Kateel files nomination papers, says ‘Modi tsunami’ will help BJP sweep the polls

coastaldigest.com web desk

March 25, 2019

Mangaluru, Mar 25: BJP leader and two-time Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, who is seeking reelection to the parliament for the third consecutive time, today nomination papers.

Accompanied by the local leaders of BJP, Mr Kateel submitted nomination papers to Deputy Commissioner-cum-Returning Officer Sasikanth Senthil at the latter’s office.

Prior to this Mr Kateel addressed party workers at the BJP election office and expressed confidence that he would achieve a hat-trick by defeating Youth Congress leader Mithun Rai, who is contesting on Congress ticket against him.

“People of Dakshina Kannada have always blessed me. I am sure that they will bless me in the next month’s Lok Sabha polls too,” he said, adding that the Modi tsunami will help BJP sweep the polls.

He claimed that during his current tenure, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government has released Rs 16,520 crore for various development activities in Dakshina Kannada.

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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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