DCM felicitates Rohan Bopanna, Malaprabha Jadav and gives away cheques
Bengaluru, Dec 15: Deputy Chief Minister and Youth Services and Sports department Minister Dr G. Parameshwar felicitated international tennis player Rohan Bopanna who won gold in the recently held Asian Games and Malaprabha Jadav of Belagavi who won bronze medal in Kuras sports event, at his home office, Sadashiva Nagar in the city on Saturday.
He said that the sports department has been giving cash prize to those who win medals in international level. Rohan Bopanna was given Rs 25 lakh cheque and Malaprabha Jadav was given Rs 8 lakh cheque. Malaprabha Jadav has got training in Bengaluru sports school. Tej Kumar and Stany GA who won first place in recently held Grandmaster chess tournament in Jammu and Kashmir were given Rs 10 lakh each, he said.
The department has been honouring the sports personalities in order to encourage and promote sports. The government has taken steps to ensure basic facilities, synthetic track and indoor stadium facilities in all districts, the DCM said.
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IPL 2026 to be held between March 26-May 31 window
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As per the norms, the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium should host the tournament opener given the home side, Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the IPL 2025 title.
While the venue has received conditional clearance from the Karnataka state government, it also needs to meet the necessary safety and security standards following the death of 11 fans in a stampede during RCB's victory celebrations in June this year.
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