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Ragavan Undertakes the Visiting Scientist\/Lecturer Program in India under the BIMReN Twinning Research Project<\/h1>\r\n\r\n      <!-- EDIT-IMAGE: paste the image URL from Media Library -->\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"dof-art-img\" src=\"https:\/\/fsc.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-21-at-16.16.11-4.jpeg\" alt=\"Dr. N. Ragavan Visiting Scientist Program India\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"dof-art-img\" src=\"https:\/\/fsc.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-21-at-16.16.12-2.jpeg\" alt=\"Dr. N. Ragavan Visiting Scientist Program India\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"dof-art-img\" src=\"https:\/\/fsc.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-21-at-16.16.12-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Dr. N. Ragavan Visiting Scientist Program India\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"dof-art-img\" src=\"https:\/\/fsc.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-21-at-16.16.11-3.jpeg\" alt=\"Dr. N. Ragavan Visiting Scientist Program India\">\r\n\r\n      <!-- EDIT-CONTENT: one <p> per paragraph. Copy\/delete lines as needed -->\r\n      <div class=\"dof-art-body\">\r\n        <p>Dr. N. Ragavan, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Fisheries Science, University of Jaffna, is undertaking a Visiting Scientist\/Lecturer Program at the ICAR\u2013Central Institute of Fisheries Education (ICAR-CIFE), Mumbai, and Tamil Nadu Dr. J. 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