Mangaluru: CM visits B A Mohideen in hospital, wishes him a speedy recovery

coastaldigest.com news network

January 8, 2018

Mangaluru, Jan 8: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Monday paid a visit to former minister B A Mohideen who is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in the city.

The CM who arrived in Dakshina Kannada on Sunday to inaugurate various developmental projects initiated by the state government spent the night in Mangaluru.

In the morning, before leaving the city, Siddaramaiah headed to the Yenepoya Hospital at Kodiyalbail and wished Mr Mohideen a speedy recovery after enquiring his health.

Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister B Ramanath Rai, Food and Civil Supplies Minister U T Khader, MLAs Mohiuddin Bava and J R Lobo, MLC Ivan D’Souza, Yenepoya University chancellor Abdlulla Kunhi were present on the occasion.

Mr Mohideen had served as the higher education minister and general secretary of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee in the past.

Comments

Ministers knew that govt hospital facilities are not sufficient enough

Praying for speedy recovery and good health

True.. Instead of private hospitals, govt employees and ministers should utilise govt hospital facilities

former minister B A Mohideen who is undergoing treatment at a private hospital. Why he cant get admit in govt hospital? CM only said to promote goct hospitals. If ministers under going treatments in govt hospitals, then those hospitls will get all facility. Otherwise nothing

Get well soon.

Which ever party he may be ONE of the best ;gutsy and honest chief minister of INDIA. Never bow to any pressure to oppositions flase un fare case and propoganda. This is what all INDIA presently reuqired.

Hope all peace loving INDIANS agree and elect their best future candidates.

Jai Hind ! Jai Karntaka !

Add new comment

Coastaldigest.com reserves the right to delete or block any comments.
Coastaldigset.com is not responsible for its readers’ comments.
Comments that are abusive, incendiary or irrelevant are strictly prohibited.
Please use a genuine email ID and provide your name to avoid reject.

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.

Comments