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H-1B Visa Suspended till End of 2020: Here’s what it means

The US government has suspended H-1B visas till the end of this year. Though this action has created a lot of problem for Indian professionals who are one of the biggest beneficiaries the move has also been heavily criticised the world over.

The suspension of H-1B means NO company from the United States will be able to employ a foreign professional under the visa until the end of 2020.

But, before we understand the impact of this, what is the H-1B visa?

What is the H-1B visa?

H-1B Work Visa is required to work in the United States. The companies in the US use this visa to hire ‘highly skilled’ professionals by sponsoring them into America.

What does ‘highly skilled’ mean?

Highly skilled professional means a person either having enough experience in the field in discussion or having specialised knowledge and a bachelor’s degree in the field.

What benefits does a person get under H-1B Visa?

H-1B Visa enables a person to obtain a social security number, a driver’s license, and the freedom to own/rent a car and property. Apart from this, they can also open a bank account in the US.

How long does the visa last?

H-1B Visa is valid for 3 years. After which, it again has to be extended for another 3 years. However, if a person leaves the job, he has to leave the country with 60 days.

What is the H1-B visa cap?

The Government of the United States provides a fixed number of visas every year. This means only a certain number of persons are allowed to enter the US.

Besides, there are additional 20,000 visas for foreign workers who have received higher education from an American university.

What status does the family of an H-1B holder have?

H-1B Visa holder’s immediate family i.e. spouse and kids under 21 years of age can apply for H-4 visa. Under this, they can stay in the country but are not allowed to work (except for limited situations).

Who doesn’t need to file for H-1B visa to hire a foreign employee?

Universities and related nonprofit entities, government research organizations and nonprofit research organizations are not required to file for H-1B visa to hire a foreign employee.

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What Makes Wayfarer Glasses Such a Popular Choice?

The fashion industry is forever evolving, and over the last few years, spectacles too, have become an essential part of an individual’s wardrobe. While there are eyeglasses with different shapes like round, rectangular or even aviators, wayfarer frames enjoy their kind of popularity among the masses.

What’s more? Well, fashion circuits also say that wayfarer frames have trend-proof staying power. Now that’s something!

The wayfarer frames originated back in the 1950s. These eyeglasses are fashionable as they combine style and functionality. In the mid-century period, the choice of wayfarers was symbolic of a person’s fashion consciousness. The signature Ray-ban’s wayfarer frames have been basking in fashion glory for almost sixty years. 

Here are some reasons which make wayfarer frames a popular choice:

The Wayfarer Shape

There are many different kinds of human facial shapes like oval, heart-shaped, rectangular, square, diamond and others. Wayfarer frames are generally horizontal rectangle in shape. They are well-suited for oval faces as the full-frame matches the width of the face. For round faces, the wider and square shape forms a nice contrast to the circular face dimension. However, in general, a significant advantage of wayfarer frames is that they suit all face shapes. To get the best wayfarer look, choose the frame that best aligns with your facial structure.

The Wayfarer Colour Choice

You will find wayfarer frames in different colours. It ensures that they complement the tones of your skin, eyes and hair. Wayfarer frames are available in both cool and warm tones. Frames in cool tones comprise of black, silver, rose-brown, magenta, plum, blue, jade and other colours. Warm tones have khaki, camel, gold, copper, peach, orange, coral, off-white and others. The basic black coloured frame is neutral by contrast and pairs well with everything.

Wayfarers Complement all Outfits

Another advantage of wayfarer frames is that you can easily team them with both formal and casual wear. The bold frames make them ideal eyeglasses for the workplace. Smart casuals can also be paired well with wayfarer frames. These eyeglasses set a fashion statement and go well with all kinds of outfits. Also, since these eyeglasses have a lively look, you may even wear them to a party or an outing, pairing it with a nice outfit.  

