Mandya Protest

JD(S) State President H D Kumaraswamy on Monday joined the protest against the removal of a saffron flag bearing Lord Hanuman's image from Keragodu village near here.

Battle lines have been drawn in Karnataka's Mandya after officials last week took down a saffron-coloured Hanuman flag hoisted by a local religious organisation, leading to protests that have escalated into a Congress-BJP showdown.

In the Keragodu village of Karnataka's Mandya, a controversy over a Hanuman flag has led to political confrontations, protests, and police intervention.

A group of farmers in Karnataka are holding a night-long candle-light vigil to protest against orders to release of Cauvery waters to Tamil Nadu. The protest in Mandya -- near Srirangapatna -- started this morning.

With local Congress leaders protesting against Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy's son being given the coalition ticket from Mandya, state party chief Siddaramaiah today stepped in to play peacemaker. In a video released today, he is seen asking leaders and workers from both sides to work unitedly towards securing politician-actor Nikhil Gowd...

Congress workers in Karnataka vandalized the party office in Mandya, protesting the distribution of tickets ahead of the assembly elections. A video showed alleged Congress workers go on a rampage, flinging and breaking chairs, throwing papers and pulling out posters in the party office.

As protests against the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu showed signs of abating in Mandya, the epicentre of agitation, and other districts in the basin, no major blockade was reported on the Bengaluru-Mysuru highway today, police said.

After nearly 60 hours of seething demonstrations that have cut off the crucial highways and roads, protests in Karnataka are smaller and quieter today over the release of water from the Cauvery River to neighbouring Tamil Nadu.

Bullock carts and burning tyres were used by protesters to block a major highway in Karnataka hours after the state started releasing water from the river Cauvery to neighbouring Tamil Nadu, abiding by a Supreme Court order despite what it called "severe hardships".

The area of Mandya, 100 kilometres from Benagluru, has turned into a high-danger zone today with the police using loudspeakers to ward off traffic and farmers holding large protests. Mandya, highly fertile, lies in the Cauvery water basin- where water collects before it moves into the river that is at the heart of a long and often-violent dispute.

Karnataka will release more water from the river Cauvery to neighbouring Tamil Nadu as per the Supreme Court order, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said this evening, after an all-party meet. "As a state, we cannot defy the Supreme Court's orders," he said. Earlier today, protesters blocked a major highway in Karnataka for several hours against the top...

As protests against Cauvery water release to Tamil Nadu continued in Mandya today, the local administration banned entry of tourists inside the Krishnaraja Sagar Reservoir (KRS) complex in Mysore till February 13 as a precautionary measure.

Vehicular traffic on the Bangalore-Mysore road was paralysed and normal life affected due to a bandh call given today by an outfit of farmers, spearheading protests in this Cauvery heartland district to protest release of water to Tamil Nadu.

Politics over the Cauvery water issue between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu turned violent this afternoon, with pro-Karnataka activists stoning Rapid Action Force personnel who are posted around the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) reservoir. Protesters are also trying to force their way into the dam area. Police have arrested G Madegowda, a farmer leader.

JD(S) State President H D Kumaraswamy on Monday joined the protest against the removal of a saffron flag bearing Lord Hanuman's image from Keragodu village near here.

Battle lines have been drawn in Karnataka's Mandya after officials last week took down a saffron-coloured Hanuman flag hoisted by a local religious organisation, leading to protests that have escalated into a Congress-BJP showdown.

In the Keragodu village of Karnataka's Mandya, a controversy over a Hanuman flag has led to political confrontations, protests, and police intervention.

A group of farmers in Karnataka are holding a night-long candle-light vigil to protest against orders to release of Cauvery waters to Tamil Nadu. The protest in Mandya -- near Srirangapatna -- started this morning.

With local Congress leaders protesting against Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy's son being given the coalition ticket from Mandya, state party chief Siddaramaiah today stepped in to play peacemaker. In a video released today, he is seen asking leaders and workers from both sides to work unitedly towards securing politician-actor Nikhil Gowd...

Congress workers in Karnataka vandalized the party office in Mandya, protesting the distribution of tickets ahead of the assembly elections. A video showed alleged Congress workers go on a rampage, flinging and breaking chairs, throwing papers and pulling out posters in the party office.

As protests against the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu showed signs of abating in Mandya, the epicentre of agitation, and other districts in the basin, no major blockade was reported on the Bengaluru-Mysuru highway today, police said.

After nearly 60 hours of seething demonstrations that have cut off the crucial highways and roads, protests in Karnataka are smaller and quieter today over the release of water from the Cauvery River to neighbouring Tamil Nadu.

Bullock carts and burning tyres were used by protesters to block a major highway in Karnataka hours after the state started releasing water from the river Cauvery to neighbouring Tamil Nadu, abiding by a Supreme Court order despite what it called "severe hardships".

The area of Mandya, 100 kilometres from Benagluru, has turned into a high-danger zone today with the police using loudspeakers to ward off traffic and farmers holding large protests. Mandya, highly fertile, lies in the Cauvery water basin- where water collects before it moves into the river that is at the heart of a long and often-violent dispute.

Karnataka will release more water from the river Cauvery to neighbouring Tamil Nadu as per the Supreme Court order, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said this evening, after an all-party meet. "As a state, we cannot defy the Supreme Court's orders," he said. Earlier today, protesters blocked a major highway in Karnataka for several hours against the top...

As protests against Cauvery water release to Tamil Nadu continued in Mandya today, the local administration banned entry of tourists inside the Krishnaraja Sagar Reservoir (KRS) complex in Mysore till February 13 as a precautionary measure.

Vehicular traffic on the Bangalore-Mysore road was paralysed and normal life affected due to a bandh call given today by an outfit of farmers, spearheading protests in this Cauvery heartland district to protest release of water to Tamil Nadu.

Politics over the Cauvery water issue between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu turned violent this afternoon, with pro-Karnataka activists stoning Rapid Action Force personnel who are posted around the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) reservoir. Protesters are also trying to force their way into the dam area. Police have arrested G Madegowda, a farmer leader.