JAMMU: Minister for Health and Medical Education, Sakeena Itoo, today informed the House that the District Hospital Rajouri will be shifted to some suitable place for the public convenience. The Minister was replying to a question raised by Javeed Iqbal Choudhary in the Legislative Assembly.

She said that the District Hospital Rajouri is congested and sans sufficient space to cater to the increasing patient inflow. She said that it (hospital) shall be shifted to some suitable place for the public convenience.

The Minister assured that the government is committed to provide better patient care to the general public and ensure up gradation of all health infrastructure. She said that the efforts are on to ensure timely filling up of vacancies in all the health institutions.

Sharing details regarding the manpower in Government Medical College Rajouri, the Minister said that the sanctioned strength of teaching faculty, CMOS, LMOS at GMC Rajouri is 119 and staff in position is 55 while there are 64 vacant posts. She also informed the house that sanctioned strength of non-gazetted staff is 415, of these, 293 is in position and 122 posts are vacant.

  The Minister said that all vacant teaching faculty posts stand referred to J&KPSC for advertisement and selection of suitable candidates. The Minister said that the vacant posts are regularly being filled up on academic arrangement basis in order to meet the shortfall of faculty in each discipline in terms of SO 364 of 2020 dated 27.11.2020.

Regarding filling up of Non-Gazetted vacancies, the Minister informed that the matter is under active consideration of the Government. Legislators; Er. Khurshid Ahmad, Arvand Gupta, Dr. Shafi Ahmad Wani, Pawan Kumar Gupta, Ajaz Jan, Iftikhar Ahmad, Muzaffar Iqbal Khan and Shabir Ahmad Kullay raised supplementaries.

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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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