Youth Congress leader hacked to death in Kerala, CPM activists detained

March 15, 2016

Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 15: Early this morning, Sunil Kumar, 28, a leader of the Youth Congress, was hacked to death in Alappuzha, 160 kms from the state capital of Thiruvananthapuram. Mr Kumar was attacked with knives in his own home, said the police, which has detained four supporters of the CPM.

Ahead of the elections that are to be held on May 16 in Kerala, one BJP activist has been killed in the last two months and four activists, from the CPM as well as the BJP, have been attacked.

Sources said that Mr Kumar, who was murdered this morning, had recently switched sides from the CPM to the Congress, and that earlier this week, he had allegedly attacked two Left student activists. His killing was allegedly in revenge for that assault.

Over a week ago, an RSS worker named AV Biju was attacked with knives while he was driving young students to school in his auto in Kannur. Five CPM workers have been named by the police as the accused.

Last month, RSS activist Sujith was hacked to death in his home in Kannur in the presence of his parents, who were injured when they tried to stop the assault. Eight CPM supporters were arrested in connection with the killing.

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Don't get exited bro, Now Modi sarkar , many more murders and genocides to come.....till now was just samples

RSS backing BJP Government elected is a very bad luck for India one day every body should realize this truth, earlier we never heard so much violence, now the days it is increasing hope next we will have a good ruling at least people will live peacefully. this faku should be thrown out

whats going on in city, everywhere killing.

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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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