Students At Visva-Bharati University Allege House Arrest Ahead Of Amit Shah Visit
Somnath Sow and Falguni Pan of VB Students Unity, a platform comprising of different left-wing student outfits alleged that they were placed under house arrest on Saturday PTI Snigdhendu Bhattacharya 2020-12-20T16:15:21+05:30 Students At Visva-Bharati University Allege House Arrest Ahead Of Amit Shah Visit outlookindia.com 2020-12-20T16:19:52+05:30
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Two student leaders belonging to one left-leaning platform at Visva-Bharati University (VBU) in Santiniketan alleged that they were put under house arrest on Saturday night, in an attempt to prevent students from staging any demonstrations ahead of Union Home Minister Amit Shah s visit to the quaint varsity town founded by the university founder Rabindranath Tagore s father, Debendranath.
SFI says 2 members placed under house arrest, faults Amit Shah’s visit to university
The students’ organisation said the two were not being allowed to step out of their homes, and two civic volunteers were placed on their premises to keep an eye on them. December 21, 2020 3:33:56 am
Since Amit Shah’s programme was scheduled today, the state police placed two of our members under house arrest, SFI General Secretary Mayukh Biswas told The Indian Express. (Photo: Shashi Ghosh)
The CPM-affiliated Students’ Federation of India (SFI) on Sunday claimed two of its members at Visva-Bharati University had been placed under house arrest since midnight ahead of Union Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah’s visit to Santiniketan. The two were identified as first-year MA students Somnath Sow and Falguni Pan.
Wistron probe finds flaws in payment at Karnataka iPhone manufacturing facility, sacks executive
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A week after violence erupted at iPhone manufacturing facility ay Kolar in Karnata, Wistron on Saturday has removed Vice President who oversees the company s business in India after it found during the probe that some workers were not paid on time.
On December 12, violence erupted at Wistron Pvt Ltd, in Kolar. Later, an FIR was registered against 7,000 unknown people including 5,000 contract workers in connection with violence and vandalism. Safety & wellbeing of our team members is always our top priority & core value at Wistron. Since unfortunate events at our Narasapura facility we ve found that some workers were not paid correctly, or on time. We deeply regret & apologize to all of our workers, Wistron said in a statement.
Wistron Violence: Apple Supplier Admits Some Workers Were not Paid Properly, Removes India VP
A separate statement from Apple said that Wistron would not receive any new business from the company until they complete taking corrective action.
Representative image of an iPhone. Photo: Denis Cherkashin/Unsplash
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New Delhi: Key Apple supplier Wistron, currently at the centre of a controversy after its workers rioted at its iPhone factory outside Bengaluru, has admitted that some of its workers were not paid âcorrectlyâ and in some cases ânot on timeâ.
The Taiwanese firm, which is the first Apple supplier to produce iPhones in India, also said in a statement that it will be âremovingâ its vice president who oversees the firmâs business in India.
Wistron violence: Yediyurappa says PM worried, govt has taken necessary action ANI | Updated: Dec 18, 2020 04:21 IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 18 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is worried over the violence at the Wistron iPhone plant and informed that the state government has taken necessary action in the matter.
Speaking to reporters here on Thursday, Yediyurappa said that the state government will give full support to the company to let them continue their production. We have taken the necessary action. These things should not have happened. The Prime Minister is worried about this development. Such things will not be repeated. We will give full support to the company to let them continue with their production, Yediyurappa told reporters while commenting on violence at the Wistron iPhone plant.