Shivakumar meeting Yeddyurappa for support own decision: CM

Bangalore, Aug 12: Asserting that Congress has not sought Karnataka Janata Paksha's support for Lok Sabha bypolls, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today said party leader D K Shivakumar meeting KJP chief B S Yeddyurappa, to seek support for the by-election to Bangalore rural Lok Sabha constituency was his own decision.

"DK Shivakumar hasn't spoken to me on this matter, I have learnt about it through news paper reports;.....we haven't sought any support, Shivakumar has sought," Siddaramaiah told reporters at Mysore today.

However, stating that there is nothing wrong in seeking other parties' help, the chief minister said "now Yeddyurappa is not with BJP; if Yeddyurappa was with BJP, he wouldn't have sought support."

In a surprise move yesterday, Shivakumar, whose brother DK Suresh is contesting from the Bangalore rural constituency on Congress ticket, met the former chief minister to seek his support.

Confirming his meeting with Channapatna MLA C P Yogeshwar of Samajwadi Party, Siddaramaiah said "we have sought support from Yogeshwar, as he is from socialist background."

He also clarified that no decision has been taken on inducting Shivakumar in to the cabinet.

By-polls are being held for Mandya and Bangalore rural Lok Sabha constituencies on August 21. Former Chief Minister Kumaraswamy's wife Anitha Kumaraswamy is the JDS candidate from Bangalore Rural.

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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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