Classic and Modern Wayfarer Frames

Mostly the standard wayfarer frames have a horizontal bar that rests on top of the nose with rounded lens frames. Usually, the top corners of the frame extend out a bit. The new wayfarers are similar to the original design. The only difference is that in these frames the tilt is minimized for increased comfort.

The wayfarer spectacles ensure that you create a difference in your everyday look. The following options are some popular choices of wayfarer frames:

Energetic Black

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Are you tired of your mundane daily spectacles? It would help if you opted for these wayfarer frames which will provide you with a fresh, appealing look. The combination of bold colours like black and orange will make a strong impact. You can wear these frames with professional wear. Further, they will also enliven your regular casual outfits. And when it comes to attending any party after office hours, these frames will perfectly elevate your overall look.

Stylish Purple

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If you like experimenting with new looks, these purple wayfarer frames are the way to go. The metallic temples with round lens give it an overall sleek and stylish look and will enhance your facial features. Switch to this kind of eyeglasses and create a fresh impression on your friends and co-workers. 

Wayfarer Frames: A Timeless Eyewear Option

Wayfarer frames with their unique shape is a forever eyewear option. It would be best if you explored the wide variety of wayfarer frame designs that are available. Reputable companies like Titan Eyeplus offer an extensive collection of wayfarer frames as well as differently shaped eyewear options. You can browse and select your choice online. Their after-purchase services ensure that you have a satisfying shopping experience. Choose the most suitable option and look stylish even in spectacles!

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CBSE Board Exams for Classes 10 and 12 Cancelled

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to cancel the pending exams for class 10 and 12. The students of class 12 will be evaluated on their performance in the last three school exams. In case they are not satisfied with the marks given by the board, they can appear for the board exam at a later date to improve their performance.

The decision came after Delhi, Maharashtra and Odisha conveyed their inability to conduct the examinations. The Solicitor General told the Supreme Court to cancel the pending CBSE board exams scheduled in July. It may be conducted when the Covid-19 situation improves.

The court made this suggestion in response to a plea from a group of parents, who have asked for cancellation of the remaining board exams due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The parents in their plea said that conducting exams at this stage might expose the children to the risk of the disease. It also asked the board to allot marks to students for the remaining papers on the basis of their internal assessment and performance in practicals and examinations they took in March.

Exams from March 19 to March 31 were deferred till April and then postponed by the HRD Ministry as a nationwide lockdown was announced on March 25.

Few papers of class 10 and 12 board exams were remaining when the schools and colleges were closed. These exams were then deferred and scheduled to be conducted between July 1 and July 15.

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Bars to open in Rajasthan from today

Government issues health guidelines for liquor sale in hotels and restaurants.

  • Bar counter, chairs, stools, ice containers, trolleys must be properly sanitised
  • Bottles of wines, whiskeys, beers to be sanitised with food-grade disinfected
  • Glasses should be washed with warm water and lemon
  • FSSAI Guidelines must be followed

Bars are set to reopen in Rajasthan from Wednesday after the state government allowed them to start operations after months of restrictions. Rajasthan Excise Department has issued guidelines in the wake of resumption of liquor sale in hotels and restaurants in the state.

Bars Open in Rajasthan

The Excise Commissioner Vishnu Charan Malik issued guidelines on Tuesday asking owners to ensure social distancing norms in the hotels and bars.

According to the guidelines, bar counter, chairs, and stools should be properly sanitised. All the bottles of wine, whiskey and beers should be sanitised properly with food-grade disinfectant.

Apart from this, ice containers and trolley also required to be sanitised regularly. The excise commissioner directed the bar owners, to ensure proper cleaning of mixers, blenders.

While the hotels and restaurants have been open since June 8, there were no clear orders on bars as a result of which they remained shut.

