The shutdown will be observed from 6 am to 6 pm, with Road Transport Corporation (RTC) buses staying off the roads, said Vatal Nagaraj, veteran Kannada activist and one of the organisers.

With dew not expected much in Mumbai, DC brought in N Shree Charani, an extra spin option, in place of Titas Sadhu. That she was preferred over Radha Yadav spoke volumes of the trust DC placed in her.

Troubles of music producer Pushpinder, aka Pinky, Dhaliwal seem to be escalating, as after Punjabi singer Sunanda Sharma, singer Shree Brar has now also come forward with allegations against him.