Hospitals, clinics to display licences at entrance: U T Khader

June 2, 2014

Manipal, Jun 2: Health and Family Welfare Minister U T Khader has said that all medical establishments and private clinics will display their official licences at the entrance as done in bars and other liquor joints.

He said that the government is set to amend the Karnataka Private Medical Establishment Act, 2007, which will make it mandatory for all private clinics/hospitals to display licences issued by the Karnataka Medical Establishment Board.

The move comes in the wake of around 2,000 complaints regarding quacks.

So far, 1,980 cases of fake doctors have come to the fore, with the maximum from Gulbarga (294). Of them, notices have been issued to 1,819 and FIRs registered against 161. In Koppal, the figure stands at 196, followed by Bijapur (195), Gadag (161) and Shimoga (151). In Bangalore, 13 such cases have been reported of which FIRs have been filed against two.

As per existing rules, medical institutions have to put up licences in a conspicuous spot. "However, displaying them outside the hospital will go a long way in helping patients. Hence, the new rules are being formulated," the minister explained.

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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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