Mangalore University to roll out new sports policy, recognize achievers

March 19, 2015

Mangaluru, Mar 19: Mangalore University will organise ‘Darpana’ – a felicitation programme for winners of inter-university sports and cultural competitions and also inter-collegiate sports champions for the year 2014-15 at Mangala Auditorium in the university premises at Konaje on Wednesday.

Announcing this at a press conference here on Thursday, Mangalore University Vice-Chancellor Prof K Byrappa said that principal of SDM College, Ujire Prof Yashovarma would be the chief guest on the occasion, and Olympian and national record holder Sahana Kumari would be the guest of honour. On the same day, there will be a sports meet for B.Ed, M.Ed and differently-abled persons in the university, he informed.

He added that a total of 30 medals had been won by sportspersons representing the university in the year 2014-15 who would also be felicitated in the programme.

New UG courses at Vishwa Mangala

Prof Byrappa informed that two new undergraduate courses - BA and BCom would be offered to students from the next academic year at Vishwa Mangala English Medium School at Konaje.

One seat in PG courses will be exclusively reserved for sports achievers (at the university level or higher) in university-affiliated colleges from the next academic year, he said.

New sports policy

He also informed that work on construction of 400 mts standard track was in progress at the outdoor stadium at Mangalore University which might be completed in a couple of months.

A committee of physical education experts from the state and outside had been formed to constitute a revised sports policy to set guidelines for proper eligibility and selection procedure for sports events held by the university, he said, adding that it would be implemented in the university and affiliated colleges from the next academic year.

He said that the university planned to set up a well-equipped indoor stadium and a national-level swimming pool in the university campus.

Registrar of the university Prof P S Yadapadithaya, Director of physical education Dr Kishore Kumar C K, Director of Students’ Welfare Prof P L Dharma, principal of Mangalore University College Prof U Sunanda and Prof G P Shivram were present.

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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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