Normal life hit by Karnataka bandh over Cauvery issue

Bengaluru, Apr 18 (KMW); Normal life in the country’s IT capital and several parts of Karnataka was crippled today as a 12-hour statewide bandh called by pro-Kannada outfits to protest Tamil Nadu’s opposition to Mekedatu drinking water project across the river Cauvery, began.

Bus, auto and taxi services were badly hit in Bengaluru, causing hardship to commuters, leaving thousands stranded at many places.