Govt officials removing saffron flags from private buildings across Udupi, complains Shobha

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April 10, 2018

Udupi, Apr 10: Karnataka BJP secretary and Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Shobha Karandlaje has accused the chief minister Siddaramaiah-led government of misusing administrative machinery.

"The government officials were removing the BJP's symbol and saffron flags even from private buildings across Udupi and Bagalkot districts and painting them with black colour," she said after receiving rice at the residence of Shivakumar at Gangasandra as part of Mushti Akki Abhiyana.

She said that the party gave tickets based on surveys.

"I am now serving as an MP and I haven't sought the party ticket for the Assembly polls," she said.

Three women figured in the BJP's first list and more women would figure in the next lists, she said.

"There are many contenders in several Assembly segments which has led to disappointment. The party will suitably reward those who didn't get the tickets. Leaders should forget differences and work to ensure the party's victory," she said.

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Have she ever spoken about development, job, busineess etc... every time she speaks about chaddis & hindutva.... and now a petty reasons saffron flag.......... thuu on ur face and shame to those people who have elected her as MP.........

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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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