Electronic City Schools
April 2017 Press News on Electronic City
27 April 2017 TOI 
KSPCB issues closure orders to 6 units near Bellandur Lake
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/kspcb-issues-closure-orders-to-six-units-near-bellandur-lake/articleshow/58390251.cms
in Bomanahalli, Hosur Rd, Hongasandra etc.

27 April 2017 Deccan Herald 
Serial accident leads to traffic jam
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/608436/serial-accident-leads-traffic-jam.html
on Hosur Road at Kudlu Gate

26 April 2017 The News Minute 
Residents crowdfunding to translocate trees
http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/sarjapur-residents-are-crowdfunding-translocate-trees-will-be-cut-down-widen-roads-61031
to be cut for road widening in Dommasandra-Attibele stretch

26 April 2017 The Hindu 
3 youth robbed laptops from PGs and sold online
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/three-youngsters-held-on-theft-charge/article18230006.ece
Chetan (s/o ASI Nanje Gowda), Shravan & Mukthtiyar

24 April 2017 Bangalore Mirror 
Head constable arrested for role in prostitution racket
http://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/crime/head-constable-arrested-for-role-in-prostitution-racket/articleshow/58332522.cms?
Karibasavaiah (39), Parappana Agrahara police

23 April 2017 Deccan Herald 
Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to aid revival of Kalena Agrahara lake
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/607771/union-minister-nirmala-sitharaman-aid.html
to be restored by March 2018

April 2017 India Times 
He stole 51 bikes to fund his lover's medical expenses
http://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/love-turns-tailor-into-criminal-he-stole-51-bikes-to-fund-his-lover-s-medical-expenses-276232.html
Love turns tailor in Hongasandra into criminal

22 April 2017 Bangalore Mirror 
Man on a mission, despite many threats
http://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/cover-story/electronics-city-lakes-bengaluru-man-on-a-mission-despite-many-threats/articleshow/58319620.cms
Cleaned Maragondanahalli lake all by himself

19 April 2017 Hindustan Times 
More Indians in US seek jobs back home as Trump signs order
http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/h1b-visas-more-indians-seek-jobs-back-home-as-trump-signs-order-to-hire-american/story-0c6S4m3jIQjk1kTE0mLpWM.html


22 April 2017 Times Now 
Wipro sacks 600 employees post performance appraisal
http://www.timesnow.tv/business-economy/article/wipro-sacks-600-employees-post-performance-appraisal/59751
number speculated to go as high as 2000.

22 April 2017 Bangalore Mirror 
Medical negligence kills a 6 year old
http://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/medical-negligence-kills-a-six-year-old-in-bengaluru/articleshow/58319493.cms?
overdose of anaesthesia in a pvt. ENT and dental clinic in HSR

21 April 2017 Financial Express 
Firing rises, hiring stalls
http://www.financialexpress.com/industry/indian-it-troubles-hit-employees-hard-as-companies-choose-automation-to-protect-margins/637169/
IT firms choose automation to protect margins

21 April 2017 Business Today 
More IT firms could rein in hiring
http://www.businesstoday.in/sectors/it/layoffs-may-become-a-new-normal-for-it-industry/story/250515.html
Infosys, TCs, Cognizant etc.

21 April 2017 Economic Times 
Why being techie in India is no longer cool
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/why-being-a-techie-in-india-is-no-longer-cool/articleshow/58298184.cms
layoffs, visa restrictions, automation ...

21 April 2017 TOI 
Police on lookout for 2 principals
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/police-on-lookout-for-2-principals/articleshow/58291558.cms
of Akash International College, Kengunte and AIBM College, Bommanahalli

21 April 2017 Bangalore Mirror 
Drinking session at Hosur Road turns awry for these engineers
http://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/crime/drinking-session-at-hosur-road-turns-awry-for-these-engineers/articleshow/58286811.cms
on Hosur Road

20 April 2017 Deccan Herald 
Project to supply drinking water to 110 villages takes off
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/607272/at-last-project-supply-drinking.html
was launched by CM on 19 April 2017

20 April 2017 TOI 
Stray dogs kill two-year-old girl outside Anekal factory
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/stray-dogs-kill-two-year-old-girl-outside-anekal-factory/articleshow/58287477.cms
Baby Anjali (2) was mauled near a brick factory at Tattanahalli, Anekal

20 April 2017 Economic Times 
Former Infosys CFO demands Rs. 12 Cr pending severence pay
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/former-infosys-cfo-rajiv-bansal-demands-pending-rs-12-crore-of-severance-pay/articleshow/58273599.cms
Rajiv Bansal has received Rs. 5 Cr out of the Rs. 17.38 Cr agreed

20 April 2017 Economic Times 
Long waits at toll gates defeats the purpose of toll gates
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/infrastructure/long-waits-at-toll-gates-defeat-purpose-of-express-ways/articleshow/58273979.cms
only 2 toll booths to Electronic City

19 April 2017 Bangalore Mirror 
Who killed Electronic City's lakes?
http://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/cover-story/who-killed-electronic-citys-lakes/articleshow/58267845.cms


19 April 2017 TOI 
Parts of city wake up to 10 seconds of tremors
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/parts-of-city-wake-up-to-10-seconds-of-tremors/articleshow/58249159.cms
mild tremors felt in Bannerghatta Rd also on 18 April

18 April 2017 Scroll  
Garment workers who stitched your branded clothes have probably still not been paid
https://scroll.in/article/834855/the-bengaluru-workers-who-stitched-your-branded-clothes-have-probably-still-not-been-paid
in Bommanahalli, Peenya etc.

18 April 2017 TOI  
T T V Dhinakaran remains elusive, fails to meet aunt Sasikala
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/t-t-v-dhinakaran-remains-elusive-ails-to-meet-aunt-sasikala/articleshow/58232508.cms


18 April 2017 Citizen Matters 
A reality check inside Bengaluru's one and only composting plant
http://bangalore.citizenmatters.in/articles/a-reality-check-inside-kcdc-bengaluru-composting-plant
adjacent to Somasundarapalya lake in Kudlu

17 April 2017 Bangalore Mirror 
Police stop car, solve 2 robbery cases
http://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/crime/police-stop-car-solve-2-robbery-cases/articleshow/58229412.cms
from Begur

16 April 2017 Deccan Herald 
Alliance varsity row: SC orders notice to government, directors
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/606617/alliance-varsity-rowamp8200sc-orders-notice.html
challenging quashing of a criminal case against the university's top officials.

13 April 2017 Economic Times 
Income Tax department's Bengaluru processing centre gets unique pin code
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/personal-finance-news/income-tax-departments-bengaluru-processing-centre-gets-unique-pin-code/articleshow/58164056.cms
The new pin code is 560500. Not 560100 any more.

09 April 2017 The Hindu 
Action against zoning violations is eyewash, say RWAs
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/action-against-zoning-violations-is-just-eyewash-say-rwas/article17898036.ece
in Koramangala

08 April 2017 The Hindu 
Now, Nandini products at your neighbourhood HOPCOMS outlets
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/now-nandini-products-at-your-neighbourhood-hopcoms-outlets/article17894727.ece
in Electronics City also