The year of discontent: Protest rallies across India 6 Photos . Updated: 23 Sep 2016, 03:58 AM IST Livemint Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are on fire over the Cauvery river water-sharing dispute, while cities across Maharashtra have witnessed massive protest rallies by the dominant Maratha caste over the past few weeks. In images 1/6Southern states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have seen widespread destruction of public and private property following protests over the Cauvery river water-sharing dispute. Scores of vehicles, including state transport buses and a bus station for Tamil Nadu-bound buses, were torched in Bengaluru. Kashif Masood/Hindustan Times 2/6Maharashtra witnessed massive protest rallies by the dominant Maratha caste over the past few weeks. The tipping point was the brutal rape and murder of a young Maratha girl in July. The protesters demanded capital punishment for the guilty and also reservations in education and government jobs for Marathas. Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint 3/6The dominant and rich Patidars in Gujarat are agitating for quotas in education and jobs. Patidar leader Hardik Patel (centre) who campaigned for the inclusion of the Patidar caste in the OBC category has been charged with sedition for inciting violence in the state that led to loss of life and property. Siddharaj Solanki/Hindustan Times 4/6Jat agitation in February has dealt an estimated blow of Rs18,000-20,000 crore by way of loss to public and private property and halting trade, industry, small business and transport, according to the Assocham. Manoj Dhaka/HindustanTimes 5/6The death toll in the ongoing unrest in Kashmir since Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani was killed in an encounter with security forces on 8 July, has risen to 82. Waseem Andrabi/Hindustan Times 6/6Manipur has been beset with public protests by citizens demanding the implementation of the Inner Line Permit, a licence to regulate entry and residency of outsiders to the border state. PTI