Arrest those harassed DySP Ganapathi or face Dakshina Kannada bandh: MP

July 8, 2016

Mangaluru, Jul 8: A day after DySP M K?Ganapathi committed suicide in Madikeri, BJP leader and Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel has demanded the state government to arrest all the persons who allegedly harassed the former.

Speaking to media persons in the city on Friday, Mr Kateel, who reportedly had good relationship with the deceased, said that the BJP will call for Dakshina Kannada district bandh if the Congress government failed fulfil its demand.

Hours before committing suicide Ganapathi went to a private local TV channel studio in full uniform and gave an interview, wherein he said that ADGP?A?M?Prasad, DIG?Pranab Mohanty and former home minister K?J?George were harassing him and he faced a life threat from them.

Mr Kateel said that Ganapathi, who was serving as the DySP at office of the Inspector General of Police?(Western Range), had held various posts in the coastal city in the past and known for his honest policing.

The MP also demanded that chief minister Siddaramaiah should reveal the truth behind this suicide case and prevent his cabinet ministers and other Congress leaders from exerting pressure on police.

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nalin is good for these type of work giving bandh ,

another name for nalin is bandh minister

he is not working for progress and all.. only working for these type of usless issues

OMG
Is he still in politics?
I thought he is retired and proceeded to VANAVAS permanently.

This looks like well planned. Need to brain map this guy to get the truth revealed.

Nalin kumar Kateel, Yeddy's wife committed suicide or murder
Hand over this case to CBI

First arrest this Naalaayakk MP.... He might know the reason of DYSP's death...

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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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