Deve Gowda openly abuses Karnataka CM, calls him ‘neecha’, claims credit for his growth

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February 10, 2018

Bengaluru, Feb 10: Janata Dal (Secular) supremo and former prime minister H D Deve Gowda has used derogatory word against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

Speaking at a party convention at Kengeri on Saturday Gowda termed Siddaramaiah as "neecha" (wretched/villainous/lower caste man) and an dictator.

Gowda also claimed credit for Siddaramaiah’s political growth. He predicted that Siddaramaiah's "time was up".

"Grooming such a “neecha” chief minister has been the biggest mistake of my life. With Sonia Gandhi's might dwindling in the party, Siddaramaiah has started behaving like a dictator. He is a low-level politician," said Gowda.

85-year-old Gowda, who is bristling over recently being sidelined during the inauguration of the 88th Mahamastakabhisheka in Sharavanabelagola, accused Siddaramaiah of "betrayal".

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Siddaramaiah always respect HD Devegowda as "YAJAMANARU". Putra vyamoha, adhikara vyamoha, arulu marulu made him to utter such words against the cleanest CM of the conutry Sidduji.

NOTHIG TO WORRY IT IS AN AGE MATTER CM SIDHU WILL EXCUSE HIM NO GAIN FOR BJP.

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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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