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Hans India
3 days ago
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- Hans India
Home Minister assures justice to displaced families through R&R package
Anakapalli: Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha informed that as part of the Relief and Rehabilitation (R&R) package, a layout with all facilities is being facilitated for displaced families who gave lands to set up a bulk drug park and an AM/NS Steel Plant in the district. Holding a meeting with leaders of DL Puram, Rajayyapeta, Buchi Rajupeta, Chandanada, and Vempadu villages of Nakkapalli mandal here on Saturday, the Home Minister mentioned that the district is very conducive to industrial development with its wide coastline and national highway connectivity. The Home Minister said that a bulk drug park and ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel industry will be established in the district. Anitha stated that proposals are being made to set up a toy park in the district, which will provide employment to 25,000 women. Giving importance to the displaced families, the Home Minister said that a layout with all amenities will be set up in an area of 151 acres at Bodhigalam village. She informed that each family is being provided with five cents of land and Rs.9 lakh for construction of a house. The Home Minister said that a total of Rs.693 crore was allotted as an R&R package and Rs.209 crore will be spent on setting up the infrastructure in the layout. Further, Anitha mentioned that facilities like school, Anganwadi centre, community hall, playground will form a part of the layout. It has been identified that there are 289 educated youth in the displaced villages, and they will be given skill development training by spending Rs.30,000 on each youth to get employment. She appealed to the people to cooperate in the government's vision to develop the district and resolve problems in a harmonious manner. The Sarpanches and leaders of the displaced villages brought their issues to the notice of District Collector Vijaya Krishnan and officials of the APIIC and revenue department. Responding to them, the Minister assured them that steps will be taken to resolve them at the earliest. At Uddandapuram village in Payakaraopeta constituency, the Home Minister distributed pensions to the beneficiaries. Visiting one of the residents' houses Govind, the Home Minister made tea and served it to his family members. Later, she inaugurated the second phase of the free gas cylinder distribution programme.
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Nevada job fair draws most job seekers in event's 8-year history
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – An event that's become a cornerstone of career development is Nevada's largest and longest-running job fair, The Original Spring Job Fair. The job fair was held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, drawing in thousands of job seekers looking for new opportunities. 'We came here looking for some opportunities and were looking for companies to hire some electricians,' Angel Echemendia job seeker, said. This year's job fair attracted the most job seekers in the event's eight-year history. 6,400 people attended, including about 300 CCSD high school seniors. Around 130 employers attended this year's job fair with nearly 15,000 available jobs ranging from entry-level to professional jobs. 'When I was previously looking, I was having difficulty finding something. It took a few tries even getting a regular retail job I got a lot of refusals,' job seeker Kailee Barrun said. A handful of industries were holding on site interviews including hospitality, government, healthcare, education, retail, law enforcement, manufacturing and more. However, Nevada's unemployment rate is still the highest in the country. 'I have had interviews being held here and there, and it will seem promising until you know they don't call you back,' job seeker Jaheime Taylor said. According to the Nevada Department of Employment, Training, and Rehabilitation, the number of unemployed individuals decreased by 635 from February to a current level of 95,259 people, which increased by 7,678 unemployed people since 2024. The state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5.7 percent in March 2025 which decreased by 0.1 percentage points from February 2025. Last year, nearly 4,000 job seekers attended, and one out of five attendees were offered a job on the spot according to Clark County. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
