Electronic City Schools
May 2021 Press News on Electronic City
30 May 2021 NIE 
Electronics City gets temporary PHC, Covid vaccine centre
https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2021/may/30/after-long-wait-electronics-city-getsphc-covid-vaccine-centre-2309432.html
permanent PHC afer land is identified

30 May 2021  
Bear attacks five people near Hosur Road
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/bear-attacks-five-people-on-outskirts-of-bengaluru/article34197762.ece
1 near Narayana Hrudayalaya, 2 in Attibele and 3 near Shettahalli

28 May 2021 India.com 
State may have to extend lockdown beyond June 7
https://www.india.com/news/india/karnataka-lockdown-latest-news-lockdown-in-bengaluru-should-be-extended-beyond-june-7-lifting-of-restrictions-yediyurappa-govt-final-decision-bangalore-lockdown-latest-updates-4696897/
until cases drop, say experts

27 May 2021 India.com 
State revises lockdown guidelines
https://www.india.com/news/india/karnataka-lockdown-news-today-27-may-2021-state-revises-guidelines-allows-all-items-now-through-e-commerce-full-list-of-guidelines-karnataka-coronavirus-latest-updates-4696211/
allows all items via e-commerce

26 May 2021 VarthBharati 
3 arrested for selling Remdesivir in black
https://english.varthabharati.in/karnataka/bengaluru-remdesivir-being-sold-at-excessive-price-in-black-market-three-in-police-custody
all 3 are residents of Electronic City

26 May 2021  
Tech companies step up staff inoculations
https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/tech-companies-step-up-staff-inoculations-11622051686679.html
HCL, TCS, Wipro, Amazon, Zomato, Tech Mahindra, Paytm etc.

26 May 2021  
Remuneration of Infosys, TCS, Wipro bosses FY 2021
https://zeenews.india.com/companies/infosys-ceo-earned-this-much-in-fy21-check-remuneration-of-tcs-wipro-bosses-here-2364601.html
Nandan Nilekani opted not to receive any remuneration 2020-2021

26 May 2021  
Infosys CEO pay package rises to Rs 49.68 crore
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/infosys-ceo-pay-package-rises-to-rs-49-68-crore-in-2020-21/articleshow/82976965.cms
from Rs.34.27 crore in 2019-20

25 May 2021  
Residents demand PHC, COVID care in Electronics City
https://bengaluru.citizenmatters.in/primary-health-center-in-electronics-city-hulimangala-association-61217
Hulimangala RWA eligible to be within BBMP limits

25 May 2021 Bangalore Mirror 
No RT-PCR, PHC facility for E-City residents
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/no-rt-pcr-phc-facility-for-e-city-residents/articleshow/82918359.cms
plight of the residential area bordering industrial estate

25 May 2021 Hindu Business Line 
Fortis Hospitals rolls out vaccination camps in RWAs, companies
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/fortis-hospitals-rolls-out-vaccination-camps-in-rwas-companies-in-bengaluru/article34641988.ece
in 30 corporates and 31 RWAs. More in June.

25 May 2021  
Infosys vaccinates 14,150 employees
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/infosys-vaccinates-14150-employees-to-set-up-oxygen-plants-in-six-states/articleshow/82932535.cms
to set up oxygen plants

23 May 2021 Bangalore Mirror 
Men in khaki crack down on lockdown violators
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/men-in-khaki-crack-down-on-lockdown-violators/articleshow/82864370.cms
410 vehicles seized in Bengaluru South and 20 FIRs filed

22 May 2021  
What's new at E-City? Road block till 30 June
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/whats-new-at-e-city-a-sheltered-toll-booth/articleshow/81619520.cms
Road from E-City Phase 1 to elevated highway

22 May 2021 TOI 
Negative RT-PCR must for inter-state travellers
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/karnataka-negative-covid-test-report-must-for-inter-state-travellers-says-home-minister-basavaraj-bommai/articleshow/82859361.cms
to enter Karnataka

21 May 2021 Times Now 
Infosys, Wipro, Tech Mahindra start vaccination camps
https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/companies/article/infosys-wipro-tech-mahindra-start-vaccination-camps-to-inoculate-employees-against-covid/759886
to inoculate employees

20 May 2021 The Hindu 
Industries missed export deadlines owing to lockdown
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/industries-anxious-over-missed-export-deadlines-owing-to-lockdown/article34609702.ece
in Bommasandra

19 May 2021 Money Control 
Wipro to get one lakh vaccine doses
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/wipro-to-get-one-lakh-vaccine-doses-for-employees-families-by-june-6912901.html
for employees, families by June

19 May 2021 Daiji World 
Oxygen on wheels BMTC oxygen bus
https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=834719
facility extended to Jigani

19 May 2021 The Hindu 
Four private buses seized in Attibele checkpost
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/four-buses-seized/article34599109.ece
Tirumala Cab Services

19 May 2021 NIE 
Sewage, effluents flowing into lake caused fish deaths
https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2021/may/22/sewage-effluents-flowing-into-muthanallur-lake-caused-fish-deaths-report-2305940.html
Muthanalluru Lake at Bommasandra

