Electronic City Schools
April 2016 Press News on Electronic City
29 April 2016 Deccan Herald 
KSPCB notice to hospital over disposal of biomedical waste
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/543546/kspcb-notice-hospital-over-disposal.html
Narayana Health City had not seggregated

29 ApriL 2016 Bangalore Mirror 
Man killed minutes after he came out of jail
http://www.bangaloremirror.com/bangalore/crime/Man-killed-minutes-after-he-came-out-of-jail/articleshow/52044354.cms
near Basapura

28 April 2016 Decan Chronicle 
Drying her hair on 8th floor, Infosys techie falls to death
http://deccanchronicle.com/nation/crime/280416/bengaluru-drying-her-hair-on-8th-floor-infosys-techie-falls-to-death.html
Chandana Nagesh (26) at SNN Raj Serenity

27 April 2016 The Hindu 
Electronics City flyover becoming an eyesore because of littering
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/electronics-city-flyover-becoming-an-eyesore-because-of-littering/article8525661.ece
a rolling bottle can cause accident

26 April 2016  
Woman robbed and cops ask why she was walking alone
http://www.bangaloremirror.com/bangalore/crime/Woman-robbed-and-cops-ask-why-she-was-walking-alone/articleshow/51985498.cms
near Silk Board junction

23 April 2016 The Hindu 
Love that Volvo ride? Pay 15% more
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/questions-over-firing-at-hebbagodi/article8506728.ece
5 per cent service tax on AC bustickets

22 April 2016 The Hindu 
Questions over firing at Hebbagodi
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/questions-over-firing-at-hebbagodi/article8506728.ece
bullets not fired in air, but at lower angle injuring 2 innocent

22 April 2016 The Hindu 
Former Minister ends life on hospital premises
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/former-minister-ends-life-on-hospital-premises/article8506762.ece
former Labour Minister (JD Secular) from Kalaburagi, Gurunath (66)

22 April 2016 Economic Times 
Wipro initiates move to do away with excess layers of managers and executives
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/wipro-initiates-move-to-do-away-with-excess-layers-of-managers-and-executives/articleshow/51934380.cms
impact of automation

21 April 2016 Deccan Herald 
Local body bypolls in violence-hit areas on schedule
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/541805/local-body-bypolls-violence-hit.html
TMC: Hebbagodi. CMCs: Chandapura, Jigani, Bommasandra, Attibele

21 April 2016 The Hindu 
Normality returns to industrial areas
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/normality-returns-to-industrial-areas/article8502391.ece
off Hosur Road and Bannerghatta Road

20 April 2016 Hindustan Times 
Bowing to pressure, govt rolls back PF withdrawal rules
http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/bowing-to-pressure-govt-rolls-back-pf-withdrawal-rules-10-key-points/story-e8cIDTtOH3wRHYVlXfC4OL.html
EPF amendment notified on February 10 cancelled

20 April 2016 Bangalore Mirror 
Fear and clothing in Bengaluru
http://www.bangaloremirror.com/bangalore/others/Fear-and-clothing-in-Bengaluru/articleshow/51901054.cms
woes of the women behind designer labels

20 April 2016 The Hindu 
Thank god it was a holiday
http://www.bangaloremirror.com/bangalore/others/Thank-god-it-was-a-holiday/articleshow/51900355.cms
Biocon campus on Jigani Link Road vandalised

19 April 2016 The Hindu 
Mob ransacks Hebbagodi police station
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/mob-ransacks-hebbagodi-police-station/article8494840.ece
vehicles parked outside were damaged / torched

19 April 2016 The Hindu 
Protests continue; traffic disrupted on Hosur Road
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/protests-continue-traffic-disrupted-on-hosur-road/article8493199.ece
protesting PF amendent

19 April 2016 Deccan Herald 
PF staffers stuck in hot cellar in bid to escape hail of stones
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/541390/pf-staffers-stuck-hot-cellar.html
at the EPFO office, Singasandra

19 April 2016 Deccan Herald 
Traffic stops on Bannerghatta Road too
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/541389/traffic-stops-bannerghatta-road.html
Ambulances, senior citizens and commuters bear the brunt

18 April 2016 Bangalore Mirror 
Rs 33 crore gone down 'no drain'
http://www.bangaloremirror.com/bangalore/others/Rs-33-crore-gone-down-no-drain/articleshow/51869324.cms
AECS Layout, Kudlu has no underground drainage

18 April 2016 The Hindu 
Garment workers protest, block highways
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/garment-workers-protest-block-highways/article8489318.ece
Hosur Rd traffic disrupted for 6 hours

18 April 2016 Economic Times 
Finally IIM-Bengaluru gets land for its second campus
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/education/finally-iim-bengaluru-gets-land-for-its-second-campus/articleshow/51874405.cms
110 acres plot in Anekal, 20 km from its Bannerghatta Rd campus

18 April 2016 Bangalore Mirror 
BBMP develops a park, then loses the plot
http://www.bangaloremirror.com/bangalore/cover-story/BBMP-develops-a-park-then-loses-the-plot/articleshow/51870099.cms
spent 1.5 Cr before realizing it was private property

17 April 2016 Bangalore Mirror 
Illegal quarrying near BNP threatens wildlife
http://www.bangaloremirror.com/bangalore/others/Illegal-quarrying-near-BNP-threatens-wildlife/articleshow/51858630.cms


