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May 2019 Press News on Electronic City
31 May 2019  
Cabbie attacks bizman with jack after he refuses to jump red light
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2019/may/31/road-rage-cabbie-attacks-bizman-with-jack-after-he-refuses-to-jump-red-light-1984059.html
Muniraju (59) from Hebbagodi attacked near Konena Agrahara traffic signal

31 May 2019  
Demand for seats exceeds supply in English-medium sections
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/demand-for-seats-exceeds-supply-in-english-medium-sections-in-karnataka/article27394741.ece
request for new sections if admissions have crossed 50

30 May 2019 The Quint 
Fake speech on PM Modi Attributed to Infosys' Narayana Murthy
https://www.thequint.com/news/webqoof/fake-speech-on-prime-minister-modi-attributed-to-infosys-narayana-murthy-fact-check
Fact check by The Quint: Murthy's office confirmed that he never gave such speech

29 May 2019  
Police rescue cabbie who tried to end life
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/police-rescue-cabbie-who-tried-to-end-life-736789.html
near Veerasandra Gate, to evade a theft case in Hebbagodi

29 May 2019 Times Now 
Top 5 richest MPs of the 17th Lok Sabha
https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/top-5-richest-mps-in-17th-lok-sabha/427738
D K Suresh (INC) MP, Bengaluru Rural, in 3rd spot with Rs. 338 Cr

28 May 2019  
Experts Say Karnataka’s Mekedatu Dam will worsen human-tiger conflict
https://www.news18.com/news/india/amid-opposition-from-tn-experts-warn-karnatakas-mekedatu-dam-would-worsen-human-tiger-conflict-2162421.html
another conflict between TN anand Karnataka

27 May 2019  
BBMP to breathe life into 27 lakes soon
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/bbmp-to-breathe-life-into-27-lakes-soon-736338.html
including lakes in Konappana Agrahara, Basapura, Chikka Begur etc.

25 May 2019  
Villagers storm varsity after student's Merc hits rider
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/bengaluru-crime/villagers-storm-varsity-after-students-merc-hits-rider-736171.html
angry villagers vandalised the Alliance University campus in Chandapura

24 May 2019  
Modi government should focus on jobs: Narayana Murthy
https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/economy/article/exclusive-modi-government-should-focus-on-jobs-narayana-murthy/424711
suggests focus on low tech manufacturing, services and infrastructure

24 May 2019 News Minute 
After BJP sweeps Karnataka, HD Kumaraswamy calls for informal meet
https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/after-bjp-sweeps-ktaka-hd-kumaraswamy-calls-informal-meeting-ministers-friday-102299
also to hold a JD(S) legislative party meeting on Friday

24 May 2019 Deccan Herald 
After coalition rout, BJP puts Karnataka govt on notice
https://www.deccanherald.com/lok-sabha-election-2019/after-coalition-rout-bjp-puts-ktaka-govt-on-notice-735491.html
BJP issued a two-day ultimatum to the Congress-JD(S) coalition to decide its next move

24 May 2019 Bangalore Mirror 
DK Suresh: The lone Congress man
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/dk-suresh-the-lone-congress-man/articleshow/69471225.cms
was in good terms with JDS

24 May 2019 Deccan Herald 
DK brothers give Congress its saving grace
https://www.deccanherald.com/lok-sabha-election-2019/dk-brothers-give-congress-its-saving-grace-735785.html
a hat-trick from India's 3rd largest parliamentary constituency

23 May 2019 Business Standard 
BJP decimates Congress-JD(S), sets eye on Karnataka
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/bjp-decimates-congress-jds-sets-eye-on-karnataka/articleshow/69473573.cms
1 year old HDK Govt. in a tizzy over its stability

23 May 2019 Times Now 
DK Suresh of Congress wins by over 2 lakh votes
https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/article/bangalore-rural-karnataka-election-2019-bangalore-rural-election-results-candidates-voter-population-polling-percentage/416138
He is the sitting MP of Bengaluru Rural - PC 23

