Farmers stage protest, block Karnataka transport bus at Tiruchirappalli central bus stand over Cauvery water issue

Farmers block Karnataka transport bus in Tiruchirappalli central bus stand over Cauvery water issue. Hundreds of protestors were detained during Friday's Karnataka bandh called by pro-Kannada organisations and farmers' outfits to protest against the release of Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu. The Bengaluru Police detained over 700 agitators who tried to block roads during the day-long shutdown.