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Swiggy announces permanent work-from-anywhere policy, know important details here
The online food delivery application Swiggy in India is all set to make some changes in its work policy for employees.
The online food delivery application Swiggy in India is all set to make some changes in its work policy for employees. The company is now planning to introduce a permanent work-from-anywhere policy for the majority of roles, under which their workers will be allowed to work from any corner of the country.
The change in work policy comes days after the team meeting and feedback from several managers and employees who were reportedly demanding the company’s flexibility in order to increase productivity.
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Reports said Swiggy employees are working in almost 487 cities in 27 States and 4 UTs across the country. Once the new working plan is implemented, the central business functions, corporate, and technology teams will continue to work remotely but they will have to converge once every quarter at their base location for a week to promote in-person bonding.
Under this policy, if a company wants to talk with their employees or wants to organise a group meeting, it will be held on zoom calls or any kind of video calling application.
Talking about the new working policy, HR Head at Swiggy Girish Menon said that their only goal for the future is to provide work flexibility to its employees. He claimed that their main goal was to provide workers as much freedom as possible within the bounds of their employment. While keeping their ears to the ground and observing local and worldwide talent trends.
Girish said a team of experts also took the pulse of workers, managers, and leaders in order to give them freedom so that they can work freely. To create a genuinely remote-first organization, we will continue to actively invest in rethinking the employee experience, innovations in the workplace, and workplace culture, HR Head at Swiggy added.
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Tamil Nadu bus accident: PM Modi announces ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh to kin of deceased, Rs 50,000 to injured
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh to the next kin of the deceased.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed grief over the loss of lives due to a bus accident near Coonoor in Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu. He announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to the injured.
On Saturday evening, nearly nine people died and several others were injured after a tourist bus carrying 55 passengers fell into a gorge near Tamil Nadu’s Coonoor. The bus was travelling from Ooaty to Mettupalayam when the incident occurred.
Earlier on Saturday, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh to the next kin of the deceased. Who died in the bus accident. The Chief Minister also affirmed that Rs 1 lakh would be provided as financial assistance to those seriously injured in the incident. Furthermore, Rs 50,000 would also be given to those who received minimum injuries.
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi expressed grief at the unfortunate incident. He expressed that he is deeply saddened by the loss of lives in a bus accident near Coonoor, Nilgiris. He voiced that his thoughts are with the bereaved families. He wished speedy recovery of the injured.
Police said that the bus was on its way from Ooty to Mettupalayam in the Coimbatore district of the Southern state when the accident took place. They affirmed that the injured were hurried to the Coonoor government hospital for treatment.
Previously, speaking to ANI on the matter, Nilgiris District collector Aruna stated that the bus was carrying 60 passengers and that the rescue team was deployed in full force. Aruna affirmed that they have rescued all the passengers, eight people have been declared dead. The district collector mentioned that the government has acted in full force.
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Balochistan blast: Pakistan alleges India’s involvement in suicide attack, toll rises to 60
Sarfaraz Bugti told media that civil, military and all other institution will jointly strike against the elements involved in the Mastung suicide bombing.
Pakistan interior minister Sarfaraz Bugti in a shocking claim alleged India’s Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) intelligence agency for the suicide blast in Balochistan. The blast that took place on Friday claimed the lives of nearly 60 people, leaving 60 others injured. The Indian government, on the other hand, is yet to make an official statement on Sarfaraz Bugti’s allegations.
The suicide bomb attack targeted a procession which gathered to celebrate Prophet Muhammad’s birthday near the Madina Masjid at a place called Mastung. The blast tore through the mosque in the southern province of Balochistan after the bomber denoted his explosive near a police vehicle where the people gathered for the procession.
Sarfaraz Bugti told media at Quetta that civil, military and all other institution will jointly strike against the elements involved in the Mastung suicide bombing. Without providing much details or evidence, the Pakistan minister claimed that RAW is involved in the suicide attack.
Wasim Baig, the spokesman for Balochistan’s health department, asserted that seven more people had died in hospital since Friday, which had caused the rise in the death toll. He added that more patients remained in critical condition.
In addition, a second attack on Friday at a mosque in northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had killed nearly five people. Police on Saturday lodged a report to initiate an investigation, mentioning that they had sent DNA from the suicide bomb attacker to be analysed.
So far, no group has claimed responsibility for either attack. A surge in terror attacks in Pakistan’s western provinces has cast a shadow on preparations and public campaigning in the run-up to January’s general elections, but until now the attacks had mostly targeted security forces.
The Pakistani Taliban (TTP), which is responsible for some of the bloodiest attacks in Pakistan since the group’s formation in 2007, denied responsibility for Friday’s blasts. On Saturday, a statement from the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) said that an FIR with murder charges and terrorism offences has been registered against an unidentified attacker.
The caretaker government of Balochistan announced three days of mourning in the wake of the attack.
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PM Modi to announce projects worth Rs 13,500 crore in Telangana today
Both the BRS and the Congress, according to Prime Minister Modi, are dynastic parties that don’t care about the needs of the general public.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is today expected to hold a rally in Telangana, which is up for election. The Telangana people are bored of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi’s (BRS) lacklustre governance, and they are equally distrustful of the Congress, according to the Prime Minister, who announced his visit to the state.
Both the BRS and the Congress, according to Prime Minister Modi, are dynastic parties that don’t care about the needs of the general public.
Taking to X, formerly known Twitter, PM Modi tweeted on Saturday, he will be addressing a Telangana rally in Mahbubnagar tomorrow, October 1. The people of Telangana are tired of the lacklustre governance of BRS. They are equally distrustful of Congress.
During his visit to Telangana, Prime Minister Modi will also lay the cornerstones for numerous development projects worth more than Rs 13,500 crore and dedicate them to the country.
PM Modi wrote on X, he is looking forward to being in Mahbubnagar tomorrow, October 1 to launch and lay the foundation stones for development works worth over Rs. 13,500 crore.
According to him, these initiatives span a variety of industries, including roadways, connectivity, energy, railroads, and more.
The Prime Minister claimed that they will be very helpful to the people of Telangana.
The 108 km long four lane access controlled greenfield highway from Warangal to Khammam and the 90 km long four lane access controlled greenfield highway from Khammam to Vijayawada section of NH-163G will both have their foundation stones laid by PM Modi as part of the Nagpur-Vijayawada Economic Corridor.
The Prime Minister’s Office stated in a statement that the overall cost of these road improvements will be around Rs 6,400 crore.
The 59-kilometer-long portion of NH-365BB from Suryapet to Khammam will be four-laned, and Prime Minister Modi will dedicate this project to the nation.
The project, which was constructed for roughly Rs. 2,460 crore as part of the Bharatmala Pariyojana, runs along the Hyderabad-Visakhapatnam Corridor.
37 km of the Jaklair-Krishna New Railway Line will also be dedicated by the prime minister. The new rail line stretch, which was constructed at a cost of more than Rs 500 crore, officially places portions of the underdeveloped Narayanpet district on the railway’s map.
