17th-century cannon found on Karwar hillock

Karwar, Mar 8: A 10-foot long cannon was found while a part of a hill in the western part of the historic Sadashivgad Fort in Karwar was being cleared to make way for a four-lane road.

The work was taken up by ARB Company and on Monday they were using an earth-mover to dig up the area when they found the cannon.

As soon as the local residents heard of the age-old cannon, they climbed up the hill to see it. People speculate that the cannon is from the time of Sonda Sadashiva Nayaka (1675-1718).

Unscientific Highway Widening Struggle Committee members had protested that the historic Sadashivgad hill should not be razed to the ground. They had even filed a complaint at the Chittakula police station in this regard. Because of this the work on the hill was stopped for almost two months.

Later, archeological museums from Dharwad and Archeology department officials had written to the National Highway Board that the four-lane highway can be widened without causing any harm to the Sadashivgad fort. Only after that was work continued on the hill.

“The workers found the cannon while digging on the hill. They soon lifted it out and left it on one side. The Archeology department has been informed about this,” said Sena Reddy from the ARB Company.

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i am a antique lover.i want to buy this one.

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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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