Hassan police hold two operations against sale, transport of narcotics, arrest three men
Hassan: Police have busted two attempts to sell narcotics in separate parts of the district recently and arrested three men for involvement in the criminal activity. More than 2 kg ganja, worth approximately Rs 3 lakh, was seized.
Hassan Town Police, who reportedly received information on ganja trade from credible sources, are said to have held an operation near the Deve Gowda Nagar Bus Stand in town and held Adil Pasha (29) and Muhammad Tabriz (29). Also, the police confiscated 1.3 kg narcotics from the duo.
In the second instance, Halebidu Police arrested one Govinda (40), who was reportedly standing near the Bandarikatte Bus Stand on Hagare-Halebidu Road for sale of ganja. Up to 510 gm of ganja was seized by the police.
FIRs have been filed in both cases and investigation is underway.
Police sources have said that the raids were held as a part of the Department’s operations to suppress transport and sale of narcotics.
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Oracle lays off around 12,000 employees in India, another round likely within a month
New Delhi (PTI): US-based IT firm Oracle is believed to have laid off approximately 12,000 staff in India, with another round of layoffs expected within a month, impacted employees said on Tuesday.
Globally, the company has fired around 30,000 employees.
"In India, around 12,000 employees have been laid off. The company is planning another mass layoff within a month," said two people impacted by the retrenchment, including one from the company's human resource department.
The company has approximately 30,000 employees in India, including those affected by the layoffs.
Oracle declined to comment on the development.
Oracle, in an email sent to staff, said the employees were informed about certain organisational changes and "because of these changes, a decision has been taken to streamline the operations, and as a result, unfortunately, the position you currently hold will become redundant".
The company has offered 15 days' salary to each employee who has completed a year of service in India, in addition to one month of unpaid wages till termination date, leave encashment, gratuity based on eligibility and pay for a one-month notice period.
Oracle has also offered a two-month salary as a top-up.
However, the severance package is available for those who voluntarily and amicably resign from the company.
An ex-employee of Oracle, Merugu Sridhar, said that he was laid off in September for protesting against the 16-hour work shift that the company has in India.
"I contacted my friends and those who are in human resources. They shared that most of the Indians working in the US with the company have been impacted because the local laws there are very strict when it comes to the retrenchment of their citizens," Sridhar said.
