Overview
- Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s home games will not move and called the stadium a matter of state pride.
- The Public Works Department issued a notice to KSCA to submit a detailed structural safety report prepared by NABL‑certified experts.
- Authorities ordered a comprehensive structural fitness test after the June 4 stampede that left 11 dead and dozens injured outside the venue.
- A judicial commission led by Justice John Michael D’Cunha deemed the stadium’s design and surroundings unfit for large gatherings, prompting the loss of major fixtures such as Women’s World Cup matches.
- New KSCA president Venkatesh Prasad vowed to work with the state and BCCI to restore marquee fixtures, as a senior advocate petitioned the chief minister to bar commercial matches at the venue.