RUPSA decides to stop Online classes in Karnataka to exert pressure on govt
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December 21, 2020
Bengaluru, Dec 21: The Recognised Unaided Private Schools Association (RUPSA) has decided to stop online classes at its member-schools in Karnataka from today to bring pressure on the State government to consider the demands of private unaided schools.
In a press release here on Monday, RUPSA President Lokesh Talikatti said that around 12,000-member schools will discontinue Online classes. “In the first phase we are staging a protest and if the government fails to consider our demands, we will approach the Court.”
However, KUSMA, KAMS and CBSE School Managements have not joined RUPSA. D Shashi Kumar, general secretary, Associated Management of Primary and Secondary Schools in Karnataka, said, “none of our member-schools are stopping Online classes and we are all ready to reopen schools as per the government guidelines.”
Updated Dec 21, 2020 | 12:07 IST
Last week, Apple placed Taiwanese contract manufacturer Wistron Corp on probation after discovering lapses in salaries to employees at its facility near Bengaluru ‘Made in India’ iPhone 12 from Foxconn unit may hit stores within 2 months, iPhone Mini likely to get delayed 
New Delhi: Apple Inc.’s move to put contract manufacturer Wistron the first to assemble iPhones in India on probation after detecting lapses in payments to employees is unlikely to delay the US-based tech behemoth’s plans of manufacturing its latest smartphone iPhone 12, as it would be assembled at the Chennai factory of its other contract manufacturer Foxconn. Last week, the iPhone-maker mentioned that Wistron would not receive any business before corrective actions are completed.
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Meanwhile, Apple said that it has placed Wistron on probation and it will not receive any new business from the US-based company before corrective actions are completed. The Taiwanese electronics services major admitted the mistakes at its end and apologised to the workers.
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Wistron increased its headcount from 2,000 in mid of this year to around 9,000 recently.
NEW DELHI: Apple s contract manufacturer
Wistron on Saturday
removed its vice-president Vincent Lee, who was heading
operations in
India after finding fault in the process of wage payment during its internal investigation.
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