Shops closed at Avenue Road, Bangalore. Many traders downed shutters voluntarily in the city.
Many autos and other vehicles stayed off roads on Thursday.
Malls and other shops closed till the evening. Single-screen theatres cancelled the morning show.
Government schools were not given a holiday and these children are seen having their meal brought by Bisiyuta scheme.
People waiting for public transport at a bus stop in Basavanagudi. All Tamil Nadu buses that are plying towards Karnataka have been stopped at Hosur on the Tamil Nadu border.
The ever-busy K.G. Road wears a deserted look. Angry citizens pelted stones at two BMTC buses, one in Hebbagodi and another on Tannery Road.
A group of motorcyclists from a pro-Kannada organisation take out a bike rally and urged people to support the bandh.
Shops in Chickpet were also closed. Police bandobast seen in many places in the city.
The old rickshaw model becomes useful when public transport was partially hit.