In loving memory of Dr. Priya Ranjan: A mentor who treated me like family

JAMMU: There is a clear wave in favour of BJP in entire length and breadth of Kashmir, which is visible on ground as more and more people are joining the party with each passing day. Even our old activists, who had left the party in the past, too are coming back. Sat Sharma CA, President, Jammu and Kashmir BJP, said this while welcoming back Farooq Ganderbali, a prominent political and nationalist activist from Kashmir, into the party fold.

BJP General Secretary (organisation) Ashok Koul, former Deputy Chief Minister Kavinder Gupta, party MLA Yudhvir Sethi and Arvind Gupta, Tilak Raj Gupta, NEM Priya Sethi, senior leaders Mushtaq Noorabadi and Avtar Krishan Bhat, also accompanied Sat Sharma, to welcome Gandebali.

Sat Sharma, on this occasion, said that Farooq Ganderbali had served BJP as BJYM Kashmir President from 1998 to 2003. Later, he contested the assembly election from Ganderbal in 2008 as independent candidate against Omar Abdullah. His rejoining BJP after 20 years marks a renewed wave of support for the party in Kashmir, which reaffirms his commitment to the party’s vision of development, stability, and peace in the region.

 Sat further said that his return to BJP comes at a time when a large number of people in Kashmir are stepping forward to align with the party, signaling their trust in the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the party's policies for Jammu and Kashmir.

In other programmes, Sat Sharma, along with other leaders, felicitated a renowned dogra sculptor, Ravinder Singh Jamwal, who had  prepared bust of Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhayay. They also felicitated Prof. (Dr.) Kulbhushan Mohtra, BJP senior leader, for getting state award for his literary work. Ashok Kumar, party vistarak, was also given a warm send off as he has been deputed to Andhra Pradesh to serve the organisation.

Prominent among those present on the occasion included Prem Gupta, Vidya Motan, Naresh Singh, Rajesh Gupta, Veenu Khanna, Balbir Ram Rattan, Rajinder Sharma, Purnima Sharma, Rakesh Mahajan, Rajni Sethi, Parmod Kapahi, Sanjay Baru, Praduman Singh, Sunil Prajapati, Brahmjot,  Munish Khajuria, Neha Mahajan, Hans Raj Loria, Raveesh Mengi,  Asha Gupta, Jaideep Sambyal, Ravinder Singh birpuria, Anu Gupta, Puneet Gupta, Paramjeet Pummi, Ankush Gupta, Jeet Angral, Sanjay Bakshi, and others.

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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.

— Team JK Monitor

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