KUPWARA: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kupwara, Shrikant Suse today inaugurated a mobile Passport Seva camp at D. C Office Complex Kupwara, ensuring convenient access to essential citizen services. ACR Kupwara, Peerzada Mumtaz Ahmad and Regional Passport Officer (RPO), B.S Rawat were present on the occasion.

The camp has been organized in coordination with the Regional Passport Office (RPO) Srinagar with the objective of providing hassle-free passport application and verification services to residents of Kupwara district. This initiative aims to reduce the burden on applicants who otherwise had to travel long distances for passport-related processes.

Speaking on the occasion, the DC highlighted the administration’s commitment to improving citizen-centric services and bringing governance to people’s doorsteps. He noted that the Passport Seva Camp will particularly benefit students, job seekers, and individuals needing timely passport issuance for travel, education, employment, and other urgent needs.

Regional Passport Officer said that the aim of mobile Passport Seva camp is to reach out to the far flung areas like Kupwara where passport office is not available to facilitate the passport registration of the applicants.

He said all formalities including Biometric and documentation is done at the spot adding that the applicant registered through Passport Mobile Seva does not require to visit the Passport Office physically.

Meanwhile, the applicants from different areas of Kupwara district have expressed their satisfaction over the Mobile Passport Van facility for saving their time and efforts with onspot registration process.

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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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