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Koramangala Bangalore

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Koramangala is divided into 8 Blocks, the 3rd and 7th Blocks are more commercial than the others, with all major banks and finance houses having their branches.

Koramangala is also home to some prestigious institutions like the St. John's Medical College, Jyoti Nivas College, Indian Institute of Astrophysics among others and companies like Cherytech India.

Several software companies are located in Koramangala. To mention a few: Infosys, Wipro, Siemens VDO, Microland, Rational Software Corporation (India) Pvt. Ltd. Tally Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Tricon Infotech Pvt. Ltd ,Robert Bosch, Mindtree, Lucent Technologies,Interra systems, Tavant Technologies, Subex Azure and others. See comprehensive list of software companies in Koramangala.

Koramangala currently boasts having The Forum, one of the city's biggest shopping malls(For more details click on the link ), and Raheja Arcade, a big shopping cum office complex. A large number of restaurants, relatively upscale houses and apartment complexes and a number of Indian and multi-national software companies distinguish Koramangala from other parts of the city. It hosts luxury apartments like Prestige Acropolis, Raheja Residency and National Games Housing Complex.

Radio City Bangalore

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Radio City Bangalore is India's first private FM radio station and was started on July 3, 2001. It is headed by Santosh Saggy Gnanakan and plays a mix of Hindi, Kannada and English music. Recent NRS figures rated it #1 in Bangalore.

Radio City is a FM radio station in India. It broadcasts on 91.1 (earlier 91.0 in most cities) megahertz from Mumbai (where it was started in 2004), Bangalore (started first in 2001), Lucknow and New Delhi. It plays Hindi songs, English and regional songs. It was launched in Hyderabad in March, 2006 and in Chennai on July 7th 2006.

Recently as of July,2006 it has announced plans to invest Rs. 700 to 800 million in the current fiscal year to set up 16 FM (Frequency Modulation) stations across India.

The Chief Executive Officer is Ms Apurva Purohit

PVR cinemas Bangalore

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PVR (Priya Village Roadshow) Cinemas is the largest cinema exhibitor in India. The company, part of the Australian Village Roadshow group, began its commercial operations in June 1997 with the launch of PVR Anupam in Saket, India's first multiplex. PVR was formed after Priya cinema of Delhi entered into a tie-up with Village Roadshow.

By introducing the multiplex concept in India, PVR Cinemas brought in a whole new paradigm shift to the cinema viewing experience: high class seating, state-of-the-art screens and audio-visual systems. PVR went on to command a significant presence in New Delhi, Lucknow,Indore,the NCR and Bangalore. It is a relative newcomer to other parts of the county, especially in Mumbai where there are many other established multiplex companies. PVR has also introduced the Hollywood Walk of Fame concept into India. Bollywood stars can be found at certain PVR locations.

As of mid-2006, PVR has 62 screens in 16 locations. Of these, PVR Bangalore is the biggest multiplex with 11 screens. It is housed in Forum Mall in Koramangala which is arguably the busiest mall in Bangalore. Recently they opened 5 screen multiplex in Hyderabad.

Pizza Hut Bangalore

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Pizza Hut came to India in 1996 with a dine-in restaurant in Bangalore, that had special vegetarian pizzas. In addition to traditional toppings, it incorporates Indian favorite foods such as Chicken tikkas, Lamb korma and other dishes, in its list of innovative toppings. However, one would be hard pressed to find beef toppings since the cow is considered a sacred animal. No beef on the menu is to comply with the Hindu majority. Along with pizzas, the menu features appetizers such as garlic bread and soups, fresh salads, oven-baked pastas and choice of ice-cream sundaes. They have some American and Italian foods other than just Indian foods. They have pepperoni pizzas as well as cheese and the like. They have different types of meal orders such as the Four Course Menu. In the Four Course Menu you can get garlic bread (with or without cheese), a small bowl of soup (mushroom or tomato basil), a small personal pan and a dessert of mango ice cream.

Pizza Hut now has a presence in many major Indian cities such as Bangalore, Faridabad, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Udaipur, Lucknow, New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Kanpur,Chennai, Pune, Surat, Jaipur Puducherry, Coimbatore, Amritsar, Cochin, Agra, Hyderabad (with multiple branches in many of those cities), Ahmedabad,Indore,Mangalore,Mysore,Visakhapatnam, Bhopal and Bhubaneswar.