Mangaluru DySP suicide: Evidence tampering allegation a lie, says CM

DHNS

August 27, 2017

Bengaluru, Aug 27: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has dismissed as “lies” the BJP’s accusation that the state government “tampered with evidence” pertaining to the suicide of DySP, M K Ganapathi.

“(BJP state president) Yeddyurappa never speaks the truth. He always lies... Can I reply to all that he Yeddyurappa speaks?” he asked when journalists sought his comment on the BJP leader’s demand that the chief minister must resign, taking moral responsibility.

On the BJP’s other demand that the case should be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Siddaramaiah said: “The CID has already submitted a report in the case. Some people have gone to the Supreme Court challenging the CID report. How can they (BJP leaders) demand a CBI probe when the matter is before the Supreme Court?” he said.

‘Cabinet expansion soon’

Siddaramaiah said he would soon expand his council of ministries.

The Congress high command has already approved the expansion, the chief minister added.

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Siddu getting many allegations. ACB was there now this one. Keep it up siddu

Siddaramaih should resign

Under Siddu rule, many top positioned cops and govt employees died.

True... let yeddy speak first.

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Elusive bamboo shrimp resurfaces in Mangaluru estuary after 70 years

News Network

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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