Stop politicizing murder; end violence: Home Minister tells Hindutva groups

March 15, 2016

Dharmasthala, Mar 15: Expressing confidence that police would soon arrest those behind the murder of a BJP worker in Mysuru, Home Minister G Parameshwara has urged the saffron groups to stop politicizing murder cases.

Speaking to reporters after inaugurating new police station at Dharmasthala, Mr. Parameshwara appealed to people not to disturb law and order and damage public property in a fit of rage in the wake of the murder of Bharatiya Janata Party worker Raju.

He said that the murder was being investigated by the Central Crime Branch police of the Mysuru Police Commissionerate. “The police were working hard to apprehend those involved in the murder. People should not take the law into their own hands and damage public property,” he said.

“I am hopeful that the culprits will be arrested soon. However, the political parties are protesting over the issue and disturbing peace and harmony to gain political mileage,” he said.

The minister said the BJP could hold condolence meetings but not disturb peace. The government had agreed to provide ex-gratia payment of Rs. 5 lakh for the victim's family.

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Use AK-47 to teach humanity to this bloody goons, who are destroying public and private properties....Dear Naren How are u ????? we missed you a lot dear......

It looks like and give the feeling that HindUtva goondas running the home department ! Shame on Home minster.

As Home Minister do not request. Take stringent action against trouble makers. Since all governments r soft towards hindutva groups whatever incident take place society suffers from these culprits. They do not have fear nor public property values. Saffron goondas knows to trouble others. Any murder Police take its own action. You people fight for justice not to damage Innocents.

We need stringent laws against damaging public property.

Useless C.m, Useless H.m & Useless D.k Congress leaders

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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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