Mumbai, November 26: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation will start taking action from Tuesday against shops, hotels and other commercial establishments failing to put up signboards with names in Devanagari script, the civic body has said in a statement. BMC administrator I S Chahal held a meeting and asked the officials to ensure implementation of the Supreme Court's directive that the names of shops, institutes and hotels must be in Devanagari script (beside any other script), it said. Aditya Thackeray Slams Maharashtra Government for Booking Him in ‘Illegal Inauguration’ of Delisle Road Bridge in Worli

The apex court had given time to put up Devanagari boards by November 25, but the civic body will initiate action from November 28, the statement said. Anti-Rabies Vaccine Drive in Mumbai: BMC Starts Vaccinating 15,000 Stray Dogs To Make City ‘Rabies-Free’

The Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena on November 22 displayed banners in Mumbai hinting at an aggressive protest if the Supreme Court 'deadline' for putting up signboards of shops and hotels in Marathi (Devnagari script) is not adhered to. Thackeray had earlier stressed on having the signboards of shops and other establishments in the regional language (Marathi in Maharashtra).