1. Curfew has been lifted in Bengaluru as normalcy returned after days of unrest in Karnataka following an SC order to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu.
2. City buses and metro were back in service and schools and colleges started functioning.
3. Karnataka police foiled attempted rail blockades across southern Karnataka by angry mobs and the central forces will camp in the state till September 20.
4. KSRTC will soon reinstate its services from Kerala to Bengaluru via Mysore but uncertainty looms over bus services via Salem.
5. The border regions are on high alert in view of the proposed Tamil Nadu bandh called by various trade and farmer organizations on Friday.