The State Government has appointed Prof Manmath Padhi as the new Registrar of the Brahmapur University on the recommendations of Chancellor of Universities and Governor Dr SC Jamir. Padhi, a senior Professor of History at the university, would continue till the appointment of a regular Registrar, a notification said. Prior to this, Padhi was the university’s Controller of Examinations. Prof Arun Kumar Panda of the MBA department has been appointed as the Controller of Examinations in Prof Padhi’s place.