HC directs Karnataka govt to clarify stand on RSS route march in Chittapur by November 13
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has directed the state government to state its position by 2:30 pm on November 13 regarding the permission sought by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to conduct a route march in Chittapur, Kalaburagi district.
The direction came during the hearing of a petition filed by Ashok Patil, the RSS district convener of Kalaburagi, seeking the court’s intervention to instruct the district administration to consider their application for permission to hold the route march. The case was heard by Justice M.G.S. Kamal of the Kalaburagi bench on Friday.
Senior advocate M. Arun Shyam, appearing for the petitioner, informed the court that, following the court’s earlier advice, RSS representatives had attended a peace meeting at the Advocate General’s office in Bengaluru on November 5 and had presented their proposal. He said the government has yet to communicate its decision.
Advocate General K. Shashikiran Shetty, representing the state, told the court that permission would be granted to all organizations that had applied within a week, and written communication regarding the specific dates would be issued. He sought one week’s time for this process.
Responding to this, Arun Shyam requested that permission be granted for November 13 or 16, stating that the RSS had already reserved a Kalyana Mantapa (convention hall) for those two dates and would not be able to use it later.
After hearing both sides, Justice Kamal noted that the peace meeting held on November 5 with various organizations had been constructive. Since the petitioner sought permission for either November 13 or 16, and the Advocate General assured that permission would be given to all eligible organizations, the court adjourned the matter to November 13 at 2:30 pm.
The government has been directed to convey its decision on the permission sought by the RSS on that day.
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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.
