50 retired teachers feted for their service

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September 6, 2013

Mangalore, Sep 6: Over 50 retired teachers were felicitated at a teachers' day celebration programme organised by Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat, Department of Public Instruction, Mangalore North Block Education Office, Teachers' Day committee and Teachers' Welfare Fund, Bangalore at Town Hall here on Thursday.

Delivering the inaugural address on the occasion of 126th birth anniversary of educationalist Dr S Radhakrishnan, Member of Legislative Council K Monappa Bhandary said that a teacher's teachings and guidance was of utmost importance in a child's life. Teachers have occupied the greatest position in the society, even in history, as they are the ones who create a strong base for children to build their future on, he said.

“It is the teacher's responsibility to ensure that children receive good education. A teacher has the ability to understand a child's mind. Hence, the teaching community should give more importance towards educating children based on their liking,” he said.

In his presidential address, Mangalore South MLA J R Lobo said that teachers were role models and all the achievers in the world have been able to succeed because of their teachers.

Mangalore North Block Education Officer Lokesh C welcomed the gathering and Subraya Pai proposed a vote of thanks.

Vice president of Zilla Panchayat Rithesh Shetty, Commissioner of Mangalore City Corporation Ajith Kumar Hegde and principals M Balakrishna Shetty and Philomena Lobo were present among others.

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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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