Electronic City Schools
June 2019 Press News on Electronic City
29 June 2019 TOI 
Four years on, just 100m of 7-km stretch ready
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/four-years-on-just-100m-of-7-km-stretch-ready/articleshow/69997065.cms
widening Bannerghatta Road

26 June 2019 NIE 
Coriander price soars; bunch selling at Rs 70
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2019/jun/26/coriander-price-soars-bunch-selling-at-rs-70-1995394.html
showers damage coriander crop in Anekal, Chandapura

26 June 2019 TOI 
Cycling takes centre stage in Begur
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/cycling-takes-centre-stage-in-begur/articleshow/69960115.cms
alternate mode of transport to beat the crowd in Begur

26 June 2019 NIE 
Techie asks boyfriend to cook, he throttles her
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/crime/techie-asks-boyfriend-to-cook-he-throttles-her/articleshow/69948536.cms
at Maruthi Layout near Hongasandra

25 June 2019  
Toll hike at Electronics City, Attibele from July 1
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/bengaluru-infrastructure/toll-hike-at-electronics-city-attibele-from-july-1-742575.html
Rs. 5 - Rs.10 hike effective from July 1

24 June 2019  
Maid gets spouse killed by teen lover
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/maid-gets-spouse-killed-by-teen-lover-in-bengaluru/articleshow/69936470.cms
Shanti K, a resident of Chikkabegur

23 June 2019  
Home buyers stage protest over elusive 'e-khathas'
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/bengaluru-home-buyers-stage-protest-over-elusive-e-khathas/articleshow/69914951.cms


24 June 2019 NIE 
Metro Reach-5 line hits temple hurdle
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2019/jun/24/metro-reach-5-line-hits-temple-hurdle-1994387.html
180 years old temple in Garvebhavipalya

24 June 2019  
Friend robs juice shop employee at gunpoint
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/bengaluru-crime/friend-robs-juice-shop-employee-at-gunpoint-742365.html
accused works at a juice centre in Electronic City

24 June 2019  
Electronics City kids turn waste warriors
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2019/jun/24/electronics-city-kids-turn-waste-warriors--1994399.html
collected e-waste from neighbourhood and sent for recycling

24 June 2019 Bangalore Mirror 
Agitated residents of Classic Paradise Layout protest pathetic state of roads
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/civic/classic-case-of-paradise-lost/articleshow/69919427.cms
year-long digging by BWSSB

24 June 2019 Economic Times 
Metro lines to IT hubs on a shaky track
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/railways/metro-lines-to-it-hubs-on-a-shaky-track/articleshow/69922327.cms
Construction firm cries Rs.40 Crore loss

24 June 2019  
NGT Directs Karnataka Pollution Control Board to take action
https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/air-pollution-due-to-solid-waste-management-plant--145866
complaint sent by a resident of Electronic City Phase II

21 June 2019  
Red sanders worth Rs 17 lakh seized
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/bengaluru-crime/red-sanders-worth-rs-17-lakh-seized-742048.html
600 kg of red sanders seized in Attibele and Hoskote

20 June 2019  
Bommanahalli likely to become first plastic-free zone in Bengaluru
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2019/jun/20/bommanahalli-likely-to-become-first-plastic-free-zone-in-bengaluru-1992443.html
huge plastic seizure drive by BBMP in ward 175: Bommanhalli and Ward 189: Hongasandra on June 17

20 June 2019 NIE 
BESCOM meter reading to get smart by July-end
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2019/jun/20/bescom-meter-reading-to-get-smart-by-july-end-1992642.html
smart meters : consumers in Chandapura will get SMS or email alerts of the bill

19 June 2019 TOI 
Residents of Attibele, Sarjapur protest irregular power supply
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/residents-of-sarjapur-attibele-protest-irregular-power-supply/articleshow/64641665.cms
apartment complexes spend about Rs 50,000 per month to buy diesel for their generators

18 June TOI2019  
BWSSB's slow work troubles Begur residents
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/bwssbs-slow-work-troubles-begur-residents/articleshow/69838443.cms
dug up road between Hosur Road and Bannerghatta Road

17 June 2019 TOI 
Metro alignment clashes with GAIL Gas network at many points
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/metro-alignment-clashes-with-gail-network-at-many-points/articleshow/69819743.cms
Steel pipes realigned by GAIL; disruption of gas service to customers

17 June 2019 NIE 
Metro's Reach-5 line hits legal hurdle
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2019/jun/17/bengaluru-metros-reach-5-line-hits-legal-hurdle-1991118.html
BMRCL: NICE not returning 2.5 acres of Govt. land

17 June 2019 NIE 
Bengaluru traffic police crack down on drag racers, wheelie wonkers
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2019/jun/17/bengaluru-traffic-police-crack-down-on-drag-racers-wheelie-wonkers-1991128.html
beware of wheelies on NICE Road and Hosur Road, Electronic City

17 June 2019 Deccan Herald 
Schools, health centres to come under BBMP ambit
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/schools-health-centres-to-come-under-bbmp-ambit-740804.html
those which are now under the Bengaluru Urban zilla panchayat

16 June 2019 Deccan Herald 
Two bikers rob techie on Hosur Road
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/bengaluru-crime/two-bikers-rob-techie-on-hosur-road-740637.html
at 3 a.m. near Johnson Market, after his night shift

15 June 2019 The Hindu 
BBMP is on midnight hunt for trash tossers
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/civic/bbmp-is-on-midnight-hunt-for-trash-tossers/articleshow/69795532.cms
in Mangammanapalya and HSR layout

15 June 2019 NIE 
Expect Another road to Bannerghatta zoo soon
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2019/jun/15/expect-another-road-to-bannerghatta-zoo-soon-1990295.html
new road to connect Anekal-Jigani Circle with BBP's parking lot

