Jitendra Singh RanaJitendra Singh Rana (born 6 November 1956) is an Indian physician and politician who is serving as the 18th Minister of Science and Technology and 12th Minister of Earth Sciences since 2024. For Prime Minister's Office; Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space. He was elected to 18th Lok Sabha from Udhampur with the majority of 124,373 votes.
Udhampur districtUdhampur district is an administrative district in the Jammu division of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. Covering an area of 4,550 square kilometres (1,760 sq mi) in the Himalayan mountains, the district has its headquarters in the town of Udhampur. The Northern Command headquarters of the Indian Army is located in the district.
Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)Region administered by IndiaRegion administered by India as a Union territoryJammu and Kashmir (abbr.J&K) is a region administered by India as a union territory consisting of the southern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a border dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947 and between India and China since 1959.
Kathua districtKathua district is an administrative district in the Jammu division of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. It is surrounded by Jammu to the northwest, Doda and Udhampur districts to the north, the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh to the east and Punjab to the south. Pakistan's working boundary is to the west. Kathua district is divided into 8 blocks: Bani, Barnoti, Basholi, Billawar, , Duggan, Ghagwal, Hiranagar, Kathua and Lohai Malhar.
Karan SinghKaran Singh (born 9 March 1931) is an Indian politician and philosopher. He is the titular Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. From 1952 to 1965 he was the Sadr-i-Riyasat (President) of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. He is the chairperson trustee of the Dharmarth Trust of Jammu and Kashmir which maintains 175 temples in north India and works in other areas such as historical preservation.
Kishtwar districtKishtwar district is an administrative district of the Jammu division in the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. As of 2011, it is the largest and the least populous district of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The district headquarters is Kishtwar.
Ramban districtRamban district is an administrative district in the Jammu division of Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. It is located in a valley surrounded the Pir Panjal range. It was carved out as a separate district from erstwhile Doda district in 2007. It is located in the Jammu division.
Lok SabhaThe Lok Sabha, also known as the House of the People, is the lower house of the bicameralParliament of India, where the upper house is Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-past-the-post system to represent their respective constituencies, and they hold their seats for five years or until the body is dissolved by the president of India on the advice of the union council of ministers.
Doda districtDoda district is an administrative district of the Jammu division of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. Doda covers 2,625 square kilometers. The district headquarters is Doda.
IndiaCountry in South AsiaIndia, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the world's seventh-largest country by area and the largest by population. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is near Sri Lanka and the Maldives.Kishtwar Assembly constituencyKishtwar Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Kishtwar is also part of Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency.
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