Barring a few minor incidents, Friday's dawn-to-dusk bandh was complete and peaceful in the city. The statewide bandh was called by various pro-Kannada organisations to protest the Supreme Court order directing Karnataka to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu.
Life came to a grinding halt with all modes of transport being suspended, leaving hundreds of people who arrived here in buses and trains stranded for hours. Thousands of passengers were also stranded at the Kempegowda International Airport. Protesters also blocked the toll gate near the airport. A few people were also detained when they attempted to barge into the airport.
Hundreds of passengers arrived at the airport well before 6 am to ensure that they did not miss their flights. As many as 11 flights delayed departure for the benefit of those who were stranded. Thousands of passengers who landed in Bengaluru, however, had to wait till 4 pm to get a cab. While business establishments remained shut between 6 am and 6 pm, educational institutions and IT majors declared a holiday.
Most of the government offices and banks remained closed. Protesters barged into a few offices, including the Namma Metro head office at Shantinagar, and forced officials to down the shutters.
IT hubs hit
Tech hubs like Whitefield, Electronics City, Koramangala, HSRLayout and Hebbal were completely shut down. A few companies worked with skeletal staff to ensure critical operations run, while a few others permitted their employees to work from home. A majority of the companies, however, are working next Saturday to compensate for the loss.
Film artistes and technicians lent their support to the bandh by protesting in front of the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce. They later submitted a memorandum to Governor Vajubhai Vala. Protesters burnt effigies of Water Resources Minister M B Patil and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. A few even conducted the mock last rites of the chief minister. In some parts of the city, tyres were burnt to obstruct vehicular movement. Karnataka Rakshana Vedike members stoned an LED sign board at a church in J J Nagar for displaying verses from the Bible in Tamil.
In another incident, a youth, Prabhu (29), slit his stomach in protest against the release of Cauvery water. He was rushed to hospital and he is said to be out of danger. City Police Commissioner N S Megharikh said the police had detained as many as 200 people on Friday. The police had also taken 596 others into preventive custody on the eve of the bandh to ensure there were no untoward incidents, he said.
Meanwhile, the bandh was complete in the Old Mysuru region of Mysuru, Mandya, Chamarajanagar, Kolar, Tumakuru, Chikkaballapur, Chitradurga, Davanagere and Hassan. Life was also crippled in Shivamogga and parts of North Karnataka like Hubballi-Dharwad. The coastal regions were not affected by the bandh.
At KRS, police resorted to teargas shelling to control the agitating farmers. At least four farmers attempted suicide, but the police foiled their attempt. Security personnel resorted to caning when a few farmers attempted to climb the retaining wall of the reservoir. When the mob went berserk, the police lobbed teargas shells to disperse the crowd. In the melee, a few farmers fell into the canal and sustained injuries.
Life came to a grinding halt with all modes of transport being suspended, leaving hundreds of people who arrived here in buses and trains stranded for hours. Thousands of passengers were also stranded at the Kempegowda International Airport. Protesters also blocked the toll gate near the airport. A few people were also detained when they attempted to barge into the airport.
Hundreds of passengers arrived at the airport well before 6 am to ensure that they did not miss their flights. As many as 11 flights delayed departure for the benefit of those who were stranded. Thousands of passengers who landed in Bengaluru, however, had to wait till 4 pm to get a cab. While business establishments remained shut between 6 am and 6 pm, educational institutions and IT majors declared a holiday.
Most of the government offices and banks remained closed. Protesters barged into a few offices, including the Namma Metro head office at Shantinagar, and forced officials to down the shutters.
IT hubs hit
Tech hubs like Whitefield, Electronics City, Koramangala, HSRLayout and Hebbal were completely shut down. A few companies worked with skeletal staff to ensure critical operations run, while a few others permitted their employees to work from home. A majority of the companies, however, are working next Saturday to compensate for the loss.
Film artistes and technicians lent their support to the bandh by protesting in front of the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce. They later submitted a memorandum to Governor Vajubhai Vala. Protesters burnt effigies of Water Resources Minister M B Patil and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. A few even conducted the mock last rites of the chief minister. In some parts of the city, tyres were burnt to obstruct vehicular movement. Karnataka Rakshana Vedike members stoned an LED sign board at a church in J J Nagar for displaying verses from the Bible in Tamil.
In another incident, a youth, Prabhu (29), slit his stomach in protest against the release of Cauvery water. He was rushed to hospital and he is said to be out of danger. City Police Commissioner N S Megharikh said the police had detained as many as 200 people on Friday. The police had also taken 596 others into preventive custody on the eve of the bandh to ensure there were no untoward incidents, he said.
Meanwhile, the bandh was complete in the Old Mysuru region of Mysuru, Mandya, Chamarajanagar, Kolar, Tumakuru, Chikkaballapur, Chitradurga, Davanagere and Hassan. Life was also crippled in Shivamogga and parts of North Karnataka like Hubballi-Dharwad. The coastal regions were not affected by the bandh.
At KRS, police resorted to teargas shelling to control the agitating farmers. At least four farmers attempted suicide, but the police foiled their attempt. Security personnel resorted to caning when a few farmers attempted to climb the retaining wall of the reservoir. When the mob went berserk, the police lobbed teargas shells to disperse the crowd. In the melee, a few farmers fell into the canal and sustained injuries.
