Regional Agricultural Research Station, Palem has celebrated 78th Independence Day on 15.08.2024 at 9:15am. On this occasion the teaching, non-teaching, ministerial staff of RARS, APT, Palem along with students of APT, Plaem and Narayanpet have participated in Flag Hoisting ceremony. First of all, the national flag was hoisted by Dr. M. Malla Reddy, Associate Director of Research, STZ and all the staff and students in unison sang the National Anthem to pay homage to the nation. Later ADR gave impressive speech about the historic day and the efforts of numerous freedom fighters of India and said that the sovereignty and integrity of the country should be maintained. Further, he also said that every one of us should take responsible for development of varieties, technologies which are useful for the development of agriculture, eradication of malnutrition by nutritional food security to future generations. Dr. M. Malla Reddy, Associate Director of Research, STZ congratulated all teaching and non teaching staff who got the appreciation award from district collectors of Nagarkurnool, Mahabubnagar and Jogulamba-Gadwal. The students of APT also gave impressive speech regarding the Independence Day and sang the patriotic songs. Finally, the programme was ended with the distribution of refreshments to the staff and students.