India, Aug. 13 -- Cauvery water dispute.

Normal life, commercial activities unaffected; Pro-Kannada outfits stage protest; detained

Mysuru: Barring symbolic protests by several pro-Kannada activists, the 6 am to 6 pm Karnataka bandh call given today by veteran Kannada activist and former MLA Vatal Nagaraj, in protest against the decision of the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) to release 12,000 cusecs of water daily to Tamil Nadu from dams in the Cauvery Basin, was otherwise peaceful, drawing zero response from the public.

Normal life continued as usual, with essential services such as KSRTC buses, both on city and inter-district routes, especially Mysuru-Bengaluru route, operating without any hurdle or disruption. Commercial ...