Mangaluru: BJP MP calls Siddaramiah a 'murderer'

September 14, 2016

Mangaluru, Sep 14: The Dakshina Kannada district unit of the Raita Morcha of Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday staged a demonstration in Mangaluru urging the chief minister Siddaramaiah led Karnataka government to fulfil various demands of the farmers.

The protesters, who gathered in front of the office of Deputy Commissioner in the city, held Mr Siddaramaiah completely responsible for the suicide spree of farmers in Karnataka and a recent Supreme Court verdict on Cauvery issue in favour of Tamil Nadu.

Addressing the protesters, Nalin Kumar Kateel, Member of Parliament from Dakshina Kannada constituency, called Mr Mr Siddaramaiah a “murderer” and “cheat”.

“Mr Siddaramaiah had once called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a murderer. Now the people of Karnataka have realised that Mr Siddaramaiah himself is a murderer. A large number of farmers had to end their lives because of the anti-farmer policies of Karnataka government. Several police officers also committed suicide unable to bear torture and harassment from this government.

Shantaveerappa Gowda, State president of BJP Raita Morcha, Rajeev Bhandary, District president of BJP Raita Morcha and Sanjeeva Matandoor, District president of BJP also spoke on the occasion.

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raitha morcha... i can't see any raita in the above picture.. only bjp workers.

what siddaramaiah can do on cauvery or farmers suicide. cauvery issue ordered by supreme court and farmers taking extreme steps for their loan burden.

Blaming other party is an easy task. Solving a problem is a difficult task. What did BJP as a ruling party do to solve this problem during the tenure of Yeddy, DVS and Shettar? Bull shit.

CM for what. he not even responded to normal peoples issue on cauvery water. 4 days protest, curfew if he cannot stop this, why we need CM like him.

Bjp shut your mouth, kateel is a big criminal, Murderer

Bjp murdabad, Congress Jindabad.

Bjp seriously u guys are gone mad. suicides cannot be called as murders. farmers should take their own responsibility.. why only blaming govt.

BJP is out of mind.. farmers suicide is a trend now, they know their family will get lakh of rupees. and also many burden because of the loan they have taken from the bank, not only farmers here normal people also a loan defaulters of bank unable to pay the loan they will take extreme step but in karnataka for farmers suicide only matters.

Yes siddaramaiah is a big murderer.

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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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