Apple had suspended new orders to Wistron in December after workers, hired on a monthly pay of $200 (RUPEES), stormed the factory and rioted over unpaid salaries.
Wistron, the Taiwanese contract manufacturer for Apple in India, said the impact won't be significant as the Karnataka facility was a new operation and the shipment quantity small.
Wistron, which assembles the latest version of the iPhone SE at the violence-hit plant, fired its Vice President who was heading the company's operations in India.
In an interview to ThePrint, Mohapatra said Modi govt has been in constant talks with Karnataka and has asked it to ensure normalcy is restored at the earliest.
Karnataka Labour Minister Shivaram Hebbar said Wistron, the Taiwanese contract manufacturer for Apple, has stated it will try to start the facility in about 15 days.
Relatives of people arrested for 'vandalising' Wistron factory in Kolar say some hadn't even joined work yet. Many call for arrest of contractors first.
The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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