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New Indian Express
4 days ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah's political secretary removed amid stampede during RCB victory celebrations
BENGALURU: A day after the State Government suspended five senior police officers, including the Bengaluru City Police Commissioner, the Chief Minister's Political Secretary has been removed from the post with immediate effect. A notification by the Undersecretary (Protocol), Department of Personnel and Administrative Reform (DPAR) said K Govindaraj, Political Secretary to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has been removed from the post with immediate effect. Congress MLC Govindaraj was appointed as the Political Secretary to the CM on June 1, 2023. The State government is facing flak after a stampede during the RCB's IPL-2025 victory celebrations at Chinnaswamy stadium that claimed 11 lives. Earlier in the day, Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy had accused Govindaraj of putting pressure on the CM to hold RCB victory celebrations. The opposition BJP and JDS leaders are demanding the resignation of CM Siddaramaiah, Deputy CM DK Shivakumar, and Home Minister G Parameshwara. On Thursday, the government suspended five senior officers including Bengaluru City Police Commissioner B Dayanand. Accusing the government of making police officers scapegoats, BJP and JDS leaders said the investigation by CID, magisterial probe, and inquiry by a retired High Court judge would not reveal the truth and justice would not be served to the victims' families. The Congress party high command has to remove Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar, said Kumaraswamy.
The Hindu
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Hindu
Bengaluru stampede: Police chief out, RCB named in FIR
On June 4, a shocking stampede claimed the lives of 11 and injured 56 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru during celebrations for the victory of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in IPL-2025. In the latest update, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has announced the suspension, pending inquiry, of Bengaluru Police Commissioner B. Dayananda and all police officials with jurisdiction over the stadium area. Further, he announced a judicial inquiry by a one-man commission headed by former Karnataka High Court judge Michael D'Cunha. The State government has also informed the High Court that the probe in the case will be handed over to a Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). This follows soon after city police registered an FIR for culpable homicide, illegal assembly, and other serious charges, which named the RCB franchise; event management company DNA Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., and the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA). In a statement to the press following a special meeting of senior Ministers, Mr. Siddaramaiah said that 'prima facie dereliction of duty and negligence of police officials were noted and a decision to suspend them was taken.' He also said police officials had been directed to take stringent action and arrest representatives of RCB, the KSCA, and DNA Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. Per the complaint, filed by Cubbon Park police inspector Girish A.K., the KSCA had approached the police on June 3, even before the IPL final was held, seeking permission to hold a celebration in the stadium on the evening of June 4 if RCB won the match. The complaint alleges that despite city police denying permission, the RCB team management 'unilaterally' announced a victory parade around the stadium on social media on the morning of June 4, causing large crowds to gather in the streets. The police have claimed that they denied permission over concerns about large crowds and security. The KSCA was, however, insistent on holding the event, they alleged, following which the police arranged for security. The complaint notes that the police had made elaborate security arrangements in and around the stadium on Tuesday (June 3) night, when thousands gathered to celebrate the RCB win. 'Lakhs of people gathered at the stadium for the programme and the crowd became uncontrollable due to the confusion of organisers on how to allow the people into the stadium which has a seating capacity of around 35,000. The stampede incident and chaos occurred at gate no. 2, 2A, 6, 7, 15,17, 18,20, and 21, resulting in the death of 11 people and injuring 56. The gathering of lakhs of people outside the stadium is due to the RCB announcement at their official website about the free entry pass distribution, leading to the incident,' the complainant stated. Sources have noted that the security deployment at the stadium was inadequate. An official notification said that senior IPS officer Seemanth Kumar Singh was posted as Bengaluru Police Commissioner until further orders. The Hindu's Editorials The Hindu's Daily Quiz Who broke World Champion D. Gukesh's run of classical wins in the ongoing Norway Chess tournament? Hikaru Nakamura Fabiano Caruana Magnus Carlsen Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu To know the answer and to play the full quiz, click here.
