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Time of India
12 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
After stampede, clamour grows for bigger cricket venue in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: The stampede outside M Chinnaswamy Stadium last week, which resulted in 11 deaths, has highlighted the need for Bengaluru to have a larger venue for cricket like never before. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The existing 35,000-40,000 seater is by no means big enough for a city of 1.5 crore, particularly given the limited parking facility at the venue. Cricket enthusiasts have for long been clamouring for a stadium that can hold around 1 lakh spectators, complete with adequate parking and public transport connectivity. The devastating stampede has only intensified that demand. Chinnaswamy Stadium was built in 1970 when the city's population was 16 lakh. Since then, Bengaluru has expanded exponentially. The growing popularity of IPL over the past 18 years has only compounded the challenge for the city, with its cricket stadium falling woefully short of requirements — both in terms of capacity and infrastructure. Despite govt land allocations, there has been no real progress towards building a new stadium. The recent laying of the foundation stone for an international cricket stadium near Tumakuru is the closest that Karnataka could get towards having a new home for cricket in many years. Govt sources said Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) had land allocated to it in Kolar, Chikkamagaluru, Mangaluru, Udupi and Puttur. However, these sites remain largely undeveloped, save for boundary walls. Similar situations exist in Ballari and Davanagere. While allocating 41 acres near Tumakuru for a new cricket stadium, chief minister Siddaramaiah had promised additional govt land through KIADB in Mysuru. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Yet, apart from the Tumakuru project, there hasn't been any progress worth the mention at any other location. Even the Tumakuru project is unlikely to address cricket enthusiasts' needs, given that it is located 91 km from Bengaluru – literally a far cry from the fans' demand to have a stadium within city limits. This despite KSCA having viable options nearer to the city. A case in point is the new National Cricket Academy campus near Kempegowda International Airport, which can potentially house an 85-yard field with triple the seating capacity of Chinnaswamy. There have also been suggestions that KSCA take charge of the International Sports Complex planned by BDA in the upcoming Shivarama Karanth Layout. The site comprises two 40-acre land parcels adjacent to the planned Peripheral Ring Road in Byalakere, suitable for a world-class stadium. As the wait for a new stadium in or around Bengaluru gets painfully longer, cricket lovers in the state can only hope that a tragedy like the one on Wednesday is a one-off.
India Gazette
14 hours ago
- Sport
- India Gazette
Karnataka: HC to hear petition of Nikhil Sosale challenging arrest in Bengaluru stampede today
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 10 (ANI): The Karnataka High Court will hear the petition filed by the Marketing and Revenue Head of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), Nikhil Sosale, on Tuesday. The petition was filed to challenge the legality of his arrest in connection with the stampede outside Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy Stadium that claimed 11 lives during RCB's IPL victory celebrations on June 4. During the hearing, the lawyer representing RCB sought interim relief for Sosale, arguing that his arrest was illegal. However, the Attorney General, representing the state government, opposed the request for interim bail, stating that such relief cannot be granted until the court conclusively determines the illegality of the arrest. The bench reserved its decision and scheduled the matter for further hearing on Tuesday. Earlier on Friday, the Karnataka HC granted interim relief to the office bearers of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), who had approached the court seeking the quashing of the FIR registered against them in connection with the stampede case. In an interim order, the court directed the state police not to take any coercive action against them until further orders. The High Court adjourned the case to June 9. Meanwhile, Sosale was arrested by the Bengaluru Police in the early hours of June 6 (Friday). He has contended that the arrest was illegal, arbitrary and not in accordance with the law. He claimed that he was arrested without any materials and even before the police had conducted a preliminary enquiry. He has thus sought to declare his arrest illegal. On Thursday, the Bengaluru police registered an FIR against the RCB franchise; DNA Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., an event management company; and the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) for culpable homicide, illegal assembly, and other serious charges. A day after the stampede that claimed the lives of 11 people, the Karnataka police suspended multiple IPS officers, including the Bengaluru city police Commissioner, B Dayananda. (ANI)
The Hindu
a day ago
- Sport
- The Hindu
Will examine proposal for shifting cricket stadium to outskirts of Bengaluru: Siddaramaiah
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the State government will examine a proposal to shift the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) stadium to the outskirts of Bengaluru. Speaking to reporters in Mysuru on Sunday about the demand to shift the stadium, Mr. Siddaramaiah said, 'The government will have to look for alternative land if the stadium is to be shifted to the outskirts.' The demand for shifting the stadium has come in the wake of the death of eleven cricket fans and injuries suffered by several others during a stampede that took place outside the M. Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru on June 4 when a function was organised to felicitate the Royal Challengers Bengaluru who lifted its maiden IPL 2025 trophy.