16 April 2016 Bangalore Mirror 
TV remote or gun? Social media in a flap over flat goons
http://www.bangaloremirror.com/bangalore/others/TV-remote-or-gun-Social-media-in-a-flap-over-flat-goons/articleshow/51847237.cms
Builder files FIR with counter complaint on RWA

16 April 2016 Deccan Chronicle 
Police to study video, people allege apathy
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/crime/160416/police-to-study-video-residents-allege-apathy.html
Police say it may not be gun

15 April 2016 Deccan Chronicle 
Builder's goons hold residents at gunpoint
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/150416/bengaluru-residents-under-house-arrest-after-builder-lets-loose-goons.html
in Ajmera Infinity, Neeladri Road, Electronic City

15 April 2016 LiveMint 
Nandan Nilekani, Sudha Murthy want Vishal Sikka to stay at Infosys helm
http://www.livemint.com/Companies/t5iTDhVbm4QHf0NjanXNUM/Nandan-Nilekani-Sudha-Murthy-want-Vishal-Sikka-to-stay-at-I.html
2 / 5 promoters who voted in favour of reappointment of Sikka

14 April 2016 Deccan Herald 
Crash course in CET coaching
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/540369/crash-course-cet-coaching.html
Free course till 3 May, in Kudlu Gate, Hosur Rd

14 April 2016 Bangalore Mirror 
Is a NICE hike in the offing?
http://www.bangaloremirror.com/bangalore/others/Is-a-Nice-hike-in-the-offing/articleshow/51816368.cms
NICE Road toll hike awaits approval of State Govt.

13 April 2016 The Hindu 
MLM firm busted, 5 arrested
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/mlm-firm-busted-5-arrested/article8468517.ece
Koramangala police busts QNet which duped investors with foreign trips

13 April 2016 The Hindu 
Gutsy student fights back, nabs offender
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/mlm-firm-busted-5-arrested/article8468517.ece
in BTM Layout I Stage

12 April 2016 NIE 
Siemens worker injured while checking transformer
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/Siemens-Worker-Injured-While-Checking-Transformer/2016/04/12/article3375932.ece
on Hosur Road

11 April 2016 Bangalore Mirror 
IIM to help BMTC fix its timetable
http://www.bangaloremirror.com/bangalore/others/IIM-to-help-BMTC-fix-its-timetable/articleshow/51769276.cms
for 6,408 buses, 75,793 trips on 1,200-odd routes in the city limits

11 April 2016 Bangalore Mirror 
Tallest campus a tall order for Azim Premji University
http://www.bangaloremirror.com/bangalore/others/Tallest-campus-a-tall-order-for-Azim-Premji-University/articleshow/51769223.cms
between Attibele and Sarjapura

11 April 2016 Economic Times 
Elevated roads are only short-term solution to ever increasing traffic
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/elevated-roads-is-only-short-term-solution-to-ever-increasing-traffic-in-bengaluru/articleshow/51774831.cms
Seoul in S.Korea built 100 flyovers and demolished them 2 decades later

08 April 2016 Deccan Herald 
Compound of IT firms built on lake land razed
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/539267/compound-itamp8200firms-built-lake-land.html
Symbiosis and Unitech have encroached 3 acres of Veerasandra lake

07 April 2016 LiveMint 
Are Infosys founders not happy with Vishal Sikka?
http://www.livemint.com/Companies/NZOTuzB2LnxHHpk6oGgqvM/Are-Infosys-founders-not-happy-with-Vishal-Sikka.html
only 23.57% of promoter voted in favour of reappointing Sikka as MD and CEO.

07 April 2016 The Hindu 
Man kicks pregnant wife, kills foetus
http://www.bangaloremirror.com/bangalore/crime/Man-kicks-pregnant-wife-kills-foetus/articleshow/51718449.cms
the accused (Akram) is an automobile dealer in Bommanahalli

07 April 2016 The Hindu 
Gelatin sticks seized at Krishnagiri toll gate
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/gelatin-sticks-seized-at-krishnagiri-toll-gate/article8443760.ece
heading towards Anekal

05 April 2016 Economic Times 
E-City takes to German tech to process waste
http://tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/technology/bengalurus-e-city-takes-to-german-tech-to-process-waste/51692113
to process mixed waste from tech hub and the 3 gram panchayats

06 April 2016 Bangalore Mirror 
Glitches hit online property tax collection drive in city
http://www.bangaloremirror.com/bangalore/others/Glitches-hit-online-property-tax-collection-drive-in-city/articleshow/51705093.cms
invalid links in website

05 April 2016 India Today 
Gang preparing fake certificates, marks cards of universities busted
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/gang-preparing-fake-certificates-marks-cards-of-universities-busted/1/635377.html
Safiya Kumar and Ravi Kumar were operating a fake college (Vijetha College) from a small room on Bannerghatta Road

04 April 2016 NIE 
Speed away, but watch out for the flower pots
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/Speed-Away-but-Watch-Out-for-the-Flower-Pots/2016/04/05/article3363207.ece
on the Elevated Expressway to Electronic City

04 April 2016 TOI 
Minibus driver held for killing Biocon scientist
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Minibus-driver-held-for-killing-Biocon-scientist/articleshow/51677754.cms
Minibus owned by Sai Travels

04 April 2016 The Hindu 
Elderly woman found dead in drain
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/elderly-woman-found-dead-in-drain/article8430873.ece
Gouramma (60) found dead in Madiwala