More slots for US student visa seekers in July
The Hindu
Embassy asks students not to submit emergency requests
The US Embassy tweeted on Thursday assuring the visa seekers that additional appointments would be added in month of July given the huge rush. The Embassy also asked the students not to submit requests for emergency appointments as they cannot accommodate the volume of requests. The tweet while assuring that more appointments would be open for the visa seekers also asked the students not to despair. The Embassy had to tweet apparently with the students disappointed at not getting an appointment were resorting to using the emergency requests. Sources said the Embassy and the consulates were not functioning to the full capacity given the COVID-19 protocols. As of now just 25% of the regular daily appointments are met with but this may be increased to 40% soon. So it means students will have more slots available to book.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.