GANDERBAL: As the nation prepares to mark Sewa Parv from September 17 to October 2, district administration Ganderbal has finalized an extensive schedule of activities designed to promote community service, inclusivity, and awareness across the district. The celebrations will kick-off with a mega Swachhta Drive from the Mini Secretariat on Wednesday. Similar cleanliness campaigns will simultaneously unfold across all panchayats, ensuring that villages and localities actively participate in the movement.

District administration has chalked a holistic calendar of events touching nearly every sector including health, education, social welfare, environment, and digital inclusion. Healthcare will be in sharp focus, with the Health department conducting blood donation camps, health check-up camps, and screening drives.

School Education, Higher Education, and Central University of Kashmir (CUK) are organizing donation drives to aid the needy, alongside painting competitions, school beautification activities, and textbook and stationery distributions. Plantation drives are scheduled in schools, Amrit Sarovars, and across panchayats, contributing to greener spaces for future generations.

In line with the government’s vision of a digitally empowered society, the district will also host digital literacy and capacity-building camps to promote digital inclusion and enhance access to online services. From disaster management awareness programmes to sports activities, the district is striving to involve citizens of all age groups in constructive and engaging ways. Special campaigns will be launched to popularize flagship schemes such as PMJJBY, APY, PMJDY, PMSBY, and Nasha Mukt Abhiyaan, ensuring that benefits reach the grassroots.

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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