29 April MetroRail News 2020
Metro trains in every 2.5 min frequency at E-City Lines
https://www.metrorailnews.in/metro-trains-in-every-2-5-min-frequency-at-nagawara-e-city-lines/
Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) system
28 April 2020 Live Mint
IT companies are likely to suspend fresh hiring this year
https://www.livemint.com/news/india/it-companies-are-likely-to-suspend-fresh-hiring-this-year-says-mohandas-pai-11588066841764.html
says Mohandas Pai
27 April 2020 Bangalore Mirror
BBMP officials working at a fever pitch
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/after-hongasandra-fiasco-bbmp-officials-working-at-a-fever-pitch/articleshow/75417023.cms
After Hongasandra fiasco
27 April 2020
Allow new prisoners only if they test negative
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/allow-new-prisoners-only-if-they-test-negative-jail-official-writes-to-chief-justice-830324.html
says Parappana Agrahara jail official
27 April 2020 Deccan Herald
Lockdown may continue after May 3 in red zones
https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/coronavirus-lockdown-may-continue-after-may-3-in-karnataka-red-zones-830716.html
Govt. keen on resuming economic activity in green zones
27 April 2020 NIE
IISc, Biocon labs get nod to conduct COVID tests
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2020/apr/27/iisc-biocon-labs-get-nod-to-conduct-tests-2135763.html
2 New Govt. & 2 new private labs
26 April 2020 Deccan Herald
Groundwater levels rise as lockdown cuts commercial usage
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/bengaluru-groundwater-levels-rise-as-coronavirus-lockdown-cuts-commercial-usage-829952.html
Water levels in the E-City borewells up by 67 m (219 ft)
26 April 2020 NIE
Youngsters 'rice' to the occasion
https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2020/apr/26/youngsters-rice-to-the-occasion-do-their-bit-for-villages-2135412.html
in Siddanapalya and Chinnaiahnapalya, Anekal Taluk
26 April 2020 TOI
Fire brigade rescues woman trying to jump off 17th floor
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/bengaluru-fire-brigade-rescues-woman-trying-to-jump-off-17th-floor/articleshow/75391552.cms
@ Prestige Sunrise Park in Electronic City
26 April 2020 NDTV
Senior cop accused by ACP
https://www.ndtv.com/bangalore-news/senior-bengaluru-cop-s-murugan-accused-by-junior-of-facilitating-liquor-in-city-2218389
ACP, E-City accused the senior cop of East Division
25 April 2020 Economic Times
Pay cuts, layoffs: Startup morale under lockdown
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/newsbuzz/pay-cuts-layoffs-startup-morale-under-lockdown/articleshow/75367549.cms
2 dozen top companies have fired employees & contractors
24 April 2020 TOI
Bengaluru Metro resumes civil work
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/covid-19-bengaluru-metro-resumes-civil-work/articleshow/75359578.cms
health check in place for 4800 workers, says BMRCL MD
24 April 2020 DD News
Mixed reaction in IT industry
http://www.ddinews.gov.in/national/mixed-reaction-it-industry-over-govts-order-resume-work-essential-minimum-staff-only
govt order to resume work with minimum staff
23 April 2020 News Minute
Hongasandra area sealed, declared containment zone
https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/bengaluru-s-hongasandra-area-sealed-declared-containment-zone-after-10-cases-123202
after 10 COVID positive cases
24 April 2020 Bangalore Mirror
9 people contract Covid-19 from one person
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/nine-people-contract-covid-19-from-a-coolie-he-used-to-cook-for-100-people/articleshow/75337126.cms
he was cooking for 100 people
24 April 2020 The Hindu
Lockdown puts Hosur floriculturists in a fix
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/lockdown-puts-hosur-floriculturists-in-a-fix/article31427911.ece
they let in cattle to graze
23 April 2020 Deccan Herald
Doctor locks himself in clinic and staff fearing quarantine
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/life-in-bengaluru/coronavirus-outbreak-doctor-locks-himself-in-clinic-along-with-staff-at-hongasandra-fearing-quarantine-828726.html
Venu Health Care, Hongasandra
23 April 2020 The Week
10 migrant workers test positive
https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2020/04/23/covid-19-bengaluru-shaken-as-10-migrant-workers-living-in-slum-test-positive.html
contract workers with BMRCL in Bommanahalli's Vidyajyothi Layout (slum)
22 April 2020 News Minute
20 containment zones in Bengaluru
https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/20-containment-zones-bengaluru-what-it-means-if-you-live-one-123128
Ward 191–Singasandra is a containment zone
22 April 2020 Deccan Herald
Work from home has brought down pollution level
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/covid-19-lockdown-how-work-from-home-has-brought-down-pollution-level-828431.html
vehicular pollution is 45% of the total air pollution
22 April 2020
Cybercrook dupes pharma employee of 89K
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/crime/cybercrook-dupes-pharma-employee-of-rs-89000/articleshow/75283259.cms