15 June 2019 The Hindu 
BMTC rolls back student bus pass hike
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/bmtc-rolls-back-student-bus-pass-hike/article27951507.ece
BMTC was directed by the State government to cancel the hike

14 June 2019 TOI 
KSRTC rolls back hike in student bus passes; BMTC may follow
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/ksrtc-rolls-back-hike-in-student-bus-passes-bmtc-may-follow/articleshow/69794766.cms
after Hon CM H D Kumaraswamy asked to review the hike

14 June 2019  
BMTC increases fare of student bus pass
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/bmtc-increases-fare-of-student-bus-pass/article27903426.ece
increased the fare by Rs.100 to Rs.200, based on education category

14 June 2019 Citizen Matters 
All about BMTC's relaunched student bus pass service
http://bengaluru.citizenmatters.in/all-about-bmtcs-relaunched-student-bus-pass-service-35259
From online application to collection

14 June 2019 TOI 
Metro work moves in slo-mo, traffic crawls
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/as-bengaluru-metro-work-moves-in-slo-mo-traffic-crawls-on-dusty-bumpy-thoroughfares/articleshow/69779182.cms
dusty and bumpy on Hosur Rd and Banerghatta Rd

13 June 2019 Financial Express 
Infosys spends lakhs on training freshers
https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/infosys-spends-lakhs-on-training-freshers-each-talent-costs-this-much-to-the-tech-firm/1606246/
spends about Rs 14 lakh on each trainee, after which it takes 12 weeks to become productive

12 June 2019 Bangalore Mirror 
Bus service needed on NICE Road
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/bus-service-needed-on-nice-road/articleshow/69746930.cms
many rely on commercial vehicles or trucks along the route

12 June 2019 Trak 
Google, Amazon, Apple Getting More H1B Visas Than Infosys, TCS, Wipro
https://trak.in/tags/business/2019/06/12/us-govt-is-not-fair-in-h1b-visa-allocations-google-amazon-apple-getting-more-h1b-visas-than-infosys-tcs-wipro/
US Govt is partial towards US Based Companies

11 June 2019The News Minute  
Foldable bicycles allowed in Bengaluru metro
https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/foldable-bicycles-allowed-bengaluru-metro-if-they-fit-through-scanner-103427
provided they fit through luggage scanner

10 June 2019 Forbes India 
Where is India Inc's waste going?
http://www.forbesindia.com/article/sustainability-special/where-is-india-incs-waste-going/53875/1
Infosys campus has sewage treatment plant, biogas plant and organic waste converter.

10 June 2019 Deccan Herald 
Three teens drown near Anekal
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/bengaluru-crime/three-teens-drown-near-anekal-739204.html
2 boys died in S Bingipura Lake near Beguru; 1 died in Marasur, Anekal

09 June 2019 Economic Times 
Just how bad is India's plastic problem?
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/how-india-is-drowning-in-plastic/articleshow/69706090.cms
unofficial landfills off Bommasandra-Jigani link road

09 June 2019 Deccan Herald 
Denied money, man snatches gold chain
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/bengaluru-crime/denied-money-man-snatches-gold-chain-739074.html
Sudhakar of Naganathapura promised resident of Dodda Togur to secure admission in Christ College

08 June 2019  
Labourer falls into sump, dies
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/bengaluru-crime/labourer-falls-into-sump-dies-738828.html
Indraram (28) was working in Makarana Stone company in Haragdde village in Jigani

06 June 2019  
Unpaid for 3 months, man steals shampoo, hair dye
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/unpaid-for-3-months-man-steals-shampoo-hair-dye/articleshow/69669611.cms
salesman working with Chandrakala Trade Links stole consignments from its godown in Kudlu Gate

05 June 2019  
Bus bays a priority: Traffic commissioner
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/bus-bays-a-priority-traffic-commissioner-738192.html
illegal parking of private buses at the end of Silk Board Flyover cause traffic jams

05 June 2019  
Businessman falls from footboard of moving bus, dies
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/bizman-falls-from-footboard-of-moving-bus-dies/articleshow/69668127.cms
BR Chandrashekar Naidu (40) fell near Attibele toll plaza on Hosur Road

05 June 2019  
25-year-old drowns in swimming pool
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/25-year-old-drowns-in-swimming-pool/article27525945.ece
Gururaj (25)had gone with friends to Estate club near Huskur Gate

05 June 2019 NIE 
Bengaluru chokes yet another lake
http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2019/jun/05/bengaluru-chokes-yet-another-lake-1986225.html
Bilwardahalli lake in Anekal taluk

05 June The Tribune2019  
10 per cent decrease in H1B visa approvals in 2018: US authorities
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/diaspora/10-per-cent-decrease-in-h1b-visa-approvals-in-2018-us-authorities/783483.html
as against the previous fiscal year of 2017

05 June 2019  
Rowdy shot at, arrested for stabbing techie
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/rowdy-shot-at-arrested-for-stabbing-techie/articleshow/69656234.cms
on TVS Road on the outskirts of Attibele, off Hosur Road

04 June 2019  
7 months, 300 km and a few knocks later, giant statue reaches Bengaluru
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/seven-months-300-km-and-a-few-knocks-later-giant-statue-reaches-karnataka-temple-5763454/
240 tonnes of a monolith Vishnu statue from TN via Hosur Road

04 June 2019 Deccan Herald 
Suburban rail: Track doubling project put on backburner
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/suburban-rail-track-doubling-project-put-on-backburner-738191.html
Yeshwantpur-Channasandra and the Baiyappanahalli-Hosur lines benefits lakhs of commuters to IT Corridors