U Sammilani demands Bharat Ratna for Bijubabu
Bhubaneswar: The Utkal Sammilani observed the death anniversary of the legendary Biju Patnaik and paid floral tributes at his statue at the Biju Patnaik Park here on Tuesday. Sammilani Mancheswar branch president Dillip Dashsharma presiding over the programme demanded that the Central Government confer Bharat Ratna and the State Government confer a title to Bijubabu like Utkalgaurab to Madhusudan Das and Utkalmani to Gopabandhu Das. Sammilani Mancheswar branch VP Sital Chandra Mohanty, joint secretary Ashok Kumar Paltasingh, Shiv Prasad Mishra, Maheswar Biswal, Akhaya Jethi, Ajay Kanungo and Sashanka Sekhar Gadnayak were present.
CIFA, BASU sign MoU for aquaculture research
Bhubaneswar: An MoU was signed between the ICAR-CIFA, Bhubaneswar and the Bihar Animal Science University (BASU), Patna between ICAR-CIFA Director Dr JK Sundaray and BASU Dean Dr S Samantray here on Monday. The MoU aims at a long-term collaboration between the two institutions for promotion of training and quality research in the cutting edge areas of freshwater aquaculture for postgraduate students.