WiFi Failure;farmers block B'lore-Mysore road

The busy Bengaluru–Mysore National Highway was blocked for two hours by farmers on Monday morning following the failure of WiFi at Ramanagara, Asia's largest silk market. The failure of WiFi led to the closure of online auctioning of silk cocoon at the silk market. The angry silk farmers hit the streets blocking traffic on the highway. senior police officials arrived at the spot and assured the growers that WiFi would be restored soon following which the agitators called off the road blockade.