Karnataka Bandh Today: Amid ongoing protests over the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, normal life is likely to be affected in Karnataka with pro-Kannada and farmers' organisations calling for 'Karnataka Bandh' on Friday. More than 2,000 organisations have supported Friday’s dawn-to-dusk Karnataka bandh, even as police in Bangalore warned they will not allow what they termed as an illegal and unconstitutional protest. With the bandh expected to disrupt normal life in Bangalore, the authorities have declared a holiday for schools and colleges under both, BBMP and Bengaluru Urban jurisdictions and more on TOI
Bengaluru Bandh: Today’s dawn-todusk Bengaluru bandh to protest release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu is likely to derail normal life as BMTC and KSRTC buses and autorickshaws will remain off roads. While a holiday has been declared in schools and colleges in the city, several industry and trade bodies and a section of hotels have also said they will remain shut.Namma Metro services are expected to remain ope rational as usual. However, IT and tech firms have invoked business continuity plans and many have asked their staff to work from home to ensure their safety and a smooth running of the operations during the strike.