Eleven people died and more than 30 were injured in a stampede outside Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy stadium as a huge crowd of nearly 3 lakh people had gathered to witness the victory celebration of Royal Challengers Bengaluru for winning the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Wednesday.
In the wake of the stampede that occurred during RCB's victory celebration, which led to 11 deaths, BJP State President BY Vijayendra, on Friday, demanded the resignation of the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, and Home Minister G Parameshwara.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi handed over 1,294 appointment letters to newly-recruited officers and employees under seven departments during a large Nijukti Mela at the Railway Auditorium in Bhubaneswar.
Assam Housing and Urban Affairs Minister (DoHUA) Jayanta Mallabaruah said that the flood situation in Assam was under control and the state government was prepared to face any challenge.
Speaking with ANI, CM Fadnavis highlighted that earlier, even the administration could not reach here, but the Maharashtra Police opened an outpost here, thus providing security to the people here.
"This is a tragedy caused by the government's irresponsibility. RCB is not a team representing the state. It is a private team bought by liquor vendors. In such a situation, the state government did not need to invite them and felicitate them," Snehamayi Krisha said.
Deputy Commissioner Anupam Kashyap, who is also the Chairman of the International Shimla Summer Festival Organising Committee presented a memento, a traditional Himachali cap, and shawl to the Chief Minister as a token of respect.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami attended the three-day Shaurya Mahotsav organised in Chamoli, paying tribute to Ashok Chakra winner Shaheed Bhawani Dutt Joshi. The festival drew large crowds of local people who gathered to listen to the Chief Minister.
In a post on X, Rekha Gupta wrote, "11 years of dedication, service and good governance! In the last 11 years, under the leadership of Hon'ble @narendramodi ji, India has touched new heights of development, trust and global pride."
Hoping for "things to get back to normal" in the union territories, CM Abdullah added, "The same four people were present here in 2014 when the Katra Railway Station was inaugurated, Manoj Sinha, who was then MoS (Minister of State) for railways, got promoted as post of LG, and I got from