Education holds solution to all problems: Khader

August 31, 2013

Mangalore, Aug 31: Calling upon the community members to ensure that their children receive good quality education, Minister for Health U T Khader has said that education holds answer for all the problems faced by the community at present.

Conferring the Maulana Abdul Kalam Azaad and Sir Allama Iqbal Awards to four students from Muslim community at Kankanady Jamiathul Falah community hall, Mr Khader said that the gift that education gives is eternal and people can receive more benefits from education in comparison to any benefit extended by the government.

UNIWEF state president Rafiuddin Kudroli presiding over the programme said that the administration should stop portraying Muslims as second class citizens.

SDM Law College Principal Dr B Ravindra, Entrepreneur Abdul Khader Riyaz Bava among others were present. UNIWEF District President U K Khader delivered the keynote address.

The awards were given to Mohommad Anas (Puttur St Philomena's High School) and Thaufeera (Sullia Goonadka Nehru Memorial School) for securing highest marks in SSLC.

Zaheera from Ramakunjeshwara College, Ramakunja and Zabeer Ullal from St Aloysius College received the award for scoring highest marks in PUC.

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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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