A bandh call given today by several outfits in 13 districts of north Karnataka, demanding statehood for the region, failed to elicit any response.
Schools, colleges, commercial establishments and government offices functioned as usual, as was the public transport, officials said.
A confusion had persisted since last evening as Uttara Karnataka Pratyeka Rajya Horata Samiti (North Karnataka Separate Statehood Protest Committee) had withdrawn the bandh call after their meeting with Chief Minister
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