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Ali Manikfan: The versatile genius sans formal education
Ali Manikfan was a retired official from Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) and was from Lakshadweep. He is one among the Padma awardees.
| 8 Feb 2021 7:19 AM GMT
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The locals of Olavanna in Kozhikode used to see an upright, lean person wearing Arabian clothing walking towards his home. They only knew that he was a retired official from Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) living here and was from Lakshadweep.
But, when television screens flashed the name of Ali Manikfan among the Padma awardees, the people were lost in words as to who they had ignored albeit unknowingly.
Ali Manikfan: The versatile genius without formal education
By Mansoor| Updated: 7th February 2021 11:06 am IST Photo: Padma Shree Awardee Ali Manikfan (Source: IANS)
Thiruvananthapuram: The locals of Olavanna in Kozhikode used to see an upright, lean person wearing Arabian clothing walking towards his home. They only knew that he was a retired official from Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) living here and was from Lakshadweep.
But, when television screens flashed the name of Ali Manikfan among the Padma awardees, the people were lost in words as to who they had ignored albeit unknowingly.
Mohammed Basheer and P.R. Ramachandran, employees of a private firm in Olavanna said, “He is lean and frail but walked straight and with a twinkle in his eyes but we never knew who he was until the news flashed that he was awarded the Padma Shri.”
Rs 400 crore investment in Goa to make it fisheries hub: Giriraj
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Talking to reporters at the Raj Bhavan in Dona Paula area near here, Singh said Goa has the potential for highest fish production in the country.
Goa also has the capacity to become a fisheries hub in the country, he said.
Panaji: Union Fisheries Minister Giriraj Singh on Sunday announced an investment of Rs 400 crore in Goa to make the coastal state a fisheries hub in the country. Talking to reporters at the Raj Bhavan in Dona Paula area near here, Singh said Goa has the potential for highest fish production in the country.
False killer whales are the largest species of the family Delphinidae, which includes dolphins, killer whales, pilot whales and their relatives.
MANGALURU: The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has concluded that a moderately sized, around 10-foot-long dead false killer whale, ‘Pseudorca crassidens’ washed ashore at Mogaveera Patna, Ullal, on Thursday.
False killer whales are the largest species of the family Delphinidae, which includes dolphins, killer whales, pilot whales and their relatives.
Stranding and sighting of false killer whales along the Indian coast, have been reported earlier by several researchers. Recent reports on the stranding incidents of false killer whales have been reported in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. However, this is the first time that there is a report of a false killer whale getting stranded on the Karnataka coast, stated Prathibha Rohit, principal scientist and head, Mangaluru regional centre of ICAR-CMF