19 May 2021 NIE 
Check illegal sale of life-saving drug: Karnataka HC
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2021/may/19/take-steps-to-check-illegal-sale-oflife-saving-drug-karnataka-hc-2304421.html
pharmacist from Mangammanapalya arrested for selling Remdesivir in black

17 May 2021 TOI 
Karnataka to move Covid vax centres to schools
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/karnataka-to-move-covid-vax-centres-to-schools/articleshow/82698535.cms
PHCs are not spaceous to maintain social distancing

17 May 2021 TOI 
2 girls give Covid victims a dignified farewell
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/2-girls-give-covid-victims-a-dignified-farewell-in-city/articleshow/82696956.cms
Indian Christian Cemetery on Hosur Road

15 May 2021 TOI 
Doctor among 4 held for selling vials illegally
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/doctor-among-4-held-for-selling-vials-illegally/articleshow/82655043.cms
Dr Sagar CG and staff Krishna, Mathru Hospital in Kudlu, Hosur Rd

14 May 2021 NIE 
Shortage of medical supplies hits private hospitals
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2021/may/14/now-shortage-of-medical-supplies-hits-private-hospitals-2302342.html
antibiotics, IV drip sets, cannulas and NBR masks

14 May 2021 NIE 
Electronics City a tech hub only for name?
https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2021/may/14/with-no-phcs-even-during-pandemic-electronics-city-atech-hub-only-for-name-2302331.html
No PHCs even during pandemic

14 May 2021 TOI 
Businessman helps stranger with mom's last rites
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/bengaluru-businessman-goes-extra-mile-to-help-stranger-with-moms-last-rites/articleshow/82624392.cms
in Rayasandra near Parappana Agrahara

13 May 2021 TOI 
Another site for cremations
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/another-site-for-cremations-opens-as-covid-deaths-climb-in-bengaluru/articleshow/82596598.cms
in Bidaraguppe village, Anekal

13 May 2021 Deccan Herald 
International schools announce fee hike despite pandemic
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/life-in-bengaluru/international-schools-in-bengaluru-announce-fee-hike-despite-pandemic-985322.html
between 6% and 15% hike

10 May 2021 The Hindu 
War room staffer not involved in mismanagement
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/war-room-staffer-not-involved-in-mismanagement-police/article34523021.ece
Sadiq was targted after 17 Muslim staff in BBMP South

10 May 2021 TOI 
Families get wrong bodies, hold protest
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/karnataka-families-get-wrong-bodies-hold-protest/articleshow/82516957.cms
Anekal GH

10 May 2021 Bangalore Mirror 
17 accused by MP Tejasvi Surya resume work
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/cover-story/sweet-seventeen/articleshow/82506414.cms
employees of BBMP South

09 May 2021  
9 Bengaluru wards are battling high caseload
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/9-bengaluru-wards-are-battling-high-caseload/articleshow/82492250.cms
tech corridors: Begur, HSR, Arakere, Bellandur etc.

07 May 2021 Bangalore Mirror 
Free meals for quarantined residents and 5 police personnel manning Doddathogur Jn
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/distributing-free-meals-made-with-love-and-care/articleshow/82441523.cms
Ajmeera Infinity Apartment Owners Association, Neeladri Road

06 May 2021  
Free health kits for C+ workers
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/free-health-kits-for-c-workers/articleshow/82422607.cms
provided by Bommasandra Industries Association

05 May 2021  
BMRCL sets up 100-bed Covid center for staff
https://www.thehansindia.com/news/cities/bengaluru/bmrcl-sets-up-100-bed-covid-center-for-staff-684916
at Kudlu Gate, Hosur Main Road

05 May 2021 the Hindu 
Bed blocking scam: Social worker, nephew held
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/bed-blocking-scam-social-worker-nephew-held-in-sting-operation/article34485001.ece
Nethravathy (40) and Rohith Kumar (22) of Begur

04 May 2021  
Covid care centre with O2 facilities set up at Anekal
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/covid-care-centre-with-o2-facilities-set-up-at-anekal/articleshow/82375801.cms
20/50 are oxygen beds

03 May 2021 TOI 
Woman gets fake lottery letter, duped
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/bengaluru-woman-gets-fake-lottery-letter-duped/articleshow/82365699.cms
miscreants siphoned Rs.5L from victim as 'processing fee'

01 May 2021 NIE 
Only 35 in 18+ group get Covid jabs
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2021/may/02/token-start-only-35-in-18-group-get-covid-jabs-2297493.html
reality - 18+ has to wait until June

30 April 2021  
Some industries declare holiday to break chain of infection
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/covid-19-surge-some-industries-declare-holiday-to-break-chain-of-infection/article34444579.ece
industrial areas in Jigani–Anekal–Bommasandra

29 April 2021  
After 6-hour wait, driver, 27, dies outside hospital
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/after-6-hr-wait-driver-27-dies-outside-hospital/articleshow/82301355.cms
Anekal Government Hospital insisted on BU