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September 2020 Press News on Electronic City
30 September 2020 ECity Bangalore 
Unlock 5.0 guidelines
multiplexes, swimming pools can open from 15 Oct

September 2020 News 18 
Unlock 5.0: Ban on international flights extended
https://www.news18.com/news/auto/unlock-5-0-ban-on-international-flights-extended-till-october-31-air-bubbles-to-continue-2922689.html
till 31 October

30 September 2020 TOI 
No decision on reopening schools
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/no-decision-on-reopening-schools-karnataka-government/articleshow/78397108.cms
says Karnataka government

30 September 2020 Bangalore Mirror 
Schools stitch up a uniform problem
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/schools-stitch-up-a-uniform-problem/articleshow/78395186.cms
schools ask parents to order uniforms

30 September 2020 ET 
Due date extended for GSTR-9 and GSTR 9C
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/gst/government-extends-due-date-for-gstr-9-and-gstr-9c-till-october-31/articleshow/78401273.cms
till October 31, FY 2018-19

29 September 2020 Deccan Herald 
140 Bommasandra industries get notice
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/140-bommasandra-industries-get-notice-over-lake-pollution-894531.html
discharge effluents into the Kithiganahalli Lake

28 September 2020 Bangalore Mirror 
New garbage transfer stations to come up in 15 wards
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/bengaluru-gets-ready-to-shift-its-waste-out/articleshow/78354368.cms
one in Singasandra

28 September 2020 TOI 
How equal-pay conversation has progressed in companies
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/how-equal-pay-conversation-has-progressed-in-companies/articleshow/78355331.cms
gender pay gap estimated at 23% globally

26 September 2020 Business Standard 
Siemens leases 730,000 sq ft for 70Cr per year
https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/siemens-leases-730-000-sq-ft-space-in-bengaluru-at-rs-70-cr-a-year-120092501180_1.html
at Gold Hill Excelsior in Electronic City

26 September 2020 TOI 
Karnataka farmers protest central, state policies
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/karnataka-farmers-protest-central-state-policies/articleshow/78326793.cms
blocked Hosur Rd and other key routes

25 September 2020 Hans India 
In Bannerghatta National Park, 'Jungle Raj' continues
https://www.thehansindia.com/bengaluru/in-bannerghatta-national-park-jungle-raj-continues-647712
Shivanahalli Village, Ragi Halli Panchayat, Anekal taluk, Jigani Hobli

24 September 2020 TOI 
Karnataka to ask all private companies to hire Kannadigas
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/karnataka-to-ask-all-private-companies-to-hire-kannadigas/articleshow/78286535.cms
state government to soon issue a directive

24 September 2020 Trak 
Bill Gates: Work From Home will continue for all IT employees
https://trak.in/tags/business/2020/09/24/bill-gates-work-from-home-will-continue-for-all-it-employees-but-infosys-wipro-has-other-plans/
Infosys, Wipro has other plans

24 September 2020 Business Standard 
IT firms likely to send more work to India
https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/it-firms-likely-to-step-up-offshoring-local-hiring-as-us-tweaks-visa-rules-120092401350_1.html
as US proposes H-1B visa changes
22 September 2020 Trak 
Wipro Chief wants employees at office not wfh!
https://trak.in/tags/business/2020/09/22/98-wipro-staff-working-from-home-but-wipro-chief-wants-them-at-office-why/
to build company culture


21 September 2020 Financial Express 
Don't pay CEO too much salary
https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/narayana-murthy-says-dont-pay-ceo-too-much-salary-wants-balance-of-power-between-management-board/2088181/
says Narayana Murthy

21 September 2020 TOI 
Private schools fret over Karnataka's U-turn
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/private-schools-fret-over-karnatakas-u-turn-on-re-opening-date/articleshow/78225685.cms
on re-opening date

21 September 2020 Hans India 
Army veteran takes up cudgels to save environment
https://www.thehansindia.com/news/cities/bengaluru/bengaluru-citys-army-veteran-takes-up-cudgels-to-save-environment-646824
industrial effluents let into Chandapura and Muthanallur lakes

20 September 2020 NIE 
BBMP to remove all hoardings in city
https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2020/sep/20/bbmp-to-remove-all-hoardings-in-city-2199378.html
Covid awareness hoardings with Ads

