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Hundreds of workers have been arrested or detained by the police for the Wistron violence Bangalore / New Delhi: A major union on Thursday criticized the Karnataka government for failing to crack down on iPhone assembler Wistron, accusing it of targeting the company’s contract workers after a protest over the …

From india average daily number of Covid cases have dropped below 30,000 for the first time in more than five months. The average count of deaths reported each day has also dropped to less than 400. The seven-day moving average of daily cases fell below the 30,000 mark on Sunday. …

So far, the state police have detained more than 150 contract workers and searched for 5,000 more who were allegedly involved in the incident that led to the closure of the manufacturing unit in Narasapura, about 60 km from Bangalore. Read also: How schooling in rural India is sinking into …

Violence broke out at the plant of the Taiwanese company Wistron Corporation in Karnataka’s Kolar, where a swarm of workers was enraged by non-payment of wages and pay cuts around 6:30 a.m. during a shift change on Saturday. Workers threw rocks, smashed glass windows, damaged vehicles, furniture, and other office …

The drama began with a vote of no confidence against the President of the Legislative Council, Prathap Chandra Shetty. Just minutes after the Karnataka Legislative Council reconvened Tuesday morning, uproar broke out and congressional lawmakers opposed Vice President SL Dharmegowda taking the presidency. When congressional legislators mistreated Dharmegowda of the …

The drama began with a vote of no confidence against the president of the Legislative Council, Prathap Chandra Shetty. A few minutes after the Karnataka Legislative Council reconvened on Tuesday morning, uproar broke out and lawmakers who opposed Vice President SL Dharmegowda as president abused him. Marshals were called in …

The Karnataka Legislative Council was convened five days after its indefinite suspension. Bangalore: The chairman of the Karnataka legislative council was abused and dragged from his chair in unprecedented scenes today in a one-day session. In a video, council members are seen surrounding the president and vice president Bhojegowda of …

BENGALURU: Apple has released a full scale investigation inside iPhone contract manufacturer Wistronis Narasapura facility, about 70 km from Bangalore, after workers unleashed on Saturday claiming not to pay due wages. “Apple is dedicated to ensuring that everyone in our supply chain is treated with dignity and respect. We have …

Karnataka Prime Minister BS Yediyurappa on Sunday called on transport workers protesting in the state to call off the strike. “A sincere effort was made to resolve the KSRTC staff issues at today’s meeting convened by Senior Deputy Minister Lakshman Savadi and Interior Minister Basavaraja Bommai. Except for the condition …

BENGALURU: Saturday violence to Wistronis Kolar plant, where it is assembled iPhones, has caused losses amounting to an estimated Rs 437 crore, the company stated in its complaint to the police and the labor department, reports Sandeep Moudgal. The losses are primarily due to the theft of thousands of iPhones, …