07-26-2008, 02:59 AM
From deccan chronicle, 26 july 2008
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<b>IT shaken, demands more security</b>
Bengaluru, July 25: The IT, BT and BPO industries in Bengaluru, especially those situated in Electronics City and other parts of Hosur Road, experienced one of the most frightening days on Friday. They were stuck with just the Internet to tell them what was happening in Bengaluru, with networks being jammed and their main connecting road to the city in chaos.
"At Biocon it was business as usual. What happened did send shockwaves like it did in the rest of the city, but we carried on with work as usual. When it came to getting back to the city, we decided to avoid that road and this led to some long detours," said Ms Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, CMD, Biocon. Some companies in Electronics City like VXL, Patni and Hewlett Packard chose to shut operations, but the employees who left in the afternoon were stranded for more than a couple of hours on the roads. "I took over four hours to reach my house in Indiranagar, even though I left work around 2:30 pm. I got dropped near my house at only around 7 pm, and we sat glued
listening to the radio and surfing the Internet though mobile phones to know what was happening in the city," said Mr Ashwin P., employee, Hewlett Packard. While the industry shuttled between choosing to stick to work and letting employees go home early, the Union for ITeS professionals reiterated its proposal to the Home Minister to beef up security for the crucial sector.
<b> "This is not the first time that terror attacks have taken place here to destabilise the cityâs IT industry. We would like the government of Karnataka to form a committee to monitor the threat perceptions to IT/ITES and BT firms from physical and data terror. We would also like better protection for IT/ITES & BT firms and employees by using company security and police personnel," </b>Unites said in a memorandum to the government.
Husband saw his wife die
Bengaluru, July 25: When death came calling for Sudha, the 40-year-old housewife was standing at a bus stop in Madivala while her husband was only yards away. He survived the explosion, the first of the eight serial blasts that rocked the city on Friday. Sudha did not. âI was behind Madivala bus stop when I heard a deafening sound and saw my wife being thrown in the air. For a few seconds, my mind went blank and I was blinded by the blast. When the smoke cleared I saw her lying on the ground in a pool of blood,â said T. Ravi. Even before he could rush to his wifeâs side, a passers-by rushed him to Nimhans. Ravi, who suffered injuries to the face and the back of the head and received three stitches, is out of danger. <b>But he is disconsolate, and blames himself for his wifeâs death.</b>
According to Ravi, the couple was returning from St. Johnsâs Hospital where he had consulted a doctor for chest pain. They were waiting for a bus to return home when the blast, the most powerful of all the explosions, claimed its first and only victim.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Sorry brother.
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<b>IT shaken, demands more security</b>
Bengaluru, July 25: The IT, BT and BPO industries in Bengaluru, especially those situated in Electronics City and other parts of Hosur Road, experienced one of the most frightening days on Friday. They were stuck with just the Internet to tell them what was happening in Bengaluru, with networks being jammed and their main connecting road to the city in chaos.
"At Biocon it was business as usual. What happened did send shockwaves like it did in the rest of the city, but we carried on with work as usual. When it came to getting back to the city, we decided to avoid that road and this led to some long detours," said Ms Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, CMD, Biocon. Some companies in Electronics City like VXL, Patni and Hewlett Packard chose to shut operations, but the employees who left in the afternoon were stranded for more than a couple of hours on the roads. "I took over four hours to reach my house in Indiranagar, even though I left work around 2:30 pm. I got dropped near my house at only around 7 pm, and we sat glued
listening to the radio and surfing the Internet though mobile phones to know what was happening in the city," said Mr Ashwin P., employee, Hewlett Packard. While the industry shuttled between choosing to stick to work and letting employees go home early, the Union for ITeS professionals reiterated its proposal to the Home Minister to beef up security for the crucial sector.
<b> "This is not the first time that terror attacks have taken place here to destabilise the cityâs IT industry. We would like the government of Karnataka to form a committee to monitor the threat perceptions to IT/ITES and BT firms from physical and data terror. We would also like better protection for IT/ITES & BT firms and employees by using company security and police personnel," </b>Unites said in a memorandum to the government.
Husband saw his wife die
Bengaluru, July 25: When death came calling for Sudha, the 40-year-old housewife was standing at a bus stop in Madivala while her husband was only yards away. He survived the explosion, the first of the eight serial blasts that rocked the city on Friday. Sudha did not. âI was behind Madivala bus stop when I heard a deafening sound and saw my wife being thrown in the air. For a few seconds, my mind went blank and I was blinded by the blast. When the smoke cleared I saw her lying on the ground in a pool of blood,â said T. Ravi. Even before he could rush to his wifeâs side, a passers-by rushed him to Nimhans. Ravi, who suffered injuries to the face and the back of the head and received three stitches, is out of danger. <b>But he is disconsolate, and blames himself for his wifeâs death.</b>
According to Ravi, the couple was returning from St. Johnsâs Hospital where he had consulted a doctor for chest pain. They were waiting for a bus to return home when the blast, the most powerful of all the explosions, claimed its first and only victim.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Sorry brother.