At wedding venue bride and groom donate their gold for flood relief

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August 20, 2018

Kasaragod, Aug 20: A newly married couple gifted 20 gms gold at the marriage venue itself in Kasaragod district on Sunday to help raise funds for the ongoing relief works.

The rare gesture came from Prasad and Ashwathi, both hailing from Uduma here, as the bride parted with 2.5 sovereign bangles valued over Rs. 60,000 to the Bekal Fort Lion’s Club unit office-bearers amid thunderous applause from those who gathered to witness the marriage ceremony held at Palakkunnu near Uduma.

As the parents of the couple wholeheartedly supported the gesture, the couple said that they wanted to stand with thousands of people who had donated funds for flood relief in the southern districts.

Sukumaran Poochakkad, president of the Lions Club unit, said that the gold ornaments would be sold to raise funds for the relief operations.

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Marriage is a sacred bond between a man and woman. But it should not be confined within the four walls of the house. Rather, it should be for to serve the humanity after fulfilling family needs.

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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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