23 May 2019 The News Minute 
BJP's Tejasvi Surya Wins With A Massive Margin From Bangalore South
https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/bjp-s-tejasvi-surya-defeats-congress-veteran-bk-hariprasad-bengaluru-south-102290
by a huge margin of 3,31,192 votes

22 May 2019 The Hindu 
How are the votes counted? Here is ECI's step-by-step process
https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha-2019/how-are-the-votes-counted-here-is-ecis-step-by-step-process/article27211435.ece
VVPAT slip count to prevail only if there is mismatch with EVM

22 May 2019 Business Standard 
EC readies for vote count in Karnataka's 28 LS seats
https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/ec-readies-for-vote-count-in-karnataka-s-28-ls-seats-119052200919_1.html
98,606 postal ballots till May 20, to be counted first

22 May 2019 NIE 
Public can get new water connections in 12 villages
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2019/may/22/public-can-get-new-water-connections-in-12-villages-1980213.html
Nagondanahalli, Junnasandra, Kasavanahalli and Ambalipura

22 May 2019 Deccan Herald 
Two highway robbers shot at and captured
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/two-highway-robbers-shot-at-and-captured-735198.html
they had murdered cab owner Kempegowda from Electronic City

22 May 2019 Bangalore Mirror 
Techie from Bengal held for selling drugs near Forum Mall
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/crime/techie-from-bengal-held-for-selling-drugs-near-forum-mall/articleshow/69451137.cms
31 year old software engineer, employee of reputed firm in Bellandur

21 May 2019 NDTV 
HD Kumaraswamy hits out at news satire shows
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/lok-sabha-election-2019-hd-kumaraswamy-hits-out-at-news-satire-shows-warns-of-bringing-in-law-2040499
had stopped speaking to the media for the past month

19 May 2019 India Today 
Karnataka exit poll results 2019: BJP set to make a clean sweep, win 21-25 seats
https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/karnataka-election-exit-poll-results-2019-1528865-2019-05-19
out of the 28 Lok Sabha seats

19 May 2019 Deccan Herald 
Godowns under scanner after sanders haul
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/godowns-under-scanner-after-sanders-haul-734620.html
smuggled red sanders stored in Doddanagamangala and Huskur

19 May 2019  
FIR against jail official after undertrial's death
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/fir-against-jail-official-after-undertrial-s-death-734628.html
Parappana Agrahara Central Jail warder Jabbar Patel had assaulted Firoz

19 May 2019 The Hindu 
Effort to transport 300-tonne stone alters river courses in Tamil Nadu
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/effort-to-transport-300-tonne-stone-alters-river-courses-in-tamil-nadu/article27175275.ece
NHAI bridges unable to support monolith Vishnu statue on its way to Bengaluru

18 May 2019 TOI 
IT staffer, US-based hacker siphon off Rs 6 crore from HGS
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/bengaluru-it-staffer-us-based-hacker-siphon-off-rs-6-crore-from-client-a/c/articleshow/69381855.cms
Ramesh Kamaiah, a resident of Hongasandra (25) and his aide Noah Lamb

18 May 2019 Deccan Chronicle 
Gang stabs and robs techie, leaves him with spare shirt
https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/crime/180519/gang-stabs-and-robs-bengaluru-techie-leaves-him-with-spare-shirt.html
robbed near Lakshmikunte temple in Attibele, dumped him on Anekal Rd

18 May 2019 Deccan Herald 
Mystery shrouds death of woman in Bommanahalli
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/bengaluru-crime/mystery-shrouds-death-of-woman-in-bommanahalli-734499.html
Bharathi V, was a resident of NGR Layout in Roopena Agrahara

16 May 2019 TOI 
ATM mechanic steals Rs 1 Cr to bail out friend
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/atm-mechanic-steals-rs-1cr-to-bail-out-friend-in-red-both-in-jail/articleshow/69349729.cms
Both in jail

15 May 2019 AsiaNet News 
Bengaluru organic Mango Mela begins on on May 30
https://newsable.asianetnews.com/news/bengaluru-organic-mango-mela-city-folk-to-taste-variety-as-season-ripens-on-may-30-prjr75
Stalls will be put up at strategic locations of Electronic City & in IT companies.

