Siddu govt using Muslims as vote bank; BJP helped minorities: Minister

January 21, 2016

Chitradurga, Jan 21: Union Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises G.M. Siddeshwar has said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is not against Muslims. In fact, the party had taken several steps for the welfare of minority communities including Muslims during its rule in the State as well as during the present reign at the Centre.

Speaking after inaugurating a BJP minorities wing convention here on Wednesday, he alleged that since several decades, the Congress has used the minority community as its vote bank and had failed to take any steps for their welfare. The Congress government, led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, in the State is also following the same strategy of using the minority community as vote bank, he said.

There has always been a sense of brotherhood among Hindus and Muslims in the country and it is because of some vested interests that communal clashes take place as they [vested interests] want to fulfil their personal and political agenda by creating such tension.

“During the last Lok Sabha elections, the Congress leaders tried to misguide the people by issuing statements that the BJP would force Muslims to leave the country if it comes to power, but the people of the nation supported the party wholeheartedly and brought it to power,” he added.

If Prime Minister Narendra Modi was against Muslims, he would not have given opportunity to two Muslim leaders to become Ministers in his Cabinet and he would not have visited Pakistan to extend the hand of friendship to that country.

The Union government has also launched several schemes for the welfare of Muslims and it is the responsibility of the authorities concerned to ensure that the benefits reached all eligible beneficiaries, he said. The party’s State Minorities Wing in-charge Jagadish Hiremani alleged that the Congress has not made any sincere efforts to solve the problems of minority communities in the last six decades and has always misguided them only to remain in power.

But now things are gradually changing and the minority community people have come to know about the misdeeds of the Congress, he said. BJP district president T.G. Narendranath, State unit vice-president Shamir Alam Khan, general secretary Shant Kumar and Maqsood Pasha were present.

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comparatively after ruling more than half century congress governments did not do much to Muslims and for their upliftment. They sow a seed of scariness among them.

HE HE HE WHAT A JOKE BY BJP,

PLEASE DONT TEACH US ANYTHING BECause TEACH URSELF MANAGE UR PEOPLE FIRST...

Congress is cheating muslims since independence.... they are also blindly supporting this corrupt parties, now some educated people know about this Congress people's real face

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Mangaluru’s public transport revolution: 100 new govt electric buses to end private ‘trip-cutting’

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December 19,2025

Mangaluru: Public transport in Mangaluru is set for a state-led transformation as the government moves to deploy 100 new electric govt buses to replace unreliable private services. The initiative aims to provide a dependable alternative to private operators who have been frequently "cutting trips," leaving thousands of commuters stranded.

The announcement was made by Deputy Commissioner and MCC Administrator Darshan HV during a public phone-in session. The move specifically targets routes where private bus service has become erratic, ensuring that citizens no longer have to rely on a fluctuating private sector for their daily commute.

Restoring the Govt Presence

The transport crisis was brought to the forefront by Ramayya, a resident of Bajal, who highlighted a growing trend of private buses skipping morning and night trips. With the previous KSRTC (govt) services discontinued, residents have been left without a fallback option.

To fix this, the DC confirmed that the PM-eBus Sewa Scheme will bring 100 government-owned electric buses to the city:

• Phased Deployment: The first 50 of the new 100 government buses are scheduled to arrive by March 2026.

• State Infrastructure: Two new government depots, including one at Mudipu, are being prepared for operations.

• Recruitment: The state has already begun training a new batch of government bus drivers to ensure the fleet is operational the moment it arrives.

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Elusive bamboo shrimp resurfaces in Mangaluru estuary after 70 years

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December 7,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 7: A rare bamboo shrimp has been rediscovered on mainland India more than 70 years after it was last reported, confirming for the first time the presence of Atyopsis spinipes in the country. The find was made by researchers from the Centre for Climate Change Studies at Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, during surveys in Karnataka and Odisha.

The team — shrimp expert Dr S Prakash, PhD scholar K Kunjulakshmi, and Mangaluru-based researcher Maclean Antony Santos — combined field surveys, ecological assessments and DNA analysis to identify the elusive species. Their findings, published in Zootaxa, resolve decades of taxonomic confusion stemming from a 1951 report that misidentified the species as Atyopsis moluccensis without strong evidence.

The shrimp has now been confirmed at two locations: the Mulki–Pavanje estuary near Mangaluru and the Kuakhai River in Bhubaneswar. Historical specimens from the Andaman Islands, previously labelled as A. moluccensis, were also found to be misidentified and actually belong to A. spinipes.

The rediscovery began after an aquarium hobbyist in Odisha spotted a shrimp in 2022, prompting systematic surveys across Udupi, Karwar and Mangaluru. Four female specimens were collected in Mulki and one in Odisha, all genetically matching.

Researchers warn the species may exist in very small, vulnerable populations as freshwater habitats face increasing pressure from pollution, sand mining and infrastructure development. All verified specimens have been deposited with the Zoological Survey of India for future reference.

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