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कोरोना के लिए राज्य के प्राइवट हॉस्पिटल और प्राइवट लैब टेस्ट की दरें निर्धारित

  • प्राइवट लैब कोरोना टेस्ट – 2200 रुपए प्रति टेस्ट
  • कोरोना ट्रीटमेंट के लिए हॉस्पिटल में सामान्य बेड – 2000 रुपए प्रतिदिन
  • वेंटिलेटर सहित आईसीयू बेड – 4000 रुपए प्रतिदिन

मुख्यमंत्री अशोक गहलोत ने कोरोना महामारी से लड़ने में प्रदेशवासियों को राहत देने के लिए राजस्थान के प्राइवट हॉस्पिटल में कोरोना के इलाज के बिल को नियत्रिंत करने का संवेदनशील निर्णय लिया है।

राज्य में प्राइवट लैब कोरोना टेस्ट के लिए 2200 रूपये प्रति जांच और प्राइवट हॉस्पिटल कोरोना के इलाज के लिए भर्ती मरीजों के लिए सामान्य बेड का किराया 2000 रूपये प्रतिदिन और वेन्टीलेटर सहित आईसीयू बेड का 4000 रूपये प्रतिदिन से अधिक चार्ज नहीं ले सकेंगे।

मरीजों से अधिक पैसा वसूलने वाले हॉस्पिटल या लैब के खिलाफ कड़ी कार्रवाई की जाएगी।Notification COVID-19 Test Rate

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मुख्यमंत्री ने चिकित्सा एवं स्वास्थ्य विभाग के अधिकारियों को यह सुनिश्चित करने के निर्देश दिए कि राज्य के प्राइवट हॉस्पिटल्स में कोरोना के मरीजों से अधिक बिल की वसूली ना हो। निर्देशानुसार महामारी अधिनियम सहित अन्य प्रावधानों के तहत आदेश जारी किए जायेंगे और उनकी सख्ती से पालना भी करवानी होगी।

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कोरोना से बचाव के लिए 21 से 30 जून तक चलाया जाएगा सघन जागरूकता अभियान

राज्य सरकार के निर्देशानुसार कोरोना से बचाव के लिए 21 से 30 जून तक शहर में सघन जागरूकता अभियान चलाया जाएगा। इस अभियान के अंतर्गत, नगर निगम द्वारा स्वच्छता कार्यकर्ताओं के साथ कचरा संग्रहण वाहनों से बचाव का संदेश प्रसारित किया जाएगा। इसके अलावा घर-घर सर्वे, हाई रिस्क व्यक्तियों की पहचान भी की जाएगी।

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अभियान का जिला स्तरीय शुभारंभ 21 जून प्रातः 10 बजे होगा। अभियान के तहत, इलेक्ट्रोनिक मीडिया, आउटडोर मीडिया, ओपीडी मोबाइल वैन, वॉल पेंटिंग, माईकिंग, पैम्फलेट्स, एलईडी डिस्प्ले, सोशल और डिजिटल मीडिया, होलोग्राफिक डिस्प्ले के माध्यम से लोगों को जागरूक किया जाएगा।

कोरोना जागरूकता अभियान को चलाने के लिए सोशल मीडिया का विशेष इस्तमाल किया जायेगा। इसके तहत ट्विटर, इंस्टाग्राम, फेसबुक के साथ ही अन्य सोशल मीडिया द्वारा लगातार संदेशों के प्रसारण, लाइव चैट और वेबिनार का आयोजन किया जाएगा। इसके लिए जिला प्रशासन ने सूचना प्रौद्योगिकी विभाग को तैयारी के निर्देश दिए हैं।

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T-Series to produce a Biopic on Udaipur’s Open Water Swimmer, Bhakti Sharma

The renowned production company, T-Series, is said to produce a biopic on Mumbai-born-Udaipur-raised open water swimmer, Bhakti Sharma. The biopic is written by Bhavani Iyer who has written the screenplay for films like Lootera, Black, Raazi, and the upcoming new season of Amazon Prime Video’s Breathe series.

