Tamil Nadu bandh on Cauvery row: All party meeting to be held on Friday

A police man was injured in Chennai in a stone-pelting incident: PTI quoting police officials

Police said stone pelting incidents were reported from places including Chennai, Vellore, Erode and Sivaganga: PTI

Blocking traffic on a bandh day is nothing new. But a 54-year-old woman became a talk of the town in Tamil Nadu on Thursday, on a day when opposition parties led by the DMK held a dawn-to-dusk bandh to condemn the Centre’s failure to constitute a Cauvery management board.

Pro-Kannada outfits on Thursday called for a bandh in poll-bound Karnataka on April 12 in a counter to the ongoing stir in neighbouring Tamil Nadu for an early setting up of the Centre to form Cauvery Management Board (CMB).

Workers of the DMK and other parties detained several trains in Tamil Nadu on Thursday as part of a dawn-to-dusk bandh against the Centre’s failure to constitute a Cauvery management board.

Kannada outfits call for Karnataka bandh on April 12 over Cauvery water dispute with Tamil Nadu

DMK working president MK Stalin and other party leaders have been released

A dawn-to-dusk bandh called by the DMK and its friendly parties to condemn the Centre’s failure to constitute a Cauvery management board evoked good response in Tamil Nadu with most shops remaining closed and bus services affected. The bandh affected train services in some places as protesters staged rail rokos.

Five hundred Opposition party cadres block Nagercoil-Mumbai Express train in Madurai city.

Hundreds of Opposition party cadres staged a road blockade at West Veli Street in Madurai city.

An all party meeting will be held on Friday morning instead of today evening, he says

More 10 lakh people have been arrested across TN, says Stalin. Today's protest is not only by political parties but public in large numbers have taken part in protests

Operation of private fleets from Trichy to other districts particularly Thanjavur dropped by 40 per cent.

Buses between Tirunelveli and Tuticorin are operating as usual but there were very few passengers.

In Tuticorin, traders started opening shops after the protesters who blocked the train were arrested.

80-90 percent government buses are being operated in Madurai city

We will not keep quiet till the Cauvery Management Board is set up, tweets M K Stalin

80-90 percent government buses are being operated in Madurai city

Statewide protest against Centre and state govts on Thursday is a big victory for opposition parties

Statewide protest against Centre and state govts on Thursday is a big victory for opposition parties

Shops remain closed and big bazaar street look deserted in Coimbatore

DMK working president M K Stalin and other political party leaders who were arrested during the protest are now kept at a marriage hall in Purasaiwalkam.

Shops remained close at Ushman road,T Nagar Chennai.

DMK cadres block Avinashi Road near Uppilipalayam in Coimbatore

Protesters damage a bus at Egmore

Protesting political parties led by DMK making their way to block the Mysore Express at Tuticorin Melur railway station. pic.twitter.com/mxrdvBT47f

— TOIChennai (@TOIChennai) April 5, 2018

A dawn-to-dusk bandh called by the DMK and its friendly parties to condemn the Centre’s failure to constitute a Cauvery management board evoked good response in Tamil Nadu with most shops remaining closed and bus services affected. The bandh affected train services in some places as protesters staged rail rokos.

Congress cadres staging rail roko at Coimbatore railway station

DMK principal secretary Durai Murugan along with MLAs P Karthikeyan, A P Nandhakumar and party cadres have staged road roko at Chittoor bus stand in Katpadi in Vellore district. Earlier they staged Rail roko at Katpadi railway station

Political parties taking out a procession to the Tuticorin railway junction to resort to rail blockade.

#WATCH: DMK Working President MK Stalin carried away by Police & detained during protest in Chennai over #CauveryWaterManagementBoard issue. pic.twitter.com/nOcsogSdWX

— ANI (@ANI) April 5, 2018

Traffic jam in #Chennai due to 'road-roko' protests and demonstrations by opposition parties over #CauveryWaterManagementBoard issue. #TamilNadu pic.twitter.com/bCzY3BU8bz

— ANI (@ANI) April 5, 2018

No major issues in suburban train services in Chennai. All trains running normally, an official spokesperson said

Vacant shops at Marina beach

Huge posse of policemen posted in Marina beach to ensure no crowd gathers for protest.

Stones pelted at around 15 government buses and a private bus in Vellore City

DMK working president M K Stalin arrested. He was arrested on the Walajah road, Beach Road junction. Massive crowd gather on Beach Road.

Around 80% shops closed in Trichy as part of state-wide bandh. Significant drop in private buses operated from Trichy to adjacent districts. Police personnel fielded at central and Chathiram bus stands. Operation of government buses not affected much

Chennai: DMK Working president MK Stalin at protest over #CauveryManagementBoard issue. Opposition has called a state wide bandh today. #TamilNadu pic.twitter.com/Uw0l2mJrbW

— ANI (@ANI) April 5, 2018

DMK party workers protest at Anna Salai in Chennai.

Shops closed at the Palayamkottai bus stand in Tirunelveli city. #TamilNaduBandh pic.twitter.com/nxMTwyanBl

— TOIChennai (@TOIChennai) April 5, 2018

Lesser number of buses being operated than usual. Shared auto rickshaws being operated as usual in Chennai

At least 500 protesters demonstrate on a road raising slogans against state and central govt condemning their lethargic attitude in Cauvery issue. DMK working president MK Stalin joins the protest.

DMK working president MK Stalin arrives at Anna Salai to take part in protest even as party cadres squat on the arterial road

Former CPM state secretary G Ramakrishnan leads protest at Saidapet

Tanneries in Vaniyambadi and surrounding areas have stopped working today to extend their support to the state-wide bandh over CMB issue

One lakh policemen across Tamil Nadu and 15,000 policemen in Chennai have been posted for security.

Workers of BHEL, Ranipet, stage protest against the Union Govt for not forming CMB.

Traffic comes to a stanstill as protestors from DMK, VCK gather near Simpson in Anna Salai

Chennai: #Visuals of DMK workers & Police deployment after Bandh call by opposition parties over constitution of #CauveryMangementBoard #TamilNadu. pic.twitter.com/9UULgzhhvw

— ANI (@ANI) April 5, 2018