rather today convened a meeting with senior officers of Information, floriculture and State Motor Garage Departments to review and finalize the necessary arrangements for smooth conducting of three days training programme for newly elected MLAs of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

The orientation program will be held from 9th to 11th January, 2025 at Central Hall of J&K Legislative Assembly Jammu in collaboration with the Parliamentary Research and Training Institute for Democracies (PRIDE), Lok Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi. Addressing the officers during the meeting, the Speaker underlined that imparting of training to the newly elected legislators is the dire necessity in order to enable them to place matters of the public interest before the House.

During the meeting, the Speaker directed the concerned stakeholders to make necessary arrangements of their respective departments well in advance for smooth conduct of the training programme. He directed the floriculture department for proper decoration of entry gate of J&K Legislative Assembly and dice of Central Hall. The Speaker also directed the officers of Information department to make necessary arrangements for proper coverage of the event besides other required arrangements.

He also directed the officers of State Motor Garage to arrange adequate vehicles for smooth movements of VIPs and other senior officers during the program. He directed the SSP Security Civil Secretariat for making fool proof security arrangements in and around the Civil Secretariat Jammu during the program. Responding to the instructions given by the Speaker, the concerned officers present in meeting assured the Speaker of successful conduct of training programme with timely arrangements well in advance.

Secretary, JKLA, Manoj Kumar Pandita; Director, Floriculture, Jatinder Singh; Director, State Motor Garage, Malik Tahir Gani; Joint Director, Information Jammu, Atul Gupta; SSP Security, Civil Secretariat, Sajjad Khaliq Bhat and other concerned officers attended the meeting.

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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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