Mangaluru: 4 hurt as tanker rams into bus at Kolya; major tragedy averted

November 18, 2016

Mangaluru, Nov 18: In what could have been a major tragedy, a bullet tanker rammed into a Mangaluru-bound city bus at Kolya on the outskirts of the city on National Highway 66 on Friday morning.

Four persons on board the bus suffered injuries in the accident. They are driver Krishnappa and three female passengers, Dhanalaxmi, Shobha and Deepika from Kumpala.

It is learnt that the ill-fated bus, coming from Kumpala, was taking a turn at Kolya. The speeding tanker plying towards Kerala from the city hit the right side of the bus.

The spot is said to be an accident prone zone. A few weeks ago a speeding car moving towards Kerala had rammed into a Mangaluru-bound bound bus at the same spot in a similar way.

Even though the warning signs have been put up at this spot, the over speed on negligence on part of drivers on highway have been causing mishaps. A case has been registered at Ullal police station and investigations are on.

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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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