Jayaram Bhat, Manohar Prasad chosen for Rotary Vandana Award 2017

March 21, 2017

Mangaluru, Mar 21: Jayaram Bhat, managing director, Karnataka Bank and Manohar Prasad, chief of news bureau, Udayavani Kannada daily have been chosen for the prestigious state level Rotary Annual “Vandana Award” for the year 2017, in recognition of their contributions, in the field of Banking and Journalism respectively.

The award is jointly instituted by Rotary Club of Mangalore Central and Rotaract Club of Mangalore City, which is being conferred on Mr. Jayaram Bhat in recognition of his exemplary achievements in the field Banking. and for Mr. Manohar Prasad in appreciation of his life time achievements in the field of journalism. The award comprises of a citation, plaque and memento.

Member of the Parliament Nalin Kumar Kateel will grace the occasion as chief guest Mangaluru City Corporation Mayor Kavitha Sanil will be the guest of honour and will felicitate the Awardees in a function to be held on Friday 24th March 2017 at Hotel Motimahal Mangaluru. at 08.00 pm.

President of Rotary Club of Mangaluru Central Rtn. Anil Gonsalves will preside over the function. Rotary District Zonal Lieutenant Rtn. Elaias Sanctis, District Rotaract Representative Rtr. Miss. Hitaishi. President of Rotaract Club of Mangaluru City Rtr.Yathish Salian will also be present on this occasion.

Rotary Club and Rotaract Club annually confer their prestigious state level Vandana Award to the achievers in the field of sports, literature, Industry, business, Banking, Music, Science, Art, Culture and Social Service as a part of the Clubs Vocational Service projects, informed by the Award Committee Chairman Rtn. Dr. Devdas Rai.

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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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