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| Strike shuts down technology hub | Strike shuts down technology hub |
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| Information technology firms in India's technology hub Bangalore are closed as a general strike against the Cauvery tribunal verdict shut down the city. | Information technology firms in India's technology hub Bangalore are closed as a general strike against the Cauvery tribunal verdict shut down the city. |
| The tribunal, set up 17 years ago to decide on a century-old dispute over sharing water from the Cauvery river, announced its ruling last week. | The tribunal, set up 17 years ago to decide on a century-old dispute over sharing water from the Cauvery river, announced its ruling last week. |
| Tamil Nadu state will get 419bn cubic feet of water a year. Karnataka will get only 270bn. | Tamil Nadu state will get 419bn cubic feet of water a year. Karnataka will get only 270bn. |
| Karnataka says it will appeal against the order. | Karnataka says it will appeal against the order. |
| Bangalore, capital of Karnataka, is a major technology hub where about 1,500 Indian and foreign multinationals are based. | Bangalore, capital of Karnataka, is a major technology hub where about 1,500 Indian and foreign multinationals are based. |
| Most of these information technology companies, which account for $8.14bn of India's software exports of $22.4bn, are shut during the 12-hour strike, called by a local group. | |
| A major world tennis tournament which was due to begin on Monday will now start on Tuesday. | A major world tennis tournament which was due to begin on Monday will now start on Tuesday. |
| Backlash | Backlash |
| Schools, colleges and businesses have also shut in the city. Buses and trucks from neighbouring states are stranded near the border. | Schools, colleges and businesses have also shut in the city. Buses and trucks from neighbouring states are stranded near the border. |
| The Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce estimated businesses losses over $225mn due to the strike. | The Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce estimated businesses losses over $225mn due to the strike. |
| Security is tight, and more than 20,000 policemen have been deployed to prevent a repetition of anti-Tamil rioting after a 1991 panel verdict left 18 dead. | Security is tight, and more than 20,000 policemen have been deployed to prevent a repetition of anti-Tamil rioting after a 1991 panel verdict left 18 dead. |
| There have been dozens of meetings to solve the dispute | There have been dozens of meetings to solve the dispute |
| Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have both argued that they need the water for millions of farmers in the region. | Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have both argued that they need the water for millions of farmers in the region. |
| The backlash against the Tamils - a linguistic minority community in Karnataka - has already begun with theatre owners stopping screening of Tamil films and Tamil television channels being blocked by cable operators. | The backlash against the Tamils - a linguistic minority community in Karnataka - has already begun with theatre owners stopping screening of Tamil films and Tamil television channels being blocked by cable operators. |
| The Indian constitution defines the Cauvery as an "interstate" river. | The Indian constitution defines the Cauvery as an "interstate" river. |
| It originates in Karnataka, flows through Tamil Nadu, as well as parts of Kerala and Pondicherry. | It originates in Karnataka, flows through Tamil Nadu, as well as parts of Kerala and Pondicherry. |
| The dispute over its waters originated in the 19th Century during the British rule between the then Madras presidency (modern day Tamil Nadu) and the province of Mysore (now Karnataka). | The dispute over its waters originated in the 19th Century during the British rule between the then Madras presidency (modern day Tamil Nadu) and the province of Mysore (now Karnataka). |
| The Cauvery river water tribunal was set up in 1990 after the failure of several rounds of talks between the two states. | The Cauvery river water tribunal was set up in 1990 after the failure of several rounds of talks between the two states. |
| Dozens of meetings have been held to find a settlement of the century-old dispute. | Dozens of meetings have been held to find a settlement of the century-old dispute. |