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February 2020 Press News on Electronic City
28 February 2020 Bangalore Mirror 
Woman dragged into vehicle, raped
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/crime/woman-dragged-into-vehicle-raped/articleshow/74347830.cms
at 5:45 am on Hosur Road

22 February 2020  
Palike drives final nail into hoardings
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/civic/palike-drives-final-nail-into-hoardings/articleshow/74248764.cms
Bangalore South (344), Bommanahalli (87)

22 February 2020  
4 sentenced to life in 10 yr old murder case
https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2020/feb/22/4-sentenced-to-life-imprisonment-in-10-year-old-murder-case-2106865.html
victim Vinay was a private bank Manager in E-City

21 February 2020 TOI 
'We choose road travel due to lack of options'
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/we-choose-road-travel-due-to-lack-of-options/articleshow/74240291.cms
ECitizens are closer to pick-up points long Hosur Road

21 February 2020 Manorama Online 
'Lucky to get a seat on the left'
https://english.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/2020/02/20/coimbatore-ksrtc-accidents-survivors.html
says an an ECitizen who boarded the ill-fated KSRTC bus in Electronic City

21 February 2020 LiveMint 
Paytm partners Ola, Uber to issue FASTags to 1 lakh drivers
https://www.livemint.com/news/india/paytm-payments-bank-partners-ola-uber-to-issue-fastags-to-1-lakh-drivers-11582275454201.html
at various locations including Electronic City

19 February 2020 India Today 
Yediyurappa-led govt seeks reduction of Bannerghatta's ESZ
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bs-yediyurappa-seeks-to-cut-elephant-corridor-near-bengaluru-short-by-100-sq-km-1647754-2020-02-19
CM's letter to the centre reiterated reduction of ESZ

18 February 2020 Bangalore Mirror 
A not-so-smooth walk through Silk Board Junction
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/civic/a-not-so-smooth-walk-through-silk-board-junction/articleshow/74182961.cms
stench from open drain and garbage dumped

17 February 2020 ET 
Centre committed to implement suburban rail says FM
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/railways/centre-committed-to-implement-suburban-rail-for-bengaluru-says-finance-minister-nirmala-sitharaman/articleshow/74179529.cms
better connectivity to Electronic City and ORR

17 February 2020 Bangalore Mirror 
2 pedestrians lose their cool when car shattered their watermelon
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/crime/2-pedestrians-lose-their-cool-after-brush-against-a-car-shatters-their-melon/articleshow/74166162.cms
in Bommanahalli

16 February 2020 NIE 
Man completes MBBS course after serving life term
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2020/feb/15/convicted-for-murder-man-completes-mbbs-course-after-serving-life-term-vows-to-serve-society-2103917.html
modern day Munnabhai, after 14 years in Parappana Agrahara !

15 February 2020 Deccan Herald 
Reconsider decision to fell trees, citizens tell KRDCL
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/reconsider-decision-to-fell-trees-citizens-tell-krdcl-804854.html
Jigani (184), Bannerghatta to Anekal (520), Anekal to Hoskote (3637)

15 February 2020 Deccan Herald 
Residents in a fix as BBMP starts razing illegal flats
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/residents-in-a-fix-as-bbmp-starts-razing-illegal-flats-804852.html
Nishita Platinum at Puttenahalli in JP Nagar

14 February 2020 Deccan Herald 
Rider of rented scooter mowed down by TN bus
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/rider-of-rented-scooter-mowed-down-by-tn-bus-805157.html
near the Hosa Road junction on Hosur Road

14 February 2020 TOI 
Trains may run at 2 min frequency, on 3 upcoming Namma Metro corridors
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/trains-may-run-at-2-min-frequency-on-3-upcoming-metro-corridors/articleshow/74124860.cms
Electronics City, IIMB and ORR-airport

14 February 2020 NIE 
Peaceful on bandh day, barring some incidents
https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2020/feb/14/barring-some-incidents-bengaluru-peaceful-on-bandh-day-2103062.html
in Neraluru near Hosur Border, Attibele & NICE Road

14 February 2020 Deccan Herald 
Work on double-decker flyover begins
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/bengaluru-infrastructure/bengaluru-work-on-double-decker-flyover-begins-804439.html
BMRCL launching the first road-level span near Ragigudda

14 February 2020  
Relieve yourself on NICE Road at night and you will be relieved of your valuables
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/bengaluru-crime/want-to-relieve-yourself-on-nice-road-at-night-beware-you-will-be-relieved-of-your-valuables-804436.html
2 car drivers robbed by masked gang within a week

14 February 2020 Deccan Herald 
CCB raids two hookah bars
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/bengaluru-crime/ccb-raids-two-hookah-bars-three-arrested-owners-absconding-804835.html
on Hosur Road and at Suddaguntepalya

13 February 2020 Deccan Herald 
DC orders removal of encroachment on Veerasandra Lake
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/bengaluru-politics/dc-orders-removal-of-encroachment-on-veerasandra-lake-804133.html
encroachers influenced the local official and brought a stay

13 February 2020 The Hindu 
No progress on Hosur’s proposed international flower auction market
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/no-progress-on-hosurs-proposed-international-flower-auction-market/article30813670.ece
in Moranapalli village on Hosur-Krishnagiri NH

13 February 2020 Deccan Herald 
Cop falls to death from terrace of KSRP quarters
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/bengaluru-cop-falls-to-death-from-terrace-of-ksrp-quarters-804131.html
D N Mudre (59) fell from 3rd floor terrace in Choodasandra, off Hosur Road

13 February 2020  
The rags-to-riches journey of GR Shanmugappa
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/variety/the-rags-to-riches-journey-of-gr-shanmugappa/article30807732.ece
his unit in Basapura now has 400 staff

12 February 2020 NIE 
BMRCL plans travelators to link Silk Board, Electronics City
https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2020/feb/12/bmrcl-plans-travelators-to-link-silk-board-electronics-city-2102200.html
150 m travelator and a 100 m walkway

11 February 2020 Bangalore Mirror 
Silk Board will live up to its infamous reputation
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/cover-story/silk-board-will-live-up-to-its-infamous-reputation-as-bengalurus-worst-traffic-nightmare-heres-how/articleshow/74070975.cms
as Bengaluru’s worst traffic nightmare

11 February 2020 Bangalore Mirror 
Man kills sis-in-law's baby
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/crime/man-kills-sis-in-laws-baby-for-rejecting-his-advances/articleshow/74071497.cms
body dumped beside service road of Hosur Road near RTO in Attibele

09 February 2020 Bangalore Mirror 
Think before you leap... over to the wrong side
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/think-before-you-leap-over-to-the-wrong-side/articleshow/74050033.cms
driving on the wrong side attracts criminal charges and seizure of vehicle

06 February 2020 Deccan Herald 
Coming soon, 40 new CNG stations in city
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/bengaluru-infrastructure/coming-soon-40-new-cng-stations-in-city-801911.html
including Jigani, Bommasandra, Anekal

04 February 2020 NIE 
PRR landowners await CM's approval over compensation
https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2020/feb/04/prr-landowners-await-cms-approval-over-compensation-2098669.html
8 lane road to connect Tumakuru Road and Hosur Road