Siddaramaiah paid Rs 1K cr to Cong top brass to remain in power, claims Yeddy

February 11, 2017

Bengaluru, Feb 11: Former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa has now accused the incumbent Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of paying over Rs 1,000 crore to Congress leaders in Delhi to save his chair.

Addressing media persons in Bagalkot the BJP state president claimed that a diary seized by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had revealed that Rs 1,000 crore in donation was given by chief minister Siddaramaiah to his party high command.

He added that the amount was taken by Siddaramaiah's parliamentary secretary, MLC K Govindaraj. "The CM should disclose to the people whether a diary has been found and if Govindaraj was indeed questioned by the ED," he pointed out.

Mr Yeddyurappa said he was ready to disclose all details on the floor of the house, but he wanted the CM to come out with them.

‘We are like brothers’

Yeddyurappa said fellow BJP?leader K?S?Eshwarappa and he were like brothers and there were no differences between them. “We will tour the state together and bring the BJP?back to power,” he said.

To a query, Yeddyurappa said that it is left to former chief minister S?M?Krishna to take a call on joining the BJP. “I have no information on the Congress MLA and former minister M?H?Ambareesh joining the BJP,” he stated.

Cong rubbishes allegation

Rubbishing the allegations, Siddaramaiah said: "If he has anything to prove on his statement, let him make it public. If not, he should retire from politics."

Sharing the same view, KPCC president G Parameshwara said: "A person in a responsible position, who was also a former CM, should not make such irresponsible statements. If he has any tangible proof of the allegations, then let him make it public."

KPCC working president Dinesh Gundu Rao said such statements are being made in desperation by Yeddyurappa, as he knows he is losing ground in the state.

"The I-T department conducted the raids. Let the department and ED complete investigations and submit the findings. Does Yeddyurappa have the powers to predict what the raids have yielded? How did he come to know what has been seized?" law minister T B Jayachandra asked.

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Yaddi..............Karnataka wannu mathhomme diwali golisalu prayathnisuvudu khanditha....adre eee siddu sarakara kano .....congress party yadru ...siddu jai

Pls take it to the end, with all the proof ...... wish u good luck

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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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