India, July 14 -- The Karnataka government has permitted hotels and restaurants in Bengaluru to extend their food service timings until 3:30 am on July 14, 15 and 19 to facilitate late-night screenings of Fifa World Cup matches, Chief Minister DK Shivakumar announced on Tuesday.

In a post on X, Shivakumar said the decision was taken following a request from the National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI), allowing establishments to continue serving food beyond the usual 1.00 am cut-off on the specified dates.

"Following a request from the National Restaurant Association of India, our government has permitted hotels and restaurants in Bengaluru to extend food service timings from 1.00 am to 3.30 am on July 14, 15 and 19 to facilitate...