Karnataka Cabinet expansion after Belagavi Assembly session: Siddaramaiah

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December 6, 2018

Bengaluru, Dec 6: The much awaited cabinet expansion in Karnataka will take place on December 22, just after the Belagavi Winter Session of the two-week State Legislature ends, former chief minister and chairman of the Co-Ordination committee of the JD(S)-Congress coalition government said here on Wednesday.

Speaking to media after chairing the Committee participated by senior leaders of both coalition partners, he said “Along with the cabinet expansion it was also decided to appoint MLAs from both parties to nominate for various Boards and Corporations”.

Chief minister will also have six parliamentary secretaries, three each from Congress and the JD(S) legislators, he added.

Informing that originally it was decided to go for expansion on December 9. However, with the winter session of the Karnataka beginning from December 10, expansion hadto be postponed, he said

Replying to question, over the statement of the union minister Prakash Jawadekar that there will be a political tremor in Karnataka in the coming days leading to the fall of the coalition government, Mr Siddaramaiah said it was wishful thinking on part of BJP. The coalition government was strong and stable.

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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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