karnataka bandh

The state-wide bandh called by pro-Kannada groups in Karnataka on Saturday, opposing the government's decision to create a corporation for Maratha community has had no major impact on normal life so far, other than sporadic protests and demonstrations by burning effigies.

karnataka bandh: The pro-Kannada outfits are demanding the Prime Minister's intervention in the inter-state water dispute with neighbouring Goa. The dawn-to-dusk bandh is expected to be in total in the northern districts that come under Malaprabha river basin.

State Congress party president DK Shivakumar, on Sunday, called for a twohour ‘karnataka bandh’ on Thursday (March 9) to protest alleged corruption by the BJP government helmed by chief minister Basavaraj Bommai.

Farmers in southern and northern districts of Karnataka have called for a karnataka bandh on Saturday to highlight the problems they are facing and the Kalasa Banduri project being stonewalled by Goa.

The dawn to dusk bandh has been called by ‘Kannada Okoota’. In Bengaluru and Mysuru, schools were seen working, private employees hurrying towards office. In coastal districts too, there's no response to karnataka bandh.

: With Karnataka bracing for a state-wide bandh on Friday, called by pro-Kannada outfits and farmer unions against the Supreme Court order to release 15,000 cusecs of Cauvery water a day to Tamil Nadu, PMK leader S Ramadoss on Wednesday urged the Karnataka government to step up security arrangements.

Pro-Kannada organisations and farmers have called for a bandh in Karnataka on January 25, to pressurise parties, Centre to resolve Mahadayi river dispute. Goa and Karnataka have locked horns over sharing of Mahadayi (known as Mandovi in Goa) river water.

Farmers in southern and northern districts of Karnataka have called for a karnataka bandh on Saturday in light of the severity of farmer issues in the State and the Kalasa Banduri project being stonewalled by Goa.

The 12-hour karnataka bandh called by pro-Kannada organizations on Saturday to protest Tamil Nadu's opposition to the Mekedatu drinking water project,has brought Bengaluru to a standstill.

Holidays and the karnataka bandh on Saturday is likely to affect the supply of vegetables to the state. The supply of vegetables will be normalized by Wednesday

The karnataka bandh called by pro-Kannada organisations on Thursday is unlikely to have an impact on normal life in the city.

The tourist hubs two hotspots Mysore Palace and the Mysore Zoo were shut for the day on Saturday when the city joined the state in karnataka bandh, which threw normal life out of gear for the residents and affected the tourists flow, which has drastically come down since a week.

A city court on Saturday adjourned to October 22 the trial against BJP state unit chief KS Eshwarappa on a complaint lodged by a city advocate over calling karnataka bandh on January 22.

While some pro-Kannada groups have called for a statewide bandh on Saturday to oppose the Maratha Development Board, transport services are unlikely to be affected in the city.

Domestic carriers like IndiGo airlines and Akasa Air cancel flights allegedly due to poor response.

Elaborate police arrangements have been put in place in the city for Saturday’s karnataka bandh called by pro-Kannada organisations to protest the state government’s decision to constitute the Maratha Development Board, said police commissioner Kamal Pant.

The statewide bandh called by the Hubballi-based Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KCCI) is unlikely to affect trade and other activities in Bengaluru on Thursday.

Satish U R, a native of Tumkur district landed early morning in the city to meet his kins in NIMHANS hospital. "I thought I would get a bus early in the morning before the protestors even wake up to obstruct the city's functioning. There was none. Auto rickshaws charged a bomb of Rs 500 to go anywhere and after negotiations it came to Rs 300", he complained.

Bengaluru police have warned against coercing people into supporting the karnataka bandh on Saturday, called by pro-Kannada groups. Schools, colleges, and major public transport will operate as usual. The police commissioner stated that legal action will be taken against those forcing participation. The Kannada film industry and Bangalore hotels' association expressed moral support but will continue their activities.

Several private schools in the city have declared a holiday on Thursday in view of the karnataka bandh called by Kannada organizations to press for a speedy resolution to the Mahadayi water dispute.

The karnataka bandh called by the Ameer-E-Shariat of Karnataka to show the Muslim community's "sadness and anger" at the Karnataka high court's verdict on the hijab ban passed off peacefully in the city.

Normal life in the state is likely to be disrupted on Saturday because of a karnataka bandh called by several pro-Kannada organizations.

A state-wide bandh would be observed in Karnataka on Monday by various farmers' organisations, protesting the amendments to the APMC and land reforms acts made by the BS Yediyurappa government.

It was a day of rallies and demonstrations on Friday in several parts of Bangalore.

The dawn to dusk karnataka bandh over the Cauvery water release issue also impacted the court proceedings in Bengaluru city with majority of advocates staying away from courts in support of the call given by the Bengaluru Advocates Association.