Bhubaneswar: The mortal remains of Ajay Parida, who was the Director of Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar, reached the capital city today.
From here, his mortal remains will be taken to his native village Bhagbanpur in Jajpur district where his last rites will be held with full State honours.
Parida had gone to attend a conference at Guwahati in Assam where he passed away due to cardiac arrest on Tuesday.
On learning about his demise, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had expressed his condolences and had said Parida’s last rites will be conducted with full state honours.
