Bengaluru News- November 19, 2018

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Updated at:19th Nov, 2018 at 8:26 AM

Weather at 8:50: A cool 22 degrees, with a mild 16 km/hr wind and 94% humidity.

Updated at:19th Nov, 2018 at 8:47 AM

Hundreds of sugarcane farmers arrive in city to stage protest

Hundreds of sugarcane farmers from Belagavi district arrived in Bengaluru city to stage a protest, demanding minimum support price and clearance of arrears. Security has been tightened around Majestic and Vidhana Soudha, traffic may be affected.

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Updated at:19th Nov, 2018 at 9:17 AM

Fuel prices today: Petrol sits at Rs. 77.13/litre and Diesel sits at Rs. 71.77/litre

Updated at:19th Nov, 2018 at 10:12 AM

It's no honking Monday Bengaluru!

Updated at:19th Nov, 2018 at 10:41 AM

March only till Freedom Park

The Bengaluru Police havegiven permission for farmers to march from Majestic to Freedom Parkbut denied permissionto march from Freedom Park to Vidhana Soudha.

Updated at:19th Nov, 2018 at 11:12 AM

KSRP on standby

Five platoons of the Karnataka State Reserve Police with water canons and tear gas shells on standby.

Updated at:19th Nov, 2018 at 11:22 AM

Traffic jam on Seshadri Road

Updated at:19th Nov, 2018 at 11:29 AM

More farmers arrive

Updated at:19th Nov, 2018 at 11:38 AM

Farmers march towards Freedom Park

Updated at:19th Nov, 2018 at 12:06 PM

Karnataka's sugarcane crisis explained

The sugarcane crisis seems to have touched boiling point in Karnataka. A mix of unsold inventory and overdue payments have forced farmers to launch a stir, reaching as far as Bengaluru and planning to lay siege to the Vidhana Soudha

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Updated at:19th Nov, 2018 at 12:09 PM

Police put up barricades at Freedom Park

Updated at:19th Nov, 2018 at 12:26 PM

Kumaraswamy asks sugarcane farmers to have 'patience'

Even as thousands of farmers hit the streets of Bengaluru in protest, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Monday sought “some more time” for the crop loan waiver to be implemented.

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Updated at:19th Nov, 2018 at 12:43 PM

Massive traffic jams across city

Massive traffic jams reported at JC Road, Rashtriya Vidyalaya Road, K R Market, Corporation Circle, Double Road, Nrupathunga Road, General K S Thimmaiah Road, Richmond Circle, Raja Ram Mohan Roy Road, Race Course Road, Raj Bhavan Road and Infantry Road

Updated at:19th Nov, 2018 at 12:53 PM

Farmers arrive at Freedom Park

Updated at:19th Nov, 2018 at 1:06 PM

Cabinet meeting shortly

The Karnataka Cabinet is likely to meet at Vidhana Soudha in a short while from now.

Updated at:19th Nov, 2018 at 1:10 PM

A protester dressed like Mahatma Gandhi takes part in the march towards Freedom Park

Updated at:19th Nov, 2018 at 1:28 PM

Cabinet meeting begins in Vidhana Soudha

Updated at:19th Nov, 2018 at 1:29 PM

Farmers stir: 'Where were you sleeping for four years?'

A statement made by Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Sunday seems to have triggered the massive protest launched by the sugarcane farmers in Bengaluru on Monday.

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Updated at:19th Nov, 2018 at 2:27 PM

Traffic jam on Richmond Circle

Updated at:19th Nov, 2018 at 2:43 PM

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Updated at:19th Nov, 2018 at 5:37 PM