Mangaluru, May 28: The bandh, called by BJP accusing HD Kumaraswamy of breaking the promise of ‘loan waiver in 24 hours’, has evoked a bitter response in the district.
While buses and autos are plying as usual, shops and offices also remain open since morning. Similarly; the schools, which were scheduled to be reopened throughout the state today, are also opened.
No organisation extended its support to the bandh called by BJP.
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Chandigarh (PTI): A bus carrying devotees overturned in Punjab's Fatehgarh Sahib's while returning from Anandpur Sahib, killing six and injuring 21 others, police said on Wednesday.
The incident occurred near Himmatpura on Morinda-Chunni road area in Bassi Pathana at around 10 pm on Tuesday when the devotees -- all residents of Main Majri in Fatehgarh Sahib -- were returning from Anandpur Sahib in Rupnagar district after paying obeisance on the occasion of Baisakhi.
The bus overturned on the road after some malfunction, a police official said.
Six people, including a woman, died in the incident while 21 sustained injuries, Fategarh Sahib Deputy Superintendent of Police Raj Kumar said.
The injured have been shifted to nearby hospitals, the police said.
