AIE new international schedule; Mangalore- Mumbai flights withdrawn from May 27

Mangalore, May 26: Air India Express has announced its new schedule effective from May 28. This schedule will be operative till June 30. In the new schedule, the Mangalore - Mumbai -Mangalore flight (IX 802/208) stands withdrawn from May 28 and the May 27 flight stands cancelled.

According to Air India station manager here the flight from Mangalore to Kuwait operating on Tuesdays and Thursdays, will depart at 5.45pm .

The flight from Kuwait to Mangalore, operating on Wednesdays and Fridays, will departure at 6.20 am and the flight from Mangalore - Dubai - Mangalore operating on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, will depart at 10 pm and the flight from Dubai will arrive at Bajpe airport at 6.25 am.

The flight from Mangalore to Abu Dhabi - Muscat - Muscat operating on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, will depart at 10.15 am and arrive at Bajpe airport from Abu Dhabi at 8 pm .

The Mangalore - Bahrain - Mangalore flight operating on Fridays will depart at 10am and arrive at Bajpe airport 7.25 pm . The flight from Mangalore - Doha -Mangalore operating on Wednesdays, will depart at 10am and arrive at 7.25pm .

The Mangalore - Dubai - Mumbai operating on Wednesdays will depart at 10 am and arrive here at 8.15pm .

Change of timing: The station manager also said that the IX 813 Mangalore Dubai flight of may 27 will now operate cat 10.40 am instead of 10 pm and has requested passengers traveling on that day to report to the airport accordingly.

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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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