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JAMMU: Commissioner Food and Drugs Administration J&K Hashmat Ali Yatoo today attended One day interaction cum workshop on Eat Right Initiatives & FSS Regulation held here at  BBIA Bhawan for Food Business Fraternity. The Commissioner interacted with member units, officials from ICDS and several other Departments. He also inaugurated the stalls put up by Agriculture Department, Horticulture Department, ICDS, Social Welfare Department and those by BBIA Member Units including Sarveshwar Overseas Mills, Nav Bharat Flour Mill, VKC Nuts, Farm Fresh Milk.    

BBIA President Lalit Mahajan welcomed the Commissioner Food and Drugs Administration J&K, Officials of Food Safety Department & BBIA Members in the Food Business Operator Meet. He drew the attention of the Commissioner towards the issues related to the Industrial Sector like Road Freight Subsidy to explore the Domestic as well as International Market of various Food & Pharma products being manufactured by Industrial Units of J&K.

The gathering was also addressed by Ravnish Gulati, Gagan Jain, Archit Puri, from Industrial Units, besides Sanjeev Kumar Gupta, Jt. Commissioner Food Safety Department J&K, Madan Magotra and Dy. Commissioner Food Safety Department, Jammu. In the course of discussion, the Commissioner, Food and Drugs Administration J&K assured that the Department will work to resolve the issues related to the Industrial Sector on priority basis.

The meeting was also attended by President J & K Pharmaceutical Association & Resident Director, Emcure Pharmaceutical Ltd Satish Koul; Vice President, BBIA Ajay Langer; General Secretary BBIA Viraaj Malhotra; Dy. Commissioner Food Safety Department Jammu Pankaj Soni;   Assistant Commissioner, Food Safety Department Rajan Kapoor and a large number of Food Processing Manufacturing Units along with their Employees. A camp was also organized to register and provide licensees to new vendors by the Commissioner, Food and Drugs Administration J&K. General Secretary, BBIA Viraaj Malhotra presented the vote of thanks.

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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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