BJP demands white paper on Karnataka’s finance position as HDK govt completes 6 months

Agencies

November 24, 2018

Bengaluru, Nov 24: Opposition Leader in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly B S Yeddyurappa, who is also BJP State President, today demanded Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy to come out with a White Paper on State’s Finance Position.

Terming the achievement of Congress-JDS Coalition Government in the first six months as ‘Zero’, Mr Yeddyurappa, addressing a press conference here on Saturday, said that the Chief Minister, who also holds Finance portfolio, should come out with the white paper since according to some Congress Legislators themselves this Government was yet to 'take off' and developmental activities had come to standstill.

“Let it be known to the public about achievement and implementation of various programmes since April to October. According to statistics available with us, supplied by the Government, the achievements in many departments is 'big zero’ ,” he added.

The former Chief Minister alleged that funds released by the Centre for the welfare of the Backward Classes, SC/ST communities have not been utilized fully. “The much publicised farm loan waiver is yet to be implemented even after three months, while farmers suicide is continuing and it is taking place every day,” he added.

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Let him bark. This is his last time as state president. Amittt show soon kick him out

This old man has no job except trouble making

Mr. yeddy stop making silly issues. HDK govt doing good. First your feku govt should produce post-demonitisation white paper

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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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