Close down slaughter houses: VHP, Bajarang Dal

September 5, 2012

Mangalore, September 5: The city units of Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajarang Dal have demanded a closure of slaughter houses in Kudroli in Mangalore and other places in the district stating that they are illegal.

Addressing media persons at a joint press meet held by the two organisations at Press Club in Mangalore on Wednesday, Dinesh Pai, Goraksha Pramukh, said that slaughter houses which are being run in Kudroli are illegal and need to be closed down immediately.

“Cows are being slaughtered in these slaughter houses which is a violation of the Karnataka Preservation of Cow Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Act 1964. Besides, the Kudroli slaughter house is also violating the norms of the Pollution Control Board. The Commissioner of Mangalore City Corporation admits that the slaughter house is illegal but it is still being allowed to run as there are certain vested interests behind it. It may be argued that the violation of Pollution Control Board norms would also have to be applied to slaughter houses where goats are slaughtered. Although our struggle is not against goat slaughter, if law demands that those slaughter houses also need to be closed down then they must also be closed”, Mr. Pai said.

Stating that illegal transportation and slaughter of cows has been taking place frequently in Dakshina Kannada district, Mr. Pai said that Bajrang Dal and VHP will carry out intense protests across the state if cow-related crimes are not stopped completely by November 15.

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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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