Hyderabad: Royal Enfield on Sunday launched a special ride at 13 different locations across Telangana, to promote a better riding experience.
The aim of the ride was to enable users the pursuit of pure motorcycling experience and to promote riding amongst the user community. It also aimed to provide an avenue for first-time riders to kick-start their riding journey.
Nearly 200 riders participated in the special ride and various editions of Royal Enfield including the newly launched Hunter 350s were visible in the early hours of the day.
Royal Enfield Scram 411 owners took part in an exclusive ride for the newly launched vehicle on Saturday evening stated a press release over the event. Riders explored the infrastructure of the city and nearby streets of DLF, Mindspace, and Madhapur.
Hyderabad: In an attempt to reduce wait times, the US embassy in New Delhi and the consulates in Hyderabad and other cities decided to conduct in-person visa interviews on Saturdays too.
On January 21, the U.S. Mission in India launched the first in a series of special Saturday interview days. In the coming months, the Mission will continue to open additional slots for appointments to take place on select Saturdays.
US visa interview wait times likely to reduce
The additional interview days are one component of a multi-pronged initiative to address the backlog in visa processing caused by COVID-19.
The Department of State has implemented remote processing of interview waiver cases for applicants with previous U.S. visas.
In order to increase processing capacity, dozens of temporary consular officers from Washington and other embassies will arrive in India between January and March 2023.
Apart from it, the Department of State is also increasing the number of consular officers permanently assigned to the Embassy and Consulates in Hyderabad and other cities in India.
US consulate in Mumbai
Consulate General Mumbai also extended its weekday operating hours to make space for additional appointments.
By this summer, the U.S. Mission in India will be at full staffing, and it is expected that the processing of visas will reach levels that existed prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The pandemic resulted in profound reductions in the department’s visa processing capacity, and many of US embassies and consulates were at times only able to offer emergency services.
As travel restrictions have been lifted, the U.S. Mission to India has made it a priority to facilitate legitimate travel and adjudicated over 800,000 nonimmigrant visas in 2022, including record numbers of both student and employment visas.
US visa interview wait times at US consulate in Hyderabad
Currently, the visa appointment wait times at embassy and consulates in Hyderabad and other cities are as follows
Real-time visa appointment wait time at the US embassy and consulates in India can be viewed on the official website of the US Department of State (click here).
Frequent inspections/ checkings shall be regular activity in future: ADC Doda
To evaluate the public service delivery in the government offices including Schools and Hospitals, District Administration Doda under the Directions of DC Doda Vishesh Paul Mahajan conducted inspection of all the government offices, schools and hospitals across the district. ADM (ADC Doda) inspected the offices in Doda town, while ADM (ADC Bhaderwah) inspected offices in the Bhaderwah town. All SDMs and Tehsildars visited the government establishments of their respective jurisdiction.
The officers conducted special inspections to check the punctuality and effectiveness of public services delivery. ADC Doda when contacting said that the inspections shall be a regular activity in future and maintained that administration is committed to give best services to its citizens especially during ensuing winter.
DC Doda while speaking on the surprise inspections said that effective, efficient, transparent, and timely public service delivery is desired from all the government officers and officials to which no laxity or diligence shall be tolerated.
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