Karnataka bandh called off after Kannada activists meet CM DK Shivakumar

BTC News Desk13 August 20261 min read

The Cauvery water dispute remains a politically sensitive issue in Karnataka, with farmers' groups and Kannada organisations repeatedly staging protests over the matter.

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