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THE TRUTH ABOUT: 60 kannada rule for nameboards comes into force today | History Defined

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) ordered on Wednesday (February 28) that nameboards of commercial establishments under its jurisdiction should have 60% in Kannada from February 29.

In a meeting headed by the Chief Commissioner of BBMP on February 2 and 12, all commercial establishments were instructed to display the nameboards with 60% in Kannada compulsorily by February 28.

Watch | What is the Kannada signboards controversy all about?

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