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Podcast: India News - English
Episode: Karnataka bandh: schools shut, shops closed, 50 detained | Cauvery water dispute
Description: The police have detained 50 people from the pro-Kannada organisations that have called a bandh in Karnataka to protest against the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. The bandh received a good response in Bengaluru and other southern parts of the state. Authorities have clamped prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code in Bengaluru Urban, Mandya, Mysuru, Chamarajanagara, Ramanagara and Hassan districts, and declared a holiday for schools and colleges there. Most of the shops, business establishments and eateries in Cauvery basin districts such as Mandya in the southern part of the State downed their shutters. Private vehicles...