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

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jun 01, 2022, 22:37:47 IST

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

A bandh has been called by the DMK and other opposition parties in Tamil Nadu to protest against the Centre’s failure to set up a Cauvery management board. Normal life has been affected in the state as all sections of the society have announced their support to the dawn-to-dusk bandh. Tamil Nadu government bus services are also affected as main trade unions have decided to participate in the bandh. Stay with us for all the live updates:

19:04 (IST) Apr 05

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

18:32 (IST) Apr 05

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

18:17 (IST) Apr 05

Middle aged woman becomes a ‘showstopper’ on TN bandh day

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.

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17:58 (IST) Apr 05

Cauvery water row: Kannada outfits call for Karnataka bandh on April 12

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).

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17:47 (IST) Apr 05

Tamil Nadu bandh affects train services

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.

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17:07 (IST) Apr 05

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

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15:33 (IST) Apr 05

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

14:50 (IST) Apr 05

Tamil Nadu bandh: Most shops remain closed, Stalin conducts marriage

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.

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14:48 (IST) Apr 05

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

14:41 (IST) Apr 05

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

12:24 (IST) Apr 05

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

12:24 (IST) Apr 05

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

12:24 (IST) Apr 05

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

12:24 (IST) Apr 05

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

12:23 (IST) Apr 05

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

12:23 (IST) Apr 05

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

12:23 (IST) Apr 05

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

12:11 (IST) Apr 05

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

12:10 (IST) Apr 05

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

12:06 (IST) Apr 05

Shops remain closed and big bazaar street look deserted in Coimbatore

12:01 (IST) Apr 05

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.

12:01 (IST) Apr 05

Shops remained close at Ushman road,T Nagar Chennai.

11:59 (IST) Apr 05

DMK cadres block Avinashi Road near Uppilipalayam in Coimbatore

11:57 (IST) Apr 05

Protesters damage a bus at Egmore

11:34 (IST) Apr 05

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

11:22 (IST) Apr 05

Tamil Nadu bandh: Most shops remain closed, bus and train services affected

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11:13 (IST) Apr 05

Congress cadres staging rail roko at Coimbatore railway station

11:12 (IST) Apr 05

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

11:12 (IST) Apr 05

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

10:59 (IST) Apr 05

#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

10:59 (IST) Apr 05

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

10:51 (IST) Apr 05

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

10:45 (IST) Apr 05

Vacant shops at Marina beach

10:42 (IST) Apr 05

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

10:37 (IST) Apr 05

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

10:33 (IST) Apr 05

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

09:56 (IST) Apr 05

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

09:51 (IST) Apr 05

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

09:49 (IST) Apr 05

DMK party workers protest at Anna Salai in Chennai.

09:48 (IST) Apr 05

Shops closed at the Palayamkottai bus stand in Tirunelveli city. #TamilNaduBandh pic.twitter.com/nxMTwyanBl
— TOIChennai (@TOIChennai) April 5, 2018

09:46 (IST) Apr 05

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

09:45 (IST) Apr 05

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.

09:45 (IST) Apr 05

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

09:45 (IST) Apr 05

Former CPM state secretary G Ramakrishnan leads protest at Saidapet

09:45 (IST) Apr 05

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

09:45 (IST) Apr 05

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

09:35 (IST) Apr 05

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09:28 (IST) Apr 05

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

09:27 (IST) Apr 05

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

08:38 (IST) Apr 05

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

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