
Delegations call on Sinha
Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 23: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha participated in the classical music festival at Delhi Public School, Srinagar today.
The event was organised by Benu Heritage in collaboration with SaMaPa (Sopori Academy of Music & Performing Arts) and Delhi Public School, and supported by the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative of Matrix Freight Systems Private Limited.
Meanwhile, a joint delegation of Jammu & Kashmir Dairy Farmers Association and faculty members of SKUAST Kashmir, headed by Sandeep Singh Chib called on Lieutenant Governor and briefed him on the upcoming Pashu Dhan Mela.
Dr. K. Gopalakrishnan, Project Director, 75 Students’ Satellites Mission called on Lieutenant Governor and discussed the establishment of a Satellite Incubator Centre at IUST. He was accompanied by Prof. Shakil Ahmad Romshoo, Vice-Chancellor, Islamic University of Science & Technology (IUST).
The proposed centre will incubate and develop one of the 75 Students’ Satellites from India at IUST. The development of the “Kashmir Satellite”, to be launched by ISRO, will serve as a landmark achievement, promoting research, innovation, and entrepreneurship in space technology among the youth of J&K. This mission is part of the nationwide initiative under the 75 Students’ Satellites Program, coordinated by University Space Engineering Consortium-India, which works to provide hands-on space engineering education and capacity-building opportunities for students.