8 attempt suicide demanding cow be declared mother of nation'

March 17, 2016

Rajkot, Mar 17: Eight animal rights activists on Thursday allegedly attempted suicide by consuming poison in the district collectorate premises demanding that cow be declared as 'Rashtra mata' (mother of nation) and pan-India beef ban.

Condition of all the eight persons is stated to be stable.

The activists allegedly attempted suicide by consuming pesticides, demanding that there should be a complete beef ban across the country and cow be declared as 'Rashtra Mata', Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Kalpesh Chavda said.

"We had received information that some cow (rights) activists are planning to consume poison at the collector's office building, and (we) had, therefore, increased security there," he said.

Despite the presence of police, the activists managed to consume poison and were immediately rushed to Civil Hospital, he said, adding, "We are investigating as to how they managed to consume poison despite security presence."

The eight men were identified as - Kamlesh Rabari (29), Dinesh Loriya (45), Amar Danidharaiya (35), Raghuvirsinh Jadeja (30), Vala Maru (36), Vijay Sindhav (28), Hinda Vambadiya (35) and Deepak Vaghela.

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First of all stop all butcher houses which are exporting to various parts of world....all those butchers belong to hindus....if any one want to die let them die....this activists are there to destroy peace and tranquility of our nation...let them die once and for all...no more problems at all in that area....beef should be treated as beef, it can be eaten...why maintaining double standard...people of US and Europe and other parts of the world can eat and enjoy beef....

First adopt one each mothers at each Hindu house.

yes.\\///
then we export mother india to abroad to eat.. other nations./////

Father of Nation is Gandhiji it should be Gandhiji's wife Mother of Nation instead of Cow matha what a poor politics really.....

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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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