Fazal Raheem chosen Puttur block Congress president

October 29, 2014

Puttur, Oct 29: Advocate and notary Fazal Raheem was chosen as the new president of Puttur block Congress committee here on Tuesday.

KPCC president G Parameshwar nominated Fazal Raheem as the new president of the block committee and notified that he should immediately take

charge of his post, said Puttur MLA Shakunthala Shetty.

Informing mediapersons of the nomination of Fazal Raheem as the new president of the block committee at his office on Tuesday, she said that he would work with fairness towards all party members.

Speaking after taking charge as the new president, Mr Raheem said that he had a history of working for Congress, with his father K P Abdullah also having served as block Congress president for 27 years.

“Having been affiliated with the Congress since my college days, I had served as the treasurer of the NSUI college unit, vice president of youth Congress as well as an election agent during the time of elections, which is why the party had given me this opportunity,” he said, adding that he would work towards the co-ordination and consolidation of the party as per the guidance of the district party chief and local leaders.

On the occasion, Vittal-Uppinangady block committee president Praveenchandra Alva and other party leaders were present.

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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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