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Top cop to oversee probe into violence at Wistron's manufacturing facility

No definite time limit has been set for concluding the investigation

No need to impose night curfew in K'taka for now: Chief Minister

Neighbouring Maharashtra announced such a move amid growing concerns over a new coronavirus variant spreading in Britain

UK returnees must undergo RT-PCR test for Covid: Karnataka Health Minister

In a view of the new strain of Coronavirus emerging in the United Kingdom, the Karnataka Health Minister, Dr Sudhakar K on Monday requested people to undergo RT-PCR test

Gram Panchayat polls in Karnataka: First phase of voting on Tuesday

Polling will be held from 7 am to 5 pm in over 23,000 booths

Apple puts Wistron on probation, suspends new business opportunities

Wistron on Saturday admitted to certain lapses in payments to workers at the facility in Kolar district and said that it is removing its vice president Vincent Lee, who oversees its business in India

Trade union slams Karnataka govt for failing to protect workers at Wistron

The protest on Saturday over months of alleged underpayment of wages at Wistron's factory in the southern Indian state spiralled out of control after police were summoned

Centre steps into Wistron case, asks Karnataka to swiftly complete probe

Violence had broken out at Taiwanese tech giant's plant near Bengaluru on Saturday, several employees ransacked the unit over alleged non-payment and deduction of wages

Wistron estimates loss at over Rs 437 cr from violence at Karnataka plant

Besides Apple iPhone, Taiwan-headquartered Wistron manufactures IT products for Lenovo and Microsoft

Workers vandalise Wistron's iPhone plant in Karnataka over unpaid salaries

The plant is located in Kolar district of the state near Bengaluru

Workers go on rampage at iPhone manufacturing plant in Karnataka

Workers pelted stones, smashed glass windows, damaged vehicles, furniture, computers and laptops in connection with 'salary related issues'

Karnataka HC to hear CCI petition against Amazon, Flipkart in January

In October, the CCI appealed in the Supreme Court against the Karnataka High Court's interim stay on its probe against the e-commerce firms

Controversial anti-cow slaughter bill passed in Karnataka Assembly

Besides cows and calves, the bill also intends to protect buffaloes and their calves less than 12 years of age

Karnataka to introduce law against love jihad in next assembly session: CM

Karnataka CM said that his government will introduce a law against 'Love-Jihad' in the next Assembly session, while the anti-cow slaughter bill will be introduced during the ongoing winter session

LIVE: Modi to lay foundation stone for new Parliament building on Dec 10

Karnataka bandh live updates: Several pro-Kannada outfits have called for a bandh in the state today against the formation of the Maratha Development Authority.

Karnataka registers 1,446 new Covid-19 cases, logs 894 recoveries

Karnataka registered 1,446 new Covid cases while 894 recovered in a day, taking its Covid tally to 889,113, including 24,689 active cases

Fighting Covid: States crank up their cold chains; apprise Centre of needs

Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said Karnataka has around 2,855 cold chain points for storage and distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine

Doctor in the Cloud: As Covid-19 rages on, hospitals embrace technology

The platform runs on a software called Power BI, a data visualisation tool that evaluates the vitals of all patients in ICUs in over 15 districts of Karntaka

Karnataka aims to become a $50-bn bio-economy by 2025: Deputy CM

Bio-economy uses renewable biological resources sustainably to produce food, energy and industrial goods.

JSW Infra completes acquisition of Chettinad Group's port biz for Rs 1K cr

JSW Infra will also modernise its port assets which now have a combined cargo handling capacity of 17 million tonnes per annum

Former Cong mayor R Sampath Raj arrested in Bengaluru riots case: Police

Former Congress mayor R Sampath Raj, who was wanted in the Bengaluru violence case that left four people dead, has been arrested, police sources said on Tuesday