Tag: Saturdays

Hyderabad RPO to conduct special passport drives at PSKs on Saturdays

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Hyderabad: The Regional Passport Office (RPO), Hyderabad, has taken a significant step towards providing convenience to passport applicants by deciding to conduct special passport drives at five Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) in Telangana on Saturdays. This initiative is set to start on April 29, 2023.
Of the five PSKs, three are located in Hyderabad, namely, Begumpet, Ameerpet, and Tolichowki. The remaining two PSKs are situated in Karimnagar and Nizamabad. This move is expected to benefit a large number of applicants who have been facing difficulties in getting slots for passports and passport-related services due to the long waiting times and heavy rush at these centers.
To start with, the Hyderabad RPO has decided to release 3056 appointments under all categories, including Tatkal, normal, and PCC, for April 29, 2023.

It has been reported that the appointments for the following Saturday will be released on the official website of the passport at 4 pm on Thursday. This means that applicants need to keep a watch on the website and book their appointments as soon as they are made available to avoid missing out on the chance.
This move comes as a relief to many who have been struggling to get an appointment at the PSKs due to the high demand for passport services.
Apart from the special passport drives, the Hyderabad RPO has also recently announced that the PSKs under its jurisdiction will release 500 additional appointments daily for two weeks, starting April 27, 2023. This decision has been taken to address the long waiting times and cater to the increasing demand for passport services.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 26, 2023
Organise ‘shramdaan hour’ on alternate Saturdays: Delhi’s DoE to schools

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Delhi: Delhi government’s Directorate of Education has directed its schools to organise ‘Shramdaan hour’ on the last working day of second and fourth week every month to instil the importance of cleanliness and green environment, officials said.
All students and staff have been asked to participate actively in cleanliness campaign activities in their respective schools, offices and surrounding areas.
“This collective effort will bring a sense of unity and ownership among all participants, while also resulting in a clean and green campus,” a statement from DoE said.
On last working day of second and fourth week of every month, last two periods will be dedicated for cleanliness and associated activities in schools.
All students will be encouraged to bring self cooked food items prepared under the supervision of their parents and share it with their classmates during lunch break, the DoE said.
The activities in the programme include cleanliness of classrooms (dusting of desks, sweeping, mopping and removal of cobwebs), storytelling and sharing of experiences and poster making, it said.
“Special emphasis should be given to segregation of different types of garbage and segregated wastes should be dumped in the particular dustbins of Green, Blue, Yellow colour.
“Students should be made aware about the use of coloured dustbins to ensure source segregation of waste,” the DoE said.

The DoE has further asked the schools to ensure that the students are taught about the importance of “Dignity of Labour” through special school assembly.
Students should be encouraged not to litter in their classrooms, playgrounds in the schools. Monitoring Committees will be formed in schools and offices for effective conduction of activities regarding “Shramdaan Hour”, the officials said.
“Shramdaan is a way of helping our community and contributing to help and change the environment around us for better. The concept of Shramdaan has been prevalent for a long time in India and it instils simplicity in the minds of every citizen, freedom from the complexity of the thoughts and the importance of cleanliness and green environment,” a statement from DoE said.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

March 29, 2023

US consulate in Hyderabad conducts visa interviews on Saturdays

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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

Hyderabad

Visa type	Appointment wait time (calendar days)
Interview Required Students/Exchange Visitors	90
Interview Required Petition-Based Temporary Workers	204
Interview Required Crew and Transit	Same day
Interview Required Visitors	595
Interview Waiver Students/Exchange Visitors	79
Interview Waiver Petition-Based Temporary Workers	226
Interview Waiver Crew and Transit	Same day
Interview Waiver Visitors	135