Curfew Removed in Bengaluru : Schools Open

BENGALURU: Bengaluru was largely peaceful on Wednesday, two days after violent protests over a court order on the sharing of Cauvery river waters that left two people dead. A curfew imposed in parts of the city worst affected on Monday was removed this morning; some schools and colleges also reopened.

Here are the latest developments in this big story:

Large gatherings are still banned in the city as a precaution, Bengaluru Police Commissioner NS Megharikh told NDTV.
IT companies opened their offices on Wednesday. Software major Infosys as well as multinationals like Amazon.com were among companies that had asked their staff to stay home on Tuesday.
Some schools, shut for two days following the protests, reopened this morning. Others declared a holiday either for Onam festival or as a precaution.
Violence erupted over a Supreme Court order on Monday that indicated that Karnataka has to yield more water than it was asked to last week.
Two people were killed in police firing in Rajgopalnagar area and 30 buses were set on fire in the outskirts of the city. Over 350 people have been arrested for vandalism in Bengaluru.
Bus services in Bengaluru resumed on Tuesday evening but Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) buses to Tamil Nadu and Kerala remain halted. The Bengaluru Metro has also resumed its operations on Wednesday morning
After violence, which may potentially create law and order problem, domestic airlines including national carrier Air India and private carriers - Indigo, Vistara, Jet Airways - announced on Tuesday that they would waive flight cancellation/ rescheduling changes for flights to Bengaluru for a specified period.
In tweets on Tuesday morning, the police had warned people against rumours. "Please do not blindly believe in messages circulating on WhatsApp," said one tweet. "Bengaluru situation is totally calm, strict action will be taken against vandals/miscreants," said another.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who had asked PM Narendra Modi to intervene in the matter, said he is still waiting for an appointment. Earlier on Tuesday, PM Modi said the situation is "distressful" and added that breaking the law is not a "viable alternative" since it was causing loss to the poor.
Trouble resurfaced in the decades-old dispute over the Cauvery river, which flows through Karnataka into Tamil Nadu, after the Supreme Court last week asked Karnataka to release 15,000 cusecs of water to its neighbour.