Karnataka govt to formulate new SOPs for mega events, celebrations after Bengaluru stampede

Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Thursday said that the state government will formulate a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for mega events, meetings and celebrations aimed at preventing any untoward incidents. The initiative comes in the wake of a stampede outside the Chinnaswamy Cricket Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday that claimed 11 lives.