13 May 2019 Deccan Herald 
Japanese tech to decongest Bengaluru roads
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/japanese-tech-to-decongest-bengaluru-roads-733537.html
9 QMS (Que-Length measurement sensors) centres on Hosur Rd

12 May 2019 NIE 
NGT (National Green Tribunal) asks pollution board to look into SWM issue
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2019/may/12/ngt-asks-pollution-board-to-look-into-swm-issue-1975759.html
E-City Phase 2 complains of foul smell from SWM plant in Chikkanamangala

11 May 2019 NIE 
80 new parks to perk up Bengaluru
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2019/may/11/80-new-parks-to-perk-up-bluru-1975333.html
HSR Layout and Singasandra shortlisted

10 May 2019 Economic Times 
Bengaluru experiences internet blackout
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bengaluru-experiences-internet-blackout/articleshow/69262533.cms
BBMP cuts OFC of telecom and ISPs

10 May 2019 TOI 
Bengaluru's first double-decker flyover to come up by 2021
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/south-indias-first-double-decker-flyover-to-come-up-in-bluru-by-2021/articleshow/69258424.cms
3.35km road-cum-rail flyover between Ragigudda and Central Silk Board

09 May 2019 The Hindu 
Action plan approved by MoEF for five critically polluted industrial clusters
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/action-plan-approved-for-five-critically-polluted-industrial-clusters-in-karnataka/article27085220.ece
Jigani–Bommasandra not yet notified as a critically polluted cluster

07 May 2019 The Hindu 
Students who missed NEET to get another chance
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/students-who-missed-neet-to-get-another-chance/article27052042.ece
Re-exam tentatively scheduled for May 20

06 May 2019 NIE 
Not so NEET and tidy, chaos at Bengaluru's exam centres
http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2019/may/06/not-so-neet-and-tidy-chaos-at-bengalurus-exam-centres-1973192.html
Centre changed from Presidency School in Yelahanka to DSU on Hosur Rd

06 May 2019 TOI 
Hundreds miss NEET in Karnataka due to 8-hour train delay
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/hundreds-miss-neet-in-karnataka-due-to-8-hour-train-delay/articleshow/69193879.cms
400 NEET aspirants delayed in Hampi Express

06 May 2019 NIE 
Man found murdered in Attibele
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2019/may/06/man-found-murdered-in-attibele-1973183.html
dumped his body at Nanjundappa Layout.

05 May 2019 Deccan Chronicle 
Birds flock to alternate site in Hosur
https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/050519/krishnagiri-birds-flock-to-alternate-site-in-hosur.html
migratory birds find their new home in TVS motor company

03 May 2019 Deccan Herald 
Techie jumps to death after fight with husband
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/techie-jumps-to-death-after-fight-with-husband-732081.html
from the 8th floor of SNN Raj Serenity on Begur Main Road

02 May 2019 Bangalore Mirror 
Illegal construction damages houses
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/civic/illegal-construction-damages-houses/articleshow/69135230.cms
Nobel Residency Road in Begur

02 May 2019 Energy InfraPost 
Waste-To-Energy plan in limbo as 10 Of 13 biogas plants remain defunct
http://energyinfrapost.com/bengalurus-waste-energy-plan-limbo-10-13-biogas-plants-remain-defunct/
including the plants in Begur, Kudlu, Koramangala

12 May 2019 TOI 
Speeding vehicle mows down deer on NICE Road
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/speeding-vehicle-mows-down-deer-on-nice-road/articleshow/69298517.cms
the 2 yr old deer had strayed out of Turhalli forest