The Hindu
4 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
The Hindu Morning Digest: June 06, 2025
Bengaluru stampede: City police chief suspended, RCB booked A day after a stampede claimed the lives of 11 and left 56 injured at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here during revelry to celebrate Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) victory in IPL-2025, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced that Bengaluru Police Commissioner B. Dayananda and all police officials responsible for the jurisdiction where the stadium is, have been suspended, pending inquiry. Two mobile apps, portal to aid in speedy processing of Census 2027 data Enumerators for the 2027 Census will make data entries into apps on their smartphones for the first time, meaning that the data can be processed in real time, officials said on Thursday (June 5, 2025). This could mean the faster publication of datasets, rather than having them spread out over the decade following a population count, as has been seen in the case of past Censuses. Elon Musk slams 'ingratitude' after Trump's 'very disappointed' remark Tensions between Donald Trump and Elon Musk exploded into public view Thursday, as the US president said he was 'very disappointed' by his billionaire former aide's criticisms and Musk hit back in real time on social media. Pakistan likes to dangle nuclear bogey to get the world excited, Tharoor says in Washington There was no significant risk that the recent fighting between India and Pakistan, following the April 22 terrorist attack in Pahalgam, was approaching a nuclear threshold, according to Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. Railways to undertake random verification of Aadhaar to check for illegal immigrants The Indian Railways has issued an alert on illegal immigrants using fake or forged Aadhaar cards as proof of identity while travelling and directed Travelling Ticket Examiners to check at random the veracity of the document. Delimitation will address concerns of southern States: Home Ministry The delimitation exercise will take care of the concerns expressed by southern States, and discussions will be held with all stakeholders at the appropriate time, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on Thursday (June 5, 2025). PM Modi to inaugurate Kashmir's first all-weather rail link with Delhi via Katra Kashmir is set to finally have a rail link with the rest of the country, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Srinagar–Jammu–Delhi rail link on June 6 at the Katra end in Jammu's Udhampur district. The Vande Bharat Express between Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and Srinagar will begin regular operations from June 7, officials said. Security forces launch operation along India-Myanmar border in Arunachal Pradesh Security forces launched a patrol to dominate the border areas on Thursday (June 5, 2025), following specific information about the movement of unknown armed individuals in Pongchau Circle of Longding district in Arunachal Pradesh. Aryna Sabalenka ends Iga Swiatek's 26-match French Open winning streak, reaches the final No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka ended Iga Swiatek's 26-match French Open unbeaten streak and reached the final in Paris for the first time by using her pure power to dominate down the stretch and win their semifinal 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-0 on Thursday.
Hans India
4 days ago
- Politics
- Hans India
MyVoice: Views of our readers 06th June 2025
Use AI for crowd management We should use AI (precautionary - smart - innovative) management to stop the regular over-crowding related stampede deaths in India. AI experts together must give a solution to prevent these deaths. The capacity of Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru is 32,000. 10 times crowd (of 3 lakhs) had arrived on 4 Jun 2025 (Thu) to watch the IPL-2025 victory celebrations of RCB team. In any event, setting up of big screens (both) inside and outside the venue (stadium), for watching the show live with clarity could have nullified stampede deaths. List of stampede deaths in the recent past in India include: Hathras (Baba ashram: UP), Tirupati Tirumala Devasthanam (TTD hill top: AP), Kumbh Mela (UP), Delhi Railway Station, Goa temple ... now, Bengaluru stadium. Sreelekha PS, Secunderabad Why Rahul, why? It remains an enigma as to what is driving the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha to speak blatant lies when the whole world and the enemy itself is stunned with our series of military onslaughts for over one week incessantly. Does it at all befit a leader of his rank to speak so treacherously and inimical towards about his own country? Seshagiri Row Karry, Hyderabad Discuss 'Operation Sindoor' honourably Sixteen opposition parties have stepped up pressure on the Modi government demanding a special Parliamentary session in the wake of Operation Sindoor. The demand is not without merit as the entire nation would like to ascertain from their representatives about the daring Operation undertaken to uphold national honour. Following the request, the Centre has called for the Monsoon Session from July 21 to August 12. The onus is now entirely on the elected representatives belonging to the ruling front and opposition to engage in the parliamentary proceedings with utmost decorum and etiquette, much different from the bedlam and slugfest usually witnessed in Parliamentary sessions these days. That will be the most honourable method for elected representatives to pay respects to victims of Pakistan-sponsored terrorism at Pahalgam. Dr George Jacob, Kochi Patriotism and emotions The feeling of patriotism is important for the freedom of a country. A patriotic person will always be ready to sacrifice his/her life for the love for his/her country. We must love our country and at the same time we must not hate others. Wars break out between two nations