Kannada Protests News Today

The Kannada Language Comprehensive Development (Amendment) Act, 2024 will be introduced in the form of an ordinance to enable it come into force immediately, said Kannada and Culture minister Shivaraj Tangadagi.

With this, all commercial establishments, industries, hospitals and institutions and organisations in the state are expected to have 60 per cent Kannada on the signboards and nameplates.

A recent order from the civic body of the city mandated that commercial establishments in the city must erect signage in Kannada prominently. How did this spark off protests and what has the state government said?

The KRV’s influence and network, built over two decades, means parties have avoided locking horns with it, with Siddaramaiah govt equally cagey in response after the recent round of vandalism

Karnataka Rakshna Vedikehad set a December 27 deadline for all establishments in Bengaluru to implement 60 per cent Kannada in signboards across the city.

The 'Maha Abhiyan' campaign organised by a group Kannada Rakshana Vedike (KRV) demanding prominence for Kannada language on signboards turned violent on Wednesday with the activists smashing the English signboards and vandalising property, advertisement boards and hoardings. 📰 Kannada Activists Remove English Signboards of Starbucks, Third Wave, Toyota, Forest Essentials, Theobroma and Others in Bengaluru; Seek Prominence of Local Language.