By-poll results will prove my influence: BSY in Kollur

September 26, 2011

Udupi, September 26: “Koppala by-election results will prove my influence in the party, as former MLA and BJP candidate Sanganna Karadi is all set to win the elections by a margin of over 15,000 votes”, said Ex Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa.

Yediyurappa was at Kollur on Monday evening to participate in a Chandika Homa scheduled for Tuesday morning.

After having 'darshan' of goddess Mookambika, Yediyurappa spoke to media persons. He said that they had neither lost any elections under his leadership nor will lose the present one.

Replying a question, Yeddyurappa said that there were no objections to his rath yathra from within the party, but a section of party leaders have been discussing it.

“Rath Yathra will focus more on the achievements of my government. It will be purely a party programme. If there are any mis understandings among the leaders I will speak to the party top brass to sort it out”, he said.

Shimoga MP and Yediyurappa's son BY Raghavendra accompanied him.

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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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