News about Congress MLAs joining BJP is far from truth: Param, HDK

Agencies

September 11, 2018

Bengaluru, Sept 11: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara on Tuesday termed the report in a section of the press about some Congress MLAs would quit their seats and join Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) to trigger the fall of JD(S)-Congress government in the state, as far from truth while Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy termed as untrue and said it was mere media speculation.

"BJP is spreading such stories without any base and there is no possibility of any Congress legislator quitting the party and joining BJP," Dr Parameshwara said.

Speaking to reporters here, the DCM said, "I had directly spoken to Mr Satish Jarkiholi, who along with his seven brothers are rumoured to join BJP shortly. He (Mr Jarkiholi) has clarified that the news is false and he has no plan to quit the party instead working for the success of the party candidates in the Lok Sabha election due next year."

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Public should warn and then punish verey badly with physical injuries, to those betraying MLAs.

So no one dares to repeat in the future.

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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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