State bandh: Govt offices, schools may be closed on Jan 25

Bengaluru: Private schools and State government offices are expected to be closed on Thursday owing to the Karnataka bandh called by various organisations against the Centre’s negligence towards the Mahadayi dispute.

On Tuesday, the Associated Managements of Primary and Secondary Schools in Karnataka sent an advisory to schools that they should remain closed on Thursday and conduct full-day classes on Saturday to compensate.

The Education Department, however, has said it is up to the deputy commissioners of respective districts to take a decision based on the situation there. Bangalore University has rescheduled some of its undergraduate and postgraduate examinations. Majority of these examinations are part of its distance education programmes.

Transport authorities have said they would operate services on Thursday. Ride-hailing apps have said on social media that they would be functioning.H.D. Revappa from the KSRTC Employee Federation, affiliated to the CITU, said services would be operational on Thursday.