India, Aug. 13 -- Karnataka School Holiday Today (August 13): Karnataka is observing a 12-hour bandh from 6 am to 6 pm on Thursday, August 13, over the Cauvery water-sharing dispute with Tamil Nadu. The immediate trigger is the Cauvery Water Management Authority's direction to Karnataka to release 12,000 cusecs of water daily for 15 days, beginning August 12. For students, parents and employees, the key issue is whether the protest has resulted in an official holiday while at present, the bandh does not automatically mean a statewide holiday.

Is Today Karnataka Bandh School Holiday?

No blanket statewide school holiday has been announced for August 13. Schools are generally expected to remain open, although individual institutions may ta...