I only sent JD(S) MLA to meet Yeddyurappa; it was a sting operation: HDK

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September 23, 2018

Bengaluru, Sept 23: Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has dropped a bombshell on BJP leaders by claiming that he himself sent Nagamangala JD(S) MLA Sureshgowda to meet BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa.

“I have the recording of their conversation and it will be released at a suitable time,” Kumaraswamy said.

Kumaraswamy was speaking to reporters here. “I had sent Sureshgowda to Yedyurappa to know what he says and the conversation has been recorded on the mobile phone,” he said.

He said, “If my call to revolt against the BJP is an offence, what should I call the BJP leaders, who claimed that they will burn the state?”

When asked about Congress MLA M T B Nagaraj, who went to Mumbai, the chief minister said the MLA obtained permission and he would return on Sunday. He said no Congress MLA was in touch with the BJP.

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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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