DCs’ absence from govt programme irks Minister
Minister takes officer to task
Mangaluru, September 2: The absence of the Deputy Commissioner from a government-sponsored programme attracted wrath from Urban Development and Housing Minister UT Khader on Sunday.
Condemning the absence of the DC from the programme, the Minister said that if not the government programme, where the Deputy Commissioner would participate in the programme.
Speaking at the Sri Krishna Jayanti programme organized by the District Administration, Zilla Panchayat, Kannada and Culture department at the town hall here on Sunday, the Minister said that officials should participate in the government-sponsored programmes. Such programmes were not restricted just to the elected representatives. He would write the Chief Minister and the Chief Secretary against such attitudes of the officials and take suitable action, he said.
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I like both sides of argument on H-1B; want competent people coming into US: Donald Trump
Washington (PTI): US President Donald Trump said he likes both sides of the argument on H-1B foreign guest workers' visa, noting that he likes "very competent people" coming into the country and that he has used the programme.
"I like both sides of the argument, but I also like very competent people coming into our country, even if that involves them training and helping other people that may not have the qualifications they do. But I don't want to stop -- and I'm not just talking about engineers, I'm talking about people at all levels," Trump told reporters at the White House during a joint news conference with Oracle CTO Larry Ellison, Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son, and Open AI CEO Sam Altman.
The president was responding to a question on the ongoing debate on H-1B visa within his support base.
While his close confidants like Elon Musk, the Tesla owner, supports H-1B visa as it brings in qualified tech professionals, many of his supporters oppose it arguing that it takes away jobs from Americans.
"We want competent people coming into our country. And H-1B, I know the programme very well. I use the programme. Maître d', wine experts, even waiters, high-quality waiters -- you've got to get the best people. People like Larry, he needs engineers, Masa also needs... they need engineers like nobody's ever needed them," Trump said.
"So, we have to have quality people coming in. Now by doing that, we're expanding businesses and that takes care of everybody. So I'm sort of on both sides of the argument, but what I really do feel is that we have to let really competent people, great people, come into our country. And we do that through the H-1B programme," Trump added.