for want of love for other countries. We should, therefore, love our country as well as those of others. Jubel D'Cruz, Mumbai Made in India I would like to congratulate the incredible team behind the Chenab Rail Bridge, being inaugurated by PM Modi on June 6. It is a marvel that stands taller than the Eiffel Tower. With its impressive height of 359 m and a length of 1315 m, 3000 tonnes of steel used, this engineering feat showcases India's innovation. Kudos to all involved! T S Karthik, Chennai Who will bell the cat? This has reference to the article on 'Plastic' . Since 1957, plastic has been promoted ,sold and it is still used in day -to day life . There are several colleges offering various courses, from Diploma to PG related to plastic. Our country has around 50,000 processing units employing thousands. .Union Minister of Commerce and Industry mentioned that the domestic plastic sector in our country has tremendous potential to grow .Thus the plastic is everywhere . So far no one has found an equivalent material which can replace the plastic in total .As long as the plastic prospers ,it's so called ill effects too become uncontrollable. G Murali Mohan Rao, Secunderabad Set free undertrials from prisons As per NCRB data nearly three fourth of the prisoners are undertrials, and many among them are eligible for release on default/regular bails or just by paying a fine. Due to their poor financial condition, they rot in jail indefinitely. it is agonizing to know that the states are not showing initiative to use funds of 2023 central scheme to secure release of eligible poor prisoners. As it is the jails are overcrowded, and the state spends considerably on each prisoner. Will it not be a win-win for both the state and eligible prisoner, if they are released? P R Ravinder, Hyderabad
The Hindu
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Hindu
Bengaluru stampede: City police chief suspended, new Commissioner posted; RCB booked
A day after a stampede claimed the lives of 11 and left 56 injured at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here during revelry to celebrate Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) victory in IPL-2025, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday (June 5, 2025) announced that Bengaluru Police Commissioner B. Dayananda and all police officials responsible for the jurisdiction where the stadium is, have been suspended, pending inquiry. Late on Thursday (June 5, 2025), the government named Seemanth Kumar Singh, a 1996 batch IPS officer, presently posted as Additional Director-General of Police, Bengaluru Metropolitan Task Force, as the new city Police Commissioner. The Chief Minister also announced a judicial inquiry by a one-man commission headed by former Karnataka High Court judge Michael D'Cunha. Earlier in the day, after the High Court of Karnataka questioned the State government on the stampede during the hearing of a public interest litigation (PIL) petition taken up suo motu by the court, the city police registered an FIR booking RCB franchise, DNA Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., an event management company, and the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), the host for the celebration, for culpable homicide, illegal assembly and other serious charges. The State government also told the High Court that the probe into the case would be handed over to a Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Addressing a press conference after a special meeting of senior Ministers, Mr. Siddaramaiah said that the stampede issue was discussed at length at the Cabinet meeting and 'prima facie dereliction of duty and negligence of police officials was noted and a decision to suspend them was taken.' He also said police officials had been directed to take stringent action and arrest representatives of RCB, KSCA, and DNA Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. FIR blames RCB, KSCA According to the complaint filed by Girish A.K., police inspector of Cubbon Park station, KSCA had approached them on June 3, even before the final was held, seeking permission to hold a celebratory event at the stadium on June 4 evening if RCB won the match. The police claimed that they denied permission citing concerns over large crowds and security concerns. It further claimed that KSCA was, however, insistent on holding the event. Following this, the police made arrangements for adequate security. However, the complaint said that RCB team management 'unilaterally' announced a victory parade in the city around the stadium on social media on the morning of June 4, despite the city police turning down permission. The complaint said that this led to large crowds gathering on the streets. According to the complaint, the police had made elaborate security in and around the stadium on Tuesday (June 3) night where thousands of fans gathered to celebrate the RCB victory in the final match. Crowding and stampede 'Lakhs of people gathered at the stadium for the programme and the crowd became uncontrollable due to the confusion of organisers on how to allow the people into the stadium which has a seating capacity of around 35,000. The stampede incident and chaos occurred at gate no. 2, 2A, 6, 7, 15,17, 18,20, and 21, resulting in the death of 11 people and injuring 56. The gathering of lakhs of people outside the stadium is due to the RCB announcement at their official website about the free entry pass distribution, leading to the incident,' the complainant stated. The police have charged the accused under section 105 (culpable homicide), section 115 (voluntarily causing hurt), section 118 (voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous means), section 190 (liability of members of an unlawful assembly for offences), section 132 (crime of assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from performing their duty), and section 125 (endangering human life or personal safety due to recklessness or negligence).
