Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
In 1802 Madras Time was set up by John Goldingham [7] and this was later used widely by the railways in India. [8] Local time zones were also set up in the important cities of Bombay and Calcutta and as Madras time was intermediate to these, it was one of the early contenders for an Indian standard time zone.
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 ...
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.
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 Urban district is the most densely populated of the thirty-one districts that comprise the Indian state of Karnataka.It is surrounded by the Bengaluru Rural district on the east and north, the Ramanagara district on the west and the Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu on the south.
Greater Bengaluru is a metropolitan area in the state of Karnataka and it including Bangalore as well as its neighbouring urban cities. It occupies an area of 741 sq km. It occupies an area of 741 sq km.
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 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 ...