Barring symbolic protests by pro-Kannada activists and moral support from sections of the trade and business community, normal life remained largely unaffected by the muted response to the shutdown call.

Clarifying that the call for a ‘Karnataka Bandh’ on August 13 was not limited to the Cauvery water issue, veteran Kannada activist Vatal Nagaraj on Tuesday said the bandh was…

Karnataka Bandh 2026 will be observed on August 13 from 6 am to 6 pm over the Cauvery water dispute and demands linked to the Mekedatu, Mahadayi and Kalasa-Banduri projects.…

Kannada Chaluvali Vatal party founder Vatal Nagaraj, a former MLA, was firm that the state must observe a bandh on August 13 to protest the Cauvery water regulators direction to…

Kannada groups are divided on a bandh call for Thursday regarding the Cauvery water dispute. Some groups insist on a bandh to protest water release directions to Tamil Nadu. Other…