This will be one of its kind of film set in and around the world of swimming. The film which is said to be planned for the year 2021, will be produced by Bhushan Kumar’s T-Series. The production house is believed to be in talks with an A-list director to helm it. Besides, it will soon start approaching actors to play the role of the record-breaking swimmer.

Bhakti set the world record by swimming 1.4 miles in 41.14 minutes at Antarctic Ocean at a temperature of 1 degree in 2016. She also holds a world record with her mother Leena Sharma for being the first mother-daughter pair to swim across the English Channel which is called as the Mount Everest of swimming.

From the scorching heat of Rajasthan to the bone-chilling waters of the record-breaking swim in Antarctica and her fearless crossing of the English Channel, Bhakti Sharma’s life has been full of courage and inspiration.

The biopic will be diving deep into Bhakti Sharma’s journey, focusing more on her relationship with her mother Leena who has also been her coach and started teaching her swimming right when she was two and a half years old.

The biopic is expected to cover all these aspects of her life and the social and cultural battles she and her mother fought in the way to achieve success in a sport like swimming.

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राजस्थान आने वालों को अब नहीं लेना होगा पास

राजस्थान की सीमाओं पर यातायात्र नियंत्रण के लिए लगाई गई पाबंदी मंगलवार से समाप्त कर दी गई। अब राज्य से बाहर जाने और आने के लिए पास या एनओसी की जरूरत नहीं पड़ेगी। हालांकि सीमा पर आते-जाते वक्त सभी लोगो की स्क्रीनिंग की जाएगी।

राजस्थान गृह विभाग के अतिरिक्त मुख्य सचिव द्वारा जारी नए आदेश के अंतर्गत अब राज्य से बाहर जाने और आने के लिए पास या एनओसी की जरूरत नहीं पड़ेगी। चेकपोस्ट पहले की तरह ही लगे रहेंगे जिससे सभी की स्क्रीनिंग हो सके।

उल्लेखनीय है कोरोना के बढ़ते केसेज़ को देखते हुए राजस्थान सरकार ने 10 जून से 16 जून तक राजस्थान की सीमा पर यातायात नियंत्रण करने के लिए संशोधित आदेश जारी किए थे जिसमें दूसरे राज्यों में जाने वालों को पास लेना अनिवार्य कर दिया गया था। पूर्व में जारी किये आदेश के तहत राज्य में आने वाले लोगों को निर्धारित सुरक्षात्मक प्रोटोकॉल के बाद ही यात्रा करने की अनुमति दी जा रही थी। इसके अलावा सड़क मार्ग से आने वाले लोगों की चेकपोस्ट पर स्क्रीनिंग कर पहचान पत्र भी चैक किए जा रहे थे।

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Vahan 4.0 portal service at Udaipur Regional Transport Office

Regional Transport Office Udaipur launched Vahan 4.0 portal service from June 15. Through this portal, the payment for various services related to the Transport Department like One-time Tax, Green Tax, Licence Fees, Registration Fees etc. can be done online.

The digital platform will help to avoid visits of the people to the RTO-DTO office. Besides, this facility will also be available on weekly and state holidays.

With the implementation of this new system, motor vehicle tax calculation and details of all vehicles will be automatically updated on Vahan 4.0 portal.

Here is the link to Vahan 4.0 portal: https://vahan.parivahan.gov.in/vahanservice/vahan/ui/statevalidation/homepage.xhtml

Available Vahan Citizen Services in Rajasthan

  • Alteration of Motor Vehicle
  • Cancellation of RC by Authority
  • Change of Address in RC
  • Duplicate FC
  • Fitness Inspection/Certificate
  • Hypothecation Addition
  • Hypothecation Continuation
  • Hypothecation Termination
  • Issue of Duplicate RC
  • Issue of NOC
  • MV Tax
  • My Vehicle Details
  • RC Particulars Against Fee
  • RC Release
  • RC Surrender/Suspension
  • Renewal of Registration
  • Transfer of Ownership
  • Withdraw Your Application

The facility of depositing through the e-GRAS portal has been stopped from Monday onwards. Earlier, e-GRAS facilitated the collection of tax/non-tax revenue in both online as well as manual mode.