victim, a a resident of Vasundhara Layout in Ananthnagar
21 April 2020 Bangalore Mirror
BBMP allocates Rs 49 cr to fight Covid-19
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/bbmp-budget-2020-21-bbmp-allocates-rs-49-cr-to-fight-covid-19/articleshow/75261751.cms
BBMP budget 2020-21
21 April 2020 Bangalore Mirror
Fruit merchant attacked, robbed
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/crime/fruit-merchant-attacked-robbed-in-apmc-market/articleshow/75261190.cms
in the APMC Market at Singena Agrahara near Huskur Gate
20 April 2020 Deccan Herald
Thieves steal liquor from bars
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/bengaluru-crime/thieves-steal-liquor-from-bars-in-begur-koramangala-827517.html
at Chikka Begur, Hosur Road
18 April 2020 Deccan Herald
Karnataka Govt warns pvt schools against collecting fee
https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/karnataka-govt-warns-pvt-schools-against-collecting-fee-for-online-classes-826905.html
in the name of online classes
17 April 2020
Karnataka govt defines containment zones, procedures to be followed
https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/coronavirus-karnataka-govt-defines-containment-zones-procedures-to-be-followed-826731.html
to be sealed until no positive case for 28 days
17 April 2020 NIE
Cyclists organise relay to deliver cancer medicine
https://www.newindianexpress.com/good-news/2020/apr/17/bengaluru-cyclists-organise-relay-to-help-deliver-cancer-medicine-to-senior-citizen-amid-lockdown-2131178.html
from Dairy Circle to Electronic City
16 April 2020 NIE
NGO to the aid of 2K labourers
https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2020/apr/16/30-food-packets-for-2k-labourers-ngo-to-their-aid-2130690.html
at Hebbagodi near Electronics City
16 April 2020 Deccan Herald
Wholesale vegetable rates crash
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/coronavirus-lockdown-wholesale-vegetable-rates-crash-in-bengaluru-826299.html
in Singena Agrahara market
15 April 2020 News Minute
A day in the life of a migrant worker in Bengaluru
https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/uncertainty-boredom-and-fear-day-life-migrant-worker-bengaluru-122652
200 migrants in a 3 storey building near Kudlu Gate
15 April 2020 The Week
Limited workforce in some sectors may not have impact
https://www.theweek.in/news/biz-tech/2020/04/15/allowing-limited-workforce-in-some-sectors-may-not-have-much-impact.html
techies prefer to work from home
15 April 2020 TOI
38 Bengaluru localities declared Covid hotspots
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/38-bengaluru-localities-declared-hotspots/articleshow/75156052.cms
wards near E-City: Begur, Singasandra, Madivala
14 April 2020
US allows H1-B visa extension
https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/industry/article/relief-for-h-1b-visa-holders-us-allows-non-immigrant-visa-extension/577883
those who lost jobs will not be deported
14 April 2020 TOI
Passes, prohibitory orders extended till April 20
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/bengaluru-passes-prohibitory-orders-extended-till-april-20/articleshow/75145505.cms
these passes were valid till April 14
13 April 2020 Bangalore Mirror
For techies, it's Panchayat Raj in Bengaluru
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/for-techies-its-panchayat-raj-in-bengaluru/articleshow/75113257.cms
In E-City, Panchayat allows 4 hours in the morning for shopping
11 April 2020 TOI
Namma metro migrant workers prone to coronavirus
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/namma-metro-migrant-workers-salaries-unpaid-living-in-unhygienic-conditions-prone-to-coronavirus-report/articleshow/75099592.cms
labour colonies in Singasandra, Kudlu Gate, Electronics City and Bommanhalli
10 April 2020 Deccan Herald
TN cops stray into Karnataka, quiz Bommai
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/tamil-nadu-cops-stray-into-karnataka-quiz-bommai-on-flouting-lockdown-823489.html
on flouting lockdown
09 April 2020 TOI
Recharge shops shuttered, migrants cannot call home
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/karnataka-recharge-shops-shuttered-migrants-cannot-call-home/articleshow/75056618.cms
offline charging not an essential service ?!
08 April 2020
Bengaluru South got highest COVID-19 cases
https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2020/apr/09/latest-data-out-bengaluru-south-got-highest-covid-19-cases-most-patients-in-victoria-hospital-2127820.html
70% of them due to travel history
07 April 2020 Bangalore Mirror
Cop helps starving cattle near Electronics-City
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/bengaluru-cop-helps-starving-cattle-near-electronics-city/articleshow/75037780.cms
inspector attached to Hebbagodi police station
04 April Deccan Herald2020
Disguised as veggie trucker, SP nabs bribe-seeking RTO officials
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/bengaluru-crime/disguised-as-veggie-trucker-sp-nabs-bribe-seeking-officials-821504.html
at the Attibele checkpoint
April 2020 Press News on Electronic City
