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Bangalore has an active night culture and is home to over 800 clubs and bars. The city is also referred to by many as the "Pub Capital of India". Since the recent explosion of software companies in Bangalore, it has seen a rise in the number of western-style Malls, such as Phoenix MarketCity, Orion Mall, The Forum, Bangalore Central and The ...
Bengaluru (Kannada : Beṅgaḷūru ⓘ), formerly called Bangalore, is the capital and largest city of the southern Indian state of Karnataka. As per the 2011 census , the city had a population of more than 8.4 million, making it the third most populous city in India and the most populous in South India.
The Bangalore Cantonment (1806–1881) was a military cantonment of the British Raj based in the Indian city of Bangalore. The cantonment covered an area of 13 square miles (34 km 2 ), extending from the Residency on the west to Binnamangala on the east and from the Tanneries on Tannery Road in the north to AGRAM ( Army Group Royal Artillery ...
Radio City [4] is the first private FM radio station in INDIA and First FM station to come to Bengaluru and It was started on 3 July 2001 with the frequency 91 MHz. On 30 October 2006 it changed to the frequency 91.1 MHz.It is the only station in India to have completed 10 successful years and currently the number one station in Bengaluru according to RAM reports. [5]
Kempe Gowda I, Modern Bangalore was founded by a feudatory of the Vijayanagara Empire, who built a mud fort in the year 1537. Kempe Gowda also referred to the new town as his "gandu bhoomi" or "Land of Heroes". [5] Within Bangalore, the town was divided into petes (IPA:) or market. The town had two main streets: Chikkapete Street ran east ...
Bangalore CBD, MG Road is seen. The central business district of Bengaluru is the area within a 6 km radius around Vidhan Soudha. [citation needed] This is the center of Bangalore and was founded by Kempegowda of the Vijayanagara Empire.
Bengaluru City Railway Station, officially Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Bengaluru Station pronunciation ⓘ, also known as Bangalore City Railway Station, KSR Bengaluru Station, or Majestic Railway station [1] (station code: SBC [2]), is the main railway station serving the city of Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Bangalore receives about 970 mm of rain annually, with the wettest months being August, September and October. The heaviest rainfall recorded in a 24-hour period was 18 cm recorded on 1988. Most of the rainfall occurs during late afternoon, evening or night and rain before noon is infrequent.