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राजस्थान में आने-जाने पर होगा नियंत्रण

कोरोना के बढ़ते केसेज़ को देखते हुए राजस्थान सरकार ने राज्य में आवागमन पर नियंत्रण लगाते हुए बुधवार को संशोधित आदेश जारी किए।

Lockdown Rajasthan

पहले सात दिनों के लिए राजस्थान बॉर्डर को सील करने के आदेश जारी किये थे। बाद में आदेश में आंशिक संशोधन करते हुए आवाजाही पर कंट्रोल का आदेश जारी किए।

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अनलॉक-1 के बाद राज्य में कोरोना के केस बढ़ने की वजह से राजस्थान सरकार ने सख्ती कर दी है। अब राजस्थान से दूसरे राज्यों को जाने वालों को पास लेना होगा। वहां से राज्य में आने वालों पर कोई रोक नहीं है, पर बॉर्डर पर उनकी स्क्रीनिंग की जाएगी।

राजस्थान के गृह विभाग के आदेशों के मुताबिक, सीमाओं पर फ्री मूवमेंट के चलते कई लोग दूसरे राज्यों में गए और उनकी रिपोर्ट पॉिजटिव आई। आवाजाही को नियंत्रित करने के लिए विभाग ने नए आदेश जारी किए हैं।

पहले सीमाएं सील करने की बात कही गई, लेकिन एक घंटे बाद ही कहा गया कि आवाजाही को सील नहीं बल्कि कंट्रोल किया जाएगा। बॉर्डर क्रॉस करने के लिए पास की जरूरत पड़ेगी। सभी टोल नाकों पर अतिरिक्त पुलिस तैनात की गई है।

संशोधित आदेश के तहत ट्रेन, बस, फ़्लाइट से आने वाले लोगों को निर्धारित सुरक्षात्मक प्रोटोकॉल के बाद यात्रा करने की मिलेगी अनुमति दी जाएगी।

एयरपोर्ट, रेलवे स्टेशन, बस स्टैंड पर भी लोगों की स्क्रीनिंग की जाएगी। इसके अलावा सड़क मार्ग से निजी कार, बस या टैक्सी से आने वाले लोगों की चेकपोस्ट पर की जाएगी स्क्रीनिंग और पहचान पत्र भी चैक किए जायेंगे।

राज्य से बाहर जाने वाले लोगों को के लिए पास अनिवार्य होगा। यह पास कलेक्टर, पुलिस आयुक्त / पुलिस उपायुक्त / जिला पुलिस अधीक्षक, उपखंड मैजिस्ट्रेट, पुलिस उप अधीक्षक, या स्थानीय पुलिस स्टेशन से लेना होगा। उपखंड मैजिस्ट्रेट, पुलिस उप अधीक्षक, या स्थानीय पुलिस स्टेशन द्वारा जारी किए गए पास की सूचना जिला कलेक्टर या जिला पुलिस अधीक्षक को देनी होगी।

इसके अलावा, जिला प्रशासन द्वारा एयरपोर्ट, रेलवे स्टेशन, बस स्टैंड पर भी पास के लिए काउंटर लगाए जाएँगे जहा आवश्यक सत्यापन के बाद यात्रा के लिए तत्काल पास जारी किए जा सकेंगें। लेकिन इन जगहों से पास बनवाने के लिए, यात्रा के काफी समय पहले वह पहुंचना होगा।

सड़क मार्ग से राज्य के बहार जाने वाले लोगों की स्क्रीनिंग, पास की चेकिंग और पहचान पत्र का सत्यापन बॉर्डर चैक पोस्ट पर किया जायेगा।

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