Hindustan Times
a day ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Bengaluru stampede: Siddaramaiah expresses grief, defends suspension of officials
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has expressed grief over the stampede that killed 11 people outside the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru, saying the incident should not have happened. He also clarified that he "didn't have any connection with the cricket stadium". Addressing reporters here on Sunday, the CM said, "This incident shouldn't have happened, it happened at the Cricket stadium. I don't have any connection with the cricket stadium." The stampede occurred on June 4 evening in front of the Chinnaswamy stadium, where a large number of people thronged to participate in the RCB team's IPL victory celebrations. The opposition is demanding the resignation of the chief minister and deputy chief minister in this issue. He said, "It was an unfortunate incident, it shouldn't have happened. Such an incident never happened after I became the CM. Prima facie it seems to have happened because of the officials' fault, so we have taken action. Everyone is in pain, including me." Siddaramaiah said he attended the RCB team felicitation event in front of Vidhana Soudha on the invitation by Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA ) Secretary and Treasurer. Asked about the allegation that the then Bengaluru Police commissioner B Dayananda was made scapegoat, he said, the Commissioner alone has not been suspended, five officers have been suspended, and the intelligence chief has been changed. "My political secretary K Govindaraj has been removed. We have taken a series of actions, not the police commissioner alone," he added. On the issue of transfering Hindutva activist Suhas Shetty's murder case to NIA he said, "DGP has spoken to me and I have asked him to consult advocate general after that decision can be made."
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Business Standard
a day ago
- Politics
- Business Standard
Bengaluru stampede: Siddaramaiah says he's pained, denies link to stadium
Addressing reporters in Mysuru on Sunday, the CM said, This incident shouldn't have happened, it happened at the Cricket stadium. I don't have any connection with the cricket stadium Press Trust of India Mysuru Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has expressed grief over the stampede that killed 11 people outside the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru, saying the incident should not have happened. He also clarified that he "didn't have any connection with the cricket stadium". Addressing reporters here on Sunday, the CM said, "This incident shouldn't have happened, it happened at the Cricket stadium. I don't have any connection with the cricket stadium." The stampede occurred on June 4 evening in front of the Chinnaswamy stadium, where a large number of people thronged to participate in the RCB team's IPL victory celebrations. The opposition is demanding the resignation of the chief minister and deputy chief minister in this issue. He said, "It was an unfortunate incident, it shouldn't have happened. Such an incident never happened after I became the CM. Prima facie it seems to have happened because of the officials' fault, so we have taken action. Everyone is in pain, including me." Siddaramaiah said he attended the RCB team felicitation event in front of Vidhana Soudha on the invitation by Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA ) Secretary and Treasurer. Asked about the allegation that the then Bengaluru Police commissioner B Dayananda was made scapegoat, he said, the Commissioner alone has not been suspended, five officers have been suspended, and the intelligence chief has been changed. "My political secretary K Govindaraj has been removed. We have taken a series of actions, not the police commissioner alone," he added. On the issue of transfering Hindutva activist Suhas Shetty's murder case to NIA he said, "DGP has spoken to me and I have asked him to consult advocate general after that decision can be made. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
