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28 November 2016 Hindustan Times 
Fearing tighter US visa regime, Indian IT firms rush to hire, acquire
http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/fearing-tighter-us-visa-regime-indian-it-firms-rush-to-hire-acquire/story-3naCp8ynUvKLlIdIZ1ljWN.html
H1-B $4000 or Rs 2.5L, L-1 over $4500 dollar or above Rs 2.8L. More offshore automation & less onshore

28 November 2016 Deccan Herald 
Pollution Control Board car fails emission test, booked
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/583741/pollution-control-board-car-fails.html
Rs.1000 fine for non-compliance

26 November NIE 
Students explore options, want money back
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2016/nov/26/students-explore-options-want--money-back-1542767.html
most Alliance students planning to join other institutions.

26 November NIE 
Gang, posing as I-T team, robs truck driver of Rs 1 crore
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2016/nov/26/gang-posing-as-i-t-team-robs-truck-driver-of-rs-1crore-1542783.html
on Nagegowdanapalya bridge on NICE Road

25 November NIE 
Fact-finding committee to look into varsity row
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2016/nov/25/fact-finding-committee-to-look-into-varsity-row-1542371.html
committee submit a report within 24 hours on Allianve University

25 November NIE 
Woman gang-raped in front of husband, three arrested
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2016/nov/25/bengaluru-woman-gang-raped-in-front-of-husband-three-arrested-1542367.html
in Hullahalli village of Anekal taluk

24 November Indian Express 
CBI files closure report, says it was suicide, no abetment
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/dk-ravi-ias-officers-death-cbi-files-closure-report-says-it-was-suicide-no-abetment-4393890/
IAS officer D K Ravi. Closure report with Madivala police.

24 November Economic Times 
Peak traffic zones may go silent
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/no-cacophony-peak-traffic-zones-may-go-silent-if-state-agency-has-its-way/articleshow/55596619.cms
Stretch Hosur Rd upto Silk Board identified by KSPBC

21 November The Hindu 
Another attempt to widen Bannerghatta Road
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/Another-attempt-to-widen-Bannerghatta-Road/article16671556.ece
270 properties between Meenakshi Mall and Diary Circle notified by BMRCL

21 November Citizen Matters 
TrainSpotters ease Hosur-Bengaluru commute with emojis
http://bangalore.citizenmatters.in/articles/trainspotter-bangalore-hosur-train-timings-crowdsourced
they help each other to locate Bengaluru - Hosur train

20 November The Hindu 
School bus knocks down motorist
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/School-bus-knocks-down-motorist/article16668480.ece
James Keith (30), was killed near Garvebhavipalya service road on Hosur, by Sadhguru Sainath International School bus

20 November Deccan Herald 
Repeat offender attempts suicide inside police station toilet
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/582068/repeat-offender-attempts-suicide-inside.html
at Bommanahalli police station

17 November Economic Times 
Govt. to amend Alliance University Act & take control
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/govt-to-amend-alliance-university-act-to-take-control/articleshow/55481606.cms
academics to a halt due to family feud

17 November NDTV 
Many defunct Jan Dhan accounts spring a surprise
http://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/after-notes-ban-many-defunct-jan-dhan-accounts-spring-a-surprise-1626215
deposits in 150 accounts of South Indian Bank in Anekal

17 November TOI 
Youth threatens to jump off tree, rescued
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Youth-threatens-to-jump-off-tree-rescued/articleshow/55469822.cms
near the Checkpost Junction, Hosur Road, Koramangala

17 November TOI 
BMTC to begin cashless rides from January 2017
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/BMTC-to-begin-cashless-rides-from-January-2017/articleshow/55472790.cms
fare between boarding and alighting bus stops is deducted from the cash stored in the card

17 November  
Realtor, two others killed in separate accidents
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2016/nov/17/realtor-two-others-killed-in-separate-accidents-1539544.html
Puneeth Kumar (27) on NICE Rd. Bheemappa (25) in Singasandra, Hosur Rd

16 November TOI 
Bengaluru Urban dist has 6000 acres of illegal layouts
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Bluru-Urban-dist-has-6000-acres-of-illegal-layouts/articleshow/55444576.cms
Most such layouts are in Anekal and Bengaluru North

16 November TOI 
NICE Road levies toll even after government relief
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/NICE-Road-levies-toll-even-after-govt-relief/articleshow/55447669.cms
Ashok Kheny, MD, NICE justifies that govt. directive applicable only on National Highways

15 November The Hindu 
Motorcyclist run over by car, dies
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/Motorcyclist-run-over-by-car-dies/article16643137.ece
Ifteqhar (24), resident of Begur succumbed on the spot on Begur road

15 November The Hindu 
Youth run over by bus on Hosur Road
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/Youth-run-over-by-bus-on-Hosur-Road/article16448011.ece
near Chikkathguru gate on Hosur Road

15 November Deccan Herald 
Online campaign launched against illegal mining in BNP
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/581331/online-campaign-launched-against-illegal.html
blasting, quarrying of sand and stones rampant in fringes

13 November NIE 
Builder in the dock for delaying delivery of flats after taking payments
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2016/nov/13/builder-in-the-dock-for-delaying-delivery-of-flats-after-taking-payments-1538053.html
Prabhavathi Builders: 9 projects in Singasandra, Attibele, Anekal etc.

12 November Deccan Herald 
Silk Board-KR Puram Metro project to be ready by 2020
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/580627/silk-board-kr-puram-metro.html
estimated to cost Rs 4202 crore

09 November Deccan Herald 
Selfie craze: two PUā€ˆstudents drown
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/580077/selfie-craze-two-pu8200students-drown.html
Jeevan Kumar (17), Prashanth (17) drowned in Suvaranamukhi lake

06 November TOI 
Begur-Koppa road is in bad state
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/citizen-reporter/stories/Begur-Koppa-road-is-in-bad-state/crshow/55280172.cms
by a Citizen Reporter

04 November TOI 
Stone inscription from 15th century unearthed
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/puducherry/Stone-inscription-from-15th-century-unearthed-near-Hosur/articleshow/55236349.cms
at Pairamangalam village, 10km from Hosur town

03 November  
Stop foul smell at waste unit, officials told
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/579110/stop-foul-smell-waste-unit.html
after Mayor visited waste processing unit at Kudlu

03 November Economic Times 
HC allows Puravankara to go ahead with Bengaluru project
http://realty.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/regulatory/hc-allows-puravankara-to-go-ahead-with-bengaluru-project/55217522
to reconstruct the compound wall of Purva Skydale, Sarjapura Rd.