Karnataka State Crickrt Association (KSCA) get permission from the State Government to host IPL and International games at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. The Cabinet on Thursday decided to permit the KSCA to hold IPL matches. Cricket matches have remained suspended at the stadium after celebrations marking Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) maiden IPL title win in June 2025 ended in tragedy, leaving 11 people dead and more than 30 injured in a stampede outside the venue. The government had formed a committee headed by Justice John Michael Cunha to inquire into it. It gave a slew of recommendations.
VIDEO | Bengaluru: "Cabinet decides to host cricket matches at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru," said Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara.
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The Karnataka government will also be instructing the police department to enforce strict regulations outside the venue in order to avoid such incidents in the future.
(State Correspondent)
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