Congress, JDS not fulfilled promises, they have no moral right to continue in power: BSY

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December 11, 2018

Belagavi, Dec 11: Opposition leader in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly B S Yeddyurappa today rapped ruling Janata Dal(S)-Congress Coalition government saying that it had utterly failed to bring relief to the people suffering from drought conditions, while it had not kept up its promises made to the farmers including farm loan waiver.

Making preliminary submission seeking an Adjournment Motion to discuss drought conditions in over 100 out of 176 taluks in Karnataka, he said it had been six months since the coalition government came to power and it had not fulfilled any of its promises and the two parties had no moral right to continue in power.

He said besides 100 taluks declared as drought hit by the Government, about 20 to 25 other taluks also received scanty rains during the monsoon and facing severe drought conditions. The rain deficit had been to the extent of 40 to 75 per cent of normal rainfall but the government had not taken any serious steps to mitigate the problems faced by the people, he alleged.

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Yeddi has no value in criticising present Govt in Karnataka as he has left with no moral. He was awarded as the most corrupt CM of any state and was in jail. However, he is still not ashamed of his day robbery and trying to come back to politics to loot more and more as he is the follower of Mallya, Adani etc etc. These thugs are of same family.

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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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