Barring a few minor incidents, Friday’s dawn-to-dusk bandh was complete and peaceful in the city. The statewide bandh was called by various pro-Kannada organisations to protest the Supreme Court order directing Karnataka to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu.
Life came to a grinding halt with all modes of transport being suspended, leaving hundreds of people who arrived here in buses and trains stranded for hours. Thousands of passengers were also stranded at the Kempegowda International Airport. Protesters also blocked the toll gate near the airport. A few people were also detained when they attempted to barge into the airport.
Hundreds of passengers arrived at the airport well before 6 am to ensure that they did not miss their flights. As many as 11 flights delayed departure for the benefit of those who were stranded. Thousands of passengers who landed in Bengaluru, however, had to wait till 4 pm to get a cab. While business establishments remained shut between 6 am and 6 pm, educational institutions and IT majors declared a holiday.
Most of the government offices and banks remained closed. Protesters barged into a few offices, including the Namma Metro head office at Shantinagar, and forced officials to down the shutters.
IT hubs hit
Tech hubs like Whitefield, Electronics City, Koramangala, HSR Layout and Hebbal were completely shut down. A few companies worked with skeletal staff to ensure critical operations run, while a few others permitted their employees to work from home. A majority of the companies, however, are working next Saturday to compensate for the loss.
Film artistes and technicians lent their support to the bandh by protesting in front of the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce. They later submitted a memorandum to Governor Vajubhai Vala. Protesters burnt effigies of Water Resources Minister M B Patil and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. A few even conducted the mock last rites of the chief minister. In some parts of the city, tyres were burnt to obstruct vehicular movement. Karnataka Rakshana Vedike members stoned an LED sign board at a church in J J Nagar for displaying verses from the Bible in Tamil.
In another incident, a youth, Prabhu (29), slit his stomach in protest against the release of Cauvery water. He was rushed to hospital and he is said to be out of danger. City Police Commissioner N S Megharikh said the police had detained as many as 200 people on Friday. The police had also taken 596 others into preventive custody on the eve of the bandh to ensure there were no untoward incidents, he said.
Meanwhile, the bandh was complete in the Old Mysuru region of Mysuru, Mandya, Chamarajanagar, Kolar, Tumakuru, Chikkaballapur, Chitradurga, Davanagere and Hassan. Life was also crippled in Shivamogga and parts of North Karnataka like Hubballi-Dharwad. The coastal regions were not affected by the bandh.
At KRS, police resorted to teargas shelling to control the agitating farmers. At least four farmers attempted suicide, but the police foiled their attempt. Security personnel resorted to caning when a few farmers attempted to climb the retaining wall of the reservoir. When the mob went berserk, the police lobbed teargas shells to disperse the crowd. In the melee, a few farmers fell into the canal and sustained injuries.
Life came to a grinding halt with all modes of transport being suspended, leaving hundreds of people who arrived here in buses and trains stranded for hours. Thousands of passengers were also stranded at the Kempegowda International Airport. Protesters also blocked the toll gate near the airport. A few people were also detained when they attempted to barge into the airport.
Hundreds of passengers arrived at the airport well before 6 am to ensure that they did not miss their flights. As many as 11 flights delayed departure for the benefit of those who were stranded. Thousands of passengers who landed in Bengaluru, however, had to wait till 4 pm to get a cab. While business establishments remained shut between 6 am and 6 pm, educational institutions and IT majors declared a holiday.
Most of the government offices and banks remained closed. Protesters barged into a few offices, including the Namma Metro head office at Shantinagar, and forced officials to down the shutters.
IT hubs hit
Tech hubs like Whitefield, Electronics City, Koramangala, HSR Layout and Hebbal were completely shut down. A few companies worked with skeletal staff to ensure critical operations run, while a few others permitted their employees to work from home. A majority of the companies, however, are working next Saturday to compensate for the loss.
Film artistes and technicians lent their support to the bandh by protesting in front of the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce. They later submitted a memorandum to Governor Vajubhai Vala. Protesters burnt effigies of Water Resources Minister M B Patil and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. A few even conducted the mock last rites of the chief minister. In some parts of the city, tyres were burnt to obstruct vehicular movement. Karnataka Rakshana Vedike members stoned an LED sign board at a church in J J Nagar for displaying verses from the Bible in Tamil.
In another incident, a youth, Prabhu (29), slit his stomach in protest against the release of Cauvery water. He was rushed to hospital and he is said to be out of danger. City Police Commissioner N S Megharikh said the police had detained as many as 200 people on Friday. The police had also taken 596 others into preventive custody on the eve of the bandh to ensure there were no untoward incidents, he said.
Meanwhile, the bandh was complete in the Old Mysuru region of Mysuru, Mandya, Chamarajanagar, Kolar, Tumakuru, Chikkaballapur, Chitradurga, Davanagere and Hassan. Life was also crippled in Shivamogga and parts of North Karnataka like Hubballi-Dharwad. The coastal regions were not affected by the bandh.
At KRS, police resorted to teargas shelling to control the agitating farmers. At least four farmers attempted suicide, but the police foiled their attempt. Security personnel resorted to caning when a few farmers attempted to climb the retaining wall of the reservoir. When the mob went berserk, the police lobbed teargas shells to disperse the crowd. In the melee, a few farmers fell into the canal and sustained injuries.