As pro-Kannada and farmers' organisations have called for a 'Karnataka Bandh' on Friday to protest the release of Cauvery water to neighbouring Tamil Nadu, Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda on Thursday said that the Freedom Park is the sanctioned location for protests and rallies in
Karnataka unit of Aam Aadmi Party on Monday accused the Congress-led state government of betraying the people of the state by denying permission for the Bengaluru bandh called on September 26 by farmers' groups and several Pro-Kannada organisations.
All the schools and colleges will be closed in Bengaluru on Tuesday following a "Bengaluru Bandh" call given by various organisations, said District Collector Dayananda K.A. in a statement.
More than 175 organizations have declared their support for the Bengaluru bandh called by various farmers' and pro-Kannada organisations on September 26 to protest against the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, said Kuruburu Shanthakumar, State President of State Sugarcane Growers Assoc
JDS leader and former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Saturday joined the protest in Mandya district called by Pro-Kannada outfits and farmer organisations over the release of the Cauvery water to neighbouring Tamil Nadu.
The strike called by activists and farmers came after the Supreme Court on Thursday refused to interfere with the order of the Cauvery Water Management Authority.
Former Chamarajnagar MLA and pro-Kanada activist Vatal Nagaraj on Thursday launched a scathing attack on both the Karnataka Government and the neighbouring Tamil Nadu Government over the Cauvery water issue.
Pro-Kannada organisations in Karnataka's Mandya continued their protest on Wednesday, demanding the government to stop releasing Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. The visuals showed the protestors lying and rolling on the street as a part of the protest.
Several people were detained by the police on Tuesday, after the Congress party and some pro-Kannada organisations, protested over the toll levied on motorists using the Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway.
A college student was thrashed by his classmates in Karnataka's Belagavi for allegedly displaying the Kannada flag during a college event, pro-Kannada activist Deepak Gudaganatti alleged on Thursday.