00:05all right a big news is coming in Karnataka government clearly understands the FIFA fever
00:10here's what has happened the chief minister of the state of Karnataka has decided to go ahead
00:15and ensure that the ones who enjoy the FIFA the football that they'll be able to watch in the
00:21restaurants till late into the night and when I say late into the night means after midnight as
00:26well and therefore restaurants will be allowed to keep their eateries open even after midnight
00:31amid the FIFA fever food service hours have been extended for the FIFA World Cup our decision has
00:37been taken following a request from the National Restaurant Association of India DK Shiv Kumar says
00:42football inspires millions across the world it's a celebration fans eagerly look forward to it so a
00:47decision has been taken while ensuring public safety law and order and the convenience of citizen I urge
00:52everyone to enjoy the matches responsibly and extend full cooperation to all authorities so
00:58what precisely has DK Shiv Kumar done the government is going to ensure and if you are a resident of
01:04Karnataka here's what you can know food service timings have been extended from 1 a.m. to 3 30 a
01:10.m.
01:11on 14 15th and 19th July to facilitate the late night match screenings and that remember because
01:18these are usually the hours Indian standard time when the matches are broadcast so therefore while
01:23urging responsibility on the part of of the fans to ensure that law and order is maintained but till
01:31about 3 34 a.m. you can sit in a restaurant hotels and enjoy possibly on the big screen the
01:39FIFA match
01:40which joining me now is Sagai Raj the latest Sagai how is really the craze for football in Karnataka tell
01:48me from your experience and do you think that this decision will be welcomed that till 3 30 a.m.
01:53they
01:53can sit in a hotel or restaurant and have the food served to them while they enjoy the football World
01:58Cup
02:03the state of Karnataka especially in the IT capital of India where you have a huge number of fan followers
02:10whether it is European or football or World Cup or any other football there are huge fan following in the
02:19IT capital
02:20and if you notice that this particular provision for fans to stay awake till 3 30 in all the restaurants
02:29is a good news and the chief commissioner of police semen to have passed this particular order
02:36said that while you enjoy the football ensure that you maintain law and order situation in the city and the
02:41state
02:41and this particular decision was been taken by the Karnataka government to ensure that they go ahead
02:47and enjoy the football and ensure that you don't get involved in any kind of illegal activity and this is
02:55to
02:56this comes after both of the restaurant opposition in Bengaluru have requested police commission to give
03:03this kind of privilege of the fans in Bengaluru so that they can enjoy in the restaurant in Bengaluru
03:11I would say that if you're a FIFA fan a football fan Karnataka is the place to be right now
03:17because that is where till late into the night you can have your meal enjoy the match on a big
03:23screen
03:23while others will most likely have to be at home
03:26Sagai tell me this however I'm more concerned about the arrangements on the ground
03:29a victory let's say happens of their favorite team or the country do you think there's usually a
03:35possibility of the outpouring of it on the streets in Karnataka or Bengaluru to be specific
03:40will the police also have to be deployed for it because all of these logistics also will have to
03:44be looked at no we have never witnessed this kind of situation for a football match yes we have seen
03:50this kind of situation when there is a rcp match or a india pakistan match probably we have never
03:55witnessed this kind of incident in city of Bengaluru probably uh police or uh the other people do not
04:03worry about these kind of situation in the city and uh even at that point of time during rcp win
04:08or india
04:09pakistan match there was enough security which would be uh which would be deployed i mean in
04:13football i don't see this kind of situation arise in the city i will be tracking all the latest on
04:20that and it would be interesting to see perhaps uh 14 15 19 july we'll be tracking our reporters on
04:25the ground about the open restaurants and the fans enjoying a meal with the match
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