LUCK: The proposed mosque in Ayodhya’s Dhannipur will be a modern structure and will be energy efficient. The Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation (IICF) Trust published the artist’s impression of the distributed project acre of land delivered to the trust by order of the Supreme Court. “We will not take any symbolism …
Read More »Wistron Admits ‘Mistake’ at Karnataka iPhone Plant, Apologizes to Workers, Removes India’s Vice President
A week after the violence that broke out at Wistron’s factory in Karnataka’s Narasapura, the company admitted its mistake and apologized to the workers for not paying their wages. The company also decided to remove its vice president of India, Vincent Lee, after the violence. “This is a new facility …
Read More »Karnataka Government will reopen PU schools, universities for students in PUC 10th and 2nd classes from January 1 | Bengaluru News
BENGALURU: The Karnataka Government On Saturday, it decided to reopen schools and pre-universities that were closed due to the Covid-19 situation, for students of 10 and second year of the PUC (class 12) as of January 1. He also decided to start the Vidyagama program, which allows continuing education for …
Read More »Karnataka Class 6 textbook parts will be removed after Brahmin board items
However, educators and activists have urged the government to study the issue before taking a final call. Karnataka’s Minister of Primary and Secondary Education S Suresh Kumar on Thursday ordered the Commissioner of Public Instruction (CPI) to take action to remove relevant paragraphs from the Class 6 Social Sciences textbook …
Read More »Politics, industry, workers’ rights: the balance K’taka needs to strike after Wistron
With two recent incidents, the government is rushing to control damage to Karnataka’s image as an industry-friendly state. Within days of the violence at Wistron in Karnataka’s Kolar, reports have emerged that the Taiwan-based company is reconsidering its expansion plan. Wistron, which currently has 1,200 permanent employees at its Kolar …
Read More »Assam student ‘raped’, killed in Bangalore | Guwahati News
GUWAHATI: 19-year-old nurse student since Assam was allegedly raped and murdered in Bengaluru on Wednesday, policeman said. The first defendant, Anisur Rehaman (21), who took the victim to a hospital in Yelahanka on Wednesday, has been arrested. The accused was known to the little girl and they took her dead …
Read More »Wistron personnel companies can be fined, debarred
Six staffing companies that supplied labor to the unrest-affected iPhone factory near Bengaluru could face heavy fines and could be blacklisted for failing to pay workers’ wages, two government officials said. Officials said the violence at the Wistron factory was not planned in advance. “It was a sudden outburst,” said …
Read More »Karnataka to help restart Wistron
Some temporary staff at Wistron’s Kolar plant, Apple Inc.’s contract maker, had not been paid for the past three months and female employees had inadequate facilities, Karnataka Labor Minister Shivaram Hebbar said. The iPhone maker’s attempt to expand manufacturing in India ran into difficulties after workers at its supplier’s plant …
Read More »Yediyurappa ensures full support to restart production at Wistron’s iPhone plant
“We will give full support to that company, without any problem let them continue production,” Yediyurappa said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “very concerned” by the recent violence at Wistron’s iPhone manufacturing plant in Karnataka, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said on Thursday, ensuring his government’s full support for the company …
Read More »New Years Eve: pubs will remain open in Bengaluru, but DJ parties are not allowed
Celebrations in areas like MG Road and Brigade Road are prohibited to avoid crowds and large gatherings. The Karnataka government issued orders banning club parties in Bangalore on New Year’s Eve on Thursday. The government order also called for strict safety rules to be put in place during Christmas celebrations …
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