Karnataka Assembly amends act: 60 pc of names on boards must now be in Kannada

Feb 13, 2024

The Karnataka State Assembly has amended the Kannada Language Comprehensive Development Act 2022, mandating that 60 per cent of the names on boards of...

No one should take law into their own hands: Deputy CM Shivakumar warns pro-Kannada activists on 60:40 signboard rule

Mar 14, 2024

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday warned pro-Kannada activists that they should not take the law into their own hands for implementing...

Karnataka industry body expresses concern over BBMP's '60% Kannada' signboard decision

Dec 27, 2023

The Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI) on Wednesday expressed its concern over the BBMP (Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike) directions for...

Karnataka Rakshana Vedike activists detained for violent protest against English boards, demanding '60% Kannada' on all signboards

Dec 27, 2023

The Bengaluru police on Wednesday detained the members of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV), a pro-Kannada activist group, who were staging a protest in Karnataka's...

English signboards torn, Karnataka Rakshana Vedike holds protest rally demanding Kannada on name boards

Dec 27, 2023

Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV) organised a massive awareness rally on Wednesday in Bengaluru demanding that all businesses and enterprises in Karnataka should put up...

Shops must have 60 pc Kannada language nameplates by Feb 28: BBMP

Dec 25, 2023

Addressing a meeting at Malleswaram IPP hall with the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike regarding the mandatory use of Kannada language in the nameplates of all...