Karnataka issues fresh guidelines for new year celebration

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December 30, 2020

Bengaluru, Dec 30: Karnataka Minister for Home Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday said that guidelines for the new year celebrations issued and no one should hold public parties.

Speaking to media here on Wednesday, he said that the Police heads have already been instructed to take necessary steps to restrict the new year eve celebrations.

The new guidelines should be followed to avoid a large crowd.

He said that concerned DCP will be given the responsibility to oversee the parties celebrations besides no one should celebrate on the streets. Even parties have been banned in Mysuru and Kodagu districts and necessary instructions have been given to Police and all these decisions have been taken to curb the spread of Covid-19.

On Covid-19 novel virus, he said the new strain virus information with the union government The central government is thoroughly reviewing it. ICMR, Health Department observes. The central government will instruct all the Chief Ministers and they will take necessary steps in this direction, he added.

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From malls to highways, Kannada signboards to be enforced in Dakshina Kannada

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February 4,2026

Mangaluru: Urban local bodies and gram panchayats should make the use of Kannada on signboards mandatory while issuing trade licences to commercial establishments, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Darshan HV said. He also called for regular inspections to ensure compliance.

Presiding over the District Kannada Awareness Committee meeting at the deputy commissioner’s office, Darshan said the city corporation would be directed to ensure that shops operating in malls prominently display their names in Kannada. “All commercial establishments, including shops, companies, offices and hotels, must mandatorily display their names in Kannada on signboards,” he said.

The deputy commissioner added that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) would be instructed to include Kannada on signboards along national highways. Banks, he said, would be directed through committee meetings to provide application forms in Kannada.

“Even if English-medium schools and colleges impart education in English, their signboards must display the institution’s name in Kannada. Steps will also be taken to ensure that private buses display place names in Kannada,” Darshan said.

During the meeting, committee members raised concerns over the closure of Kannada-medium schools in rural areas due to a shortage of teachers and stressed the need for immediate corrective measures. They also pointed out that several industries employ workers from other states while overlooking local candidates.

Members further demanded that nationalised banks provide deposit and withdrawal slips in Kannada. It was brought to the deputy commissioner’s notice that the presence of staff without knowledge of Kannada in rural branches of nationalised banks is causing hardship to local customers.

Meanwhile, MP Srinath, president of the District Kannada Sahitya Parishat, urged the district administration to allot land for the construction of a district Kannada Bhavana in Mangaluru.

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