19 September 2020 TOI 
Many schools may not reopen on Monday
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/many-bengaluru-schools-may-not-reopen-on-monday/articleshow/78197668.cms
parents don't want their children to take risk

19 September 2020 One India 
Schools colleges set to reopen from September 21
https://www.oneindia.com/india/karnataka-schools-colleges-set-to-reopen-from-september-21-3151276.html
optional classes

19 September 2020 Deccan Herald 
Woman who boarded COVID ambulance goes missing
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/missing-woman-s-case-two-weeks-on-police-still-clueless-890116.html
in Bommanahalli

19 September 2020 Deccan Herald 
KA's push for Mekedatu gives TN the jitters
https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/karnatakas-push-for-mekedatu-gives-tamil-nadu-the-jitters-890104.html
of cascading effects in the Cauvery delta region

18 September 2020 Bangalore Mirror 
Drunken driving: Garment factory owner arrested
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/drink-driving-garment-factory-owner-arrested/articleshow/78175349.cms
owns Shakti Textiles in Bommasandra

17 September 2020 Deccan Herald 
Covid-19 testing in factories
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/bbmp-starts-covid-19-testing-in-factories-as-number-of-infected-workers-increase-888788.html
as number of infected workers increase

17 September 2020 Bangalore Mirror 
Sanjjanaa follows Ragini to Parappana Agrahara
https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/crime/170920/sandalwood-drugs-case-sanjjanaa-follows-ragini-to-parappana-agrahara.html
Sandalwood drugs case

16 September 2020 NIE 
BDA to acquire 110 acres 22 guntas for PRR
https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2020/sep/16/after-change-in-prr-path-bda-to-acquire-471-acres-2197454.html
to be integrated with NICE Rd near Konappana Agrahara

15 September 2020 Deccan Herald 
Safety steps for schools, colleges
https://www.deccanherald.com/metrolife/metrolife-cityscape/safety-steps-for-schools-colleges-888111.html
see SOP list

15 September 2020 TOI 
Doctors suggest Covid test for common cold patients
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/doctors-suggest-covid-test-for-common-cold-patients/articleshow/78114133.cms
sore throat is a symptom for both cold and covid

15 September 2020 Newsable 
Date of Sasikala's release from Parappana Agrahara jail
https://newsable.asianetnews.com/india/date-of-sasikala-s-release-from-bengaluru-jail-confirmed-qgoruv
obtained by RTI activist T Narasimha Murthy

14 September 2020 Bangalore Mirror 
Path-breaking road
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/path-breaking-road/articleshow/78094374.cms
Marenahalli Road, linking Electronics City and Whitefield

14 September 2020 Bangalore Mirror 
New way to dispose waste, for 38 lucky wards
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/new-way-to-dispose-waste-but-only-for-38-lucky-wards/articleshow/78095075.cms
Bommanahalli, Manganapalya and Singasandra

10 September 2020 The Hindu 
Leave for COVID-19 varies across factories
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/with-no-clarity-on-sop-leave-for-covid-19-varies-across-factories/article32575094.ece
no clarity on SOP

10 September 2020 The Hindu 
Australian woman assaulted and robbed in Hosur
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/australian-woman-assaulted-and-robbed-in-hosur/article32568655.ece
the 65 yr old was rescued by factory workers

10 September 2020 The Print 
Private schools want to charge 'Covid fees'
https://theprint.in/india/education/bengaluru-private-schools-want-to-charge-students-covid-fees-to-cover-sanitisation-costs/499600/
to cover sanitisation costs

09 September 2020 Indian Express 
Bommanahalli Zone keeping COVID-19 at bay
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/bengaluru-bommanahalli-doorstep-testing-covid-19-6587959/
Doorstep testing, contact tracing

08 September 2020 Deccan Herald 
Police seize drugs worth 1.2 Cr
https://www.deccanherald.com/city/bengaluru-south-east-police-seize-drugs-worth-rs-12-crore-arrest-20-peddlers-884125.html
arrest 20 peddlers

06 September 2020 NIE 
Bommanahalli helpline for round-the-clock testing
https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2020/sep/06/bommanahalli-helpline-for-round-the-clock-testing-2193154.html
24x7 emergency testing

06 September 2020 NIE 
120 acres of Anekal forest land recovered
https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2020/sep/06/120-acres-of-anekal-forest-land-worth-rs-800-crore-recovered-2193137.html
150 acres yet to be recovered