44 Flights Hit, Schools Shut In Karnataka Over Cauvery Row Protests:
"We have made proper arrangements as a bandh has been called by several pro-Kannada organisations. More than 50 people from the organisations have been taken into custody... We have sufficient staff and we will make sure nothing goes wrong," Additional Superintendent of Police of Bengaluru Rural Mallikarjun Baladandi told news agency ANI.Karnataka Hotel Owners Association on Thursday decided to shut its operations across the state. KSRTC and BMTC buses will be operational based on the situation across the state. Speaking about inter-state operations, an official said that the buses heading towards Tamil Nadu may not be operational tomorrow but it will be subject to change based on the situation. Traffic on major roads of Bengaluru, especially in the central business district and at entry and exit points, is likely to take a hit. 44 flights scheduled to take off and land at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru early on Friday have been cancelled -- 22 of these we...