Electronic City Schools
March 2020 Press News on Electronic City
31 March 2020 TOI 
4 water bottles, 5 mobiles and a migrant family on the move
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/four-water-bottles-five-mobiles-and-a-migrant-family-on-the-move/articleshow/74906397.cms
from Attibele to Gangavathi, 373 km

29 March 2020 NewsMinute 
BBMP identifies 17 Hotels as COVID-19 quarantine centres
https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/bengaluru-civic-body-identifies-17-hotels-covid-19-quarantine-centres-121382
Keys Select, Hosur Road (120)

29 March 2020 Bangalore Mirror 
BBMP moves vegetable market to Singena Agrahara
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/whole-fail-market-bbmp-dumps-wholesale-market-at-chosen-spot/articleshow/74867190.cms
from Kalasipalya

28 March 2020 NDTV 
Infosys Employee Arrested; company sacks him
https://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/coronavirus-lockdown-india-infosys-employee-arrested-over-spread-the-virus-post-company-sacks-him-2201926
for irresponsible FB post on coronavirus

26 March 2020 TOI 
Karnataka: 31000 in home isolation, 24000 in Bengaluru alone
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/coronavirus-in-karnataka-24000-put-in-home-isolation-in-bangalore/articleshow/74802455.cms
people scrambled to leave the city

26 March 2020 ET 
GST Return filing date extended
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/gst/covid-19-gst-return-filing-from-march-to-may-extended-to-june-30-relief-from-late-fee-penalties/articleshow/74790976.cms
relief from late fee, penalties

25 March 2020 LiveMint 
Lockdown forces 1.7 lakh Infosys techies to work from home
https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/coronavirus-lockdown-forces-1-7-lakh-infosys-techies-to-work-from-home-11585149864457.html
70% staff working remotely

23 March 2020 The Statesman 
Burglars smell chance in lockdown, target school and college
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/karnataka-burglars-smell-chance-in-lockdown-target-school-and-college-in-a-week/articleshow/74766220.cms
St Francis De Sales School & College near Hebbagodi

24 March 2020 The Statesman 
10,000 people stamped home quarantine in last two days
https://www.thestatesman.com/india/10000-people-stamped-home-quarantine-in-last-two-days-in-bengaluru-1502869415.html
in all of Bengaluru

24 March 2020 The Hindu 
BBMP Bill referred to joint panel of legislature
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/bbmp-bill-referred-to-joint-panel-of-legislature/article31155889.ece
bringing E-City (outside industrial area) under BBMP to be discussed

23 March 2020 Deccan Herald 
Janta Curfew: Air comes back to life
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/life-in-bengaluru/janta-curfew-bengaluru-air-comes-back-to-life-816607.html
improved air quality in Silk Board junction

23 March 2020 Deccan Herald 
Speeding on traffic-less roads kills two
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/janta-curfew-speeding-on-traffic-less-roads-kills-two-in-bengaluru-816593.html
Ramanna P, 40, was killed near Electronic City

22 March 2020 TOI 
Unemployed man kills two daughters after tiff with wife
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/bengaluru-unemployed-man-kills-two-daughters-after-tiff-with-wife/articleshow/74754557.cms
in an apartment complex in Hulimavu

21 March 2020 Deccan Herald 
Double salary for freshers who are 'power programmers'
https://trak.in/tags/business/2020/03/21/infosys-to-offer-double-salary-for-freshers-with-these-skills-find-out-what-infosys-is-looking-for-in-campus-hiring-2020/
Infosys campus hiring 2020

21 March 2020 Deccan Herald 
Garment workers eke out living amid coronavirus
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/life-in-bengaluru/covid-19-garment-workers-eke-out-living-amid-coronavirus-815963.html
hundreds continue to work in closed environments

20 March 2020 OneIndia 
The truth behind the coronavirus scare at Electronic City
https://www.oneindia.com/india/the-truth-behind-the-coronavirus-scare-at-electronic-city-bengaluru-3054375.html
4 in Neeladri Rd tested neative but advised self quarantine

20 March 2020 MetroRail News 
Metro declares All Saints church will not be affected by construction
https://www.metrorailnews.in/bengaluru-metro-declares-all-saints-church-will-not-be-affected-by-construction/
metro alignment in Hosur road is 36 m away from the Church

20 March 2020 Bangalore Mirror 
18-year-old chases thieves, gets his phone back
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/crime/18-year-old-chases-thieves-gets-his-phone-back/articleshow/74699597.cms
was robbed while delivering food near Bommanahalli

19 March 2020 The Hindu 
Mini-truck goes up in flames in Hosur
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/two-children-2-others-injured-after-a-mini-truck-goes-up-in-flames-in-hosur/article31107274.ece
2 children and 2 adults injured

18 March 2020 LiveMint 
IT hubs look nearly deserted
https://www.livemint.com/news/india/coronavirus-bangalore-s-it-hubs-look-nearly-deserted-as-employee-work-from-home-11584511545417.html
as employees work from home

17 March 2020 UNI India 
COVID-19: Jailmates make masks
http://www.uniindia.com/covid-19-jailmates-of-central-prison-make-masks/south/news/1920576.html
Central Prison in Parappana Agrahara

17 March 2020 Bangalore Mirror 
33 places of worship make way for Metro Phase II
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/33-places-of-worship-make-way-for-metro-phase-ii/articleshow/74661730.cms
30 temples, 2 churches, 1 mosque to come down

