PULWAMA: The Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI), in collaboration with the Jammu & Kashmir National Rural Livelihoods Mission (JKNRLM), organised two six-day Entrepreneurship Development Programmes at Abhama, Pulwama, under the Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP) Scheme.

The programmes were designed to equip rural youth and aspiring entrepreneurs with practical skills in business planning, opportunity identification, financial management, marketing, and enterprise sustainability. These initiatives form part of JKEDI’s ongoing efforts, in partnership with JKNRLM, to promote self-employment and strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem in rural areas of the Union Territory.

District Nodal Officer, Rayees Manzoor attended the programs and interacted with the participants. Addressing the gatherings, he encouraged the trainees to embrace entrepreneurship as a viable career option and urged them to take their businesses to the next level. Course trainers Iftakhar Bashir Lone and Mohd Yasir conducted interactive and hands-on sessions to help participants convert ideas into viable and sustainable enterprises.

Through such collaborative capacity-building programmes, JKEDI continues to sow and nurture the seeds of entrepreneurship across rural Jammu and Kashmir, enabling youth to become job creators rather than job seekers.

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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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