BJP woos Krishna; Yeddyurappa?to talk to former CM soon

Bengaluru, Jan 31: The state BJP on Monday invited former chief minister S?M?Krishna to join the party.

BJP state president B?S?Yeddyurappa told reporters in Bengaluru that he will soon meet Krishna and hold talks with him.

“I was eager to visit him today. But I learnt that he has left for Maddur. I?am leaving for New Delhi today and will meet him after I come back,” Yeddyurappa said.

Sources said Yeddyurappa will discuss the issue with the party's central leadership in the national capital in the coming days. “Krishna's entry into the BJP?will strengthen the party,” Yeddyurappa said.

BJP state general?secretary Shobha Karandlaje said, “We have extended an invitation to him (Krishna) to join the BJP. The party will benefit from his experience. He launched several popular programmes as chief minister of the state.”

Another state general?secretary of the BJP,?C?T?Ravi, said Krishna quitting the Congress is an indication that political polarisation in the state has commenced.

While Krishna was in Maddur till evening, Yeddyurappa left for Delhi.

Sources close to Krishna spiked rumours that Krishna had met BJP?national president Amit Shah before moving out of the Congress.

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Selfish man at retirement

He is gonna be next president of India....

Very well. Former Minister Manorama Madhwaraj left congress and joined BJP , now where is Madhwaraj?? Najma Hafdullah resigned congress and joined BJP now where is Najma? Ilma left AAP and joined BJP now where is ILma?? and so on......
They grab you and throw into their dust bin.
Mr. Krishna is next .... otherwise what they can do with this 84 years lonely leader?

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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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