16 March 2020 NIE 
Online shopping sees massive spike in Karnataka
https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2020/mar/16/coronavirus-online-shopping-sees-massive-spike-in-karnataka-supermarkets-witness-less-footfall-2117171.html
supermarkets witness less footfall

15 March 2020 LiveMint 
IT, tech firms extend work-from-home policy
https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/coronavirus-impact-bengaluru-it-tech-firms-extend-work-from-home-policy-11584128292586.html
3 / 6 confirmed cases in Bengaluru are from IT sector

March 2020 Times Now 
Surrogate mother kicked by NGO workers
https://www.timesnownews.com/mirror-now/crime/article/bengaluru-surrogate-mother-kicked-by-ngo-workers-for-not-paying-hafta-suffers-miscarriage/564914
victim, a resident of Begur

14 March 2020 LiveMint 
Infosys employee suspected with coronavirus, Bengaluru office vacated
https://www.livemint.com/news/india/infosys-employee-suspected-with-coronavirus-bengaluru-office-vacated-11584165105292.html
precautionary measure

13 March 2020 Business World 
Google employee diagnosed with Coronavirus
http://www.businessworld.in/article/Google-Employee-In-Bengaluru-Diagnosed-With-Coronavirus/13-03-2020-186079/
confirmed cases in Bengaluru : 6

12 March 2020 IB Times 
Loud explosion triggers panic among residents
https://www.ibtimes.co.in/loud-explosion-sound-triggers-panic-among-residents-near-electronic-city-bengaluru-814951
unsolved mystery blast near Electronic City!

12 March 2020 Deccan Herald 
Cholera outbreak in southeast Bengaluru's tech corridor
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/cholera-outbreak-in-southeast-bengaluru-s-tech-corridor-811693.html
Sarjapur, Koramangala, HSR, Bommanahalli etc.

12 March 2020  
Bannerghatta ESZ shrinks by 100 sqkm
https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2020/mar/13/its-final-bannerghatta-esz-shrinks-by-100-sqkm-2116085.html
it is final

11 March 2020 TOI 
Forged Rs 10cr Mizoram govt cheque lands in Bengaluru bank
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/forged-rs-10cr-mizoram-govt-cheque-lands-in-bengaluru-bank/articleshow/74569702.cms
Chandapura branch manager of Vijaya Bank (now Bank of Baroda)

10 March 2020 Deccan Herald 
Conman flees with widow's gold after promising pension
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/bengaluru-crime/conman-flees-with-widows-gold-after-promising-pension-812220.html
in Hongasandra

09 March 2020 NIE 
Cab bookings drop drastically as techies work from home
https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2020/mar/09/coronavirus-scare-cab-bookings-in-bengaluru-drop-drastically-as-techies-work-from-home-2114207.html
esp. in tech hubs like Electronic City

09 March 2020 NIE 
Infosys staffers demand bribe for IT refund, arrested
https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2020/mar/09/bengaluru-infosys-staffers-demand-bribe-arrested-2114219.html
employed in CPC of IT department

07 March 2020 Business Standard 
Make GSTN portal efficient for tax payers
https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/make-gstn-portal-efficient-for-tax-payers-finance-ministry-to-infosys-120030700041_1.html
Finance ministry to Infosys

07 March 2020 NIE 
Search on for baby jumbo's mother
https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2020/mar/07/search-on-for-baby-jumbos-mother-2113391.html
if mom not found, calf will be kept in BBP zoo

06 March 2020 Bangalore Mirror 
Bells and whistles for new KIA road
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/cover-story/bells-and-whistles-for-new-kia-road/articleshow/74483462.cms
6 lane road from Mylanahalli village to KIA boundary via Begur

06 March 2020 Deccan Chronicle 
15-day-old elephant calf menaced by villagers
https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/060320/video-15-day-old-elephant-calf-menaced-by-villagers-in-bannerghatta-p.html
at Ragihalli in the Bannerghatta National Park

06 March 2020 Bangalore Mirror 
3 men gang up to attack traffic cop on Hosur Main Road
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/crime/3-men-gang-up-to-attack-traffic-cop-on-hosur-main-road/articleshow/74448293.cms
riding on the wrong side on a 1-way street near Bommanahalli circle

05 March 2020 Economic Times 
On Track: Suburban rail project gets Rs 500 cr
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/railways/on-track-suburban-rail-project-gets-rs-500-cr/articleshow/74506230.cms
connectivity to IT hubs like ORR and Electronic City

04 March 2020 Economic Times 
Infosys sees a billion dollar in the cloud
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/infosys-sees-a-billion-dollar-in-the-cloud/articleshow/74467567.cms


04 March 2020 Bangalore Mirror 
BBMP wards to be reorganised
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/bbmp-wards-to-be-reorganised/articleshow/74465606.cms
names of some wards have been changed

02 March 2020  
Pillars of elevated expressways getting a facelift
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/pillars-of-elevated-expressways-getting-a-facelift/article30965554.ece
welcome move to keep them free of posters and graffiti

02 March 2020 Deccan Herald 
Thieves make a mockery of GPS in rental scooters
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/bengaluru-crime/thieves-make-a-mockery-of-gps-in-rental-scooters-809628.html
3 men deactivated GPS and stole 5 scooters from Singasandra

01 March 2020 The Hindu 
Hosur bus terminal to be functional from 01 March
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/hosur-bus-terminal-to-be-functional-from-today/article30953493.ece
inaugurated by Hon. VP M. Venkaiah Naidu 1 month ago

02 March 2020  
Police raid spa, rescue six women
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/bengaluru-crime/police-raid-spa-rescue-six-women-809634.html
in HSR layout

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

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

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