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15 GREAT THOUGHTS BY CHANAKYA

1) "Learn from the mistakes of others... you can't live long enough to make them all yourselves!!"


2)"A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and Honest people are screwed first."


3)"Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous."


4)"There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth."


5)" Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions - Why am I doing it, What the results might be and Will I be successful. Only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead."


6)"As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it."


7)"The world's biggest power is the youth and beauty of a woman."


8)"Once you start a working on something, don't be afraid of failure and don't abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest."


9)"The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction."


10)"God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul is your temple."


11) "A man is great by deeds, not by birth."


12) "Never make friends with people who are above or below you in status. Such friendships will never give you any happiness."


13) "Treat your kid like a darling for the first five years. For the next five years, scold them. By the time they turn sixteen, treat them like a friend. Your grown up children are your best friends."


14) "Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person."


15) "Education is the Best Friend. An Educated Person is Respected Everywhere. Education beats the Beauty and the Youth."

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Significant Events of Department of Posts for the month of October, 2011 The Postal Staff College of India, Ghaziabad Renamed as “Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Na

A report on significant events of department of posts for the month of October, 2011 says that Department of Posts disbursed wages to 5.04crore MGNREGS account holders across the country. Through Post Offices Rs. 878 crores have been disbursed as wages to MGNREGS account holders during September, 2011 excluding Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka Circles.

Two stamps one on ‘Chitrapur Math’ and other on ‘The Punjab Regiment Para (SF)(Punjab)’were issued during the month of October, 2011.



A Special Cover on “Endangered Grizzled squirrel” and “Maritime Heritage of Tamilnadu” was released in Chennai during SIPEX-11, a State Level Philatelic Exhibition organized at Chennai from 7.10.2011 to 9.10.2011.

The Postal Staff College of India, C.G.O.Complex, and Ghaziabad has been renamed as “Rafi Ahmed Kidwai National Postal Academy (RAKNPA)” C.G.O.Complex, Ghaziabad-201 002.

National Postal week was celebrated throughout the country from 09-10-2011 to 14.10.2011.


Source : PIB dtd 21/12/2011

Tatkal’ Travel Facility to be Extended to Duronto Trains

Ministry of Railways

Existing ‘Tatkal’ Travel Facility to be Extended to Duronto Trains also

The Ministry of Railways has decided to extend facility of existing ‘Tatkal’ scheme in all Duronto Express Trains also. Necessary instructions to this effect have been issued to all the Zonal Railways. The facility will become available in all Duronto Express Trains for journeys starting on 1st April, 2012 (from train originating station).

The extent of accommodation and charges to be realized for ‘Tatkal’ accommodation in different classes in Duronto Trains will be the same as applicable to the mail/express trains.

PIB

Basic Knowledge in Computer Science Must

Students do certification courses but fail to gain overall knowledge about the nature and fundamentals of computer sciences, says an expert.

Over the past few years, the share of ITES companies to our economy has been rising consistently. Though experts boast of the country's software prowess and there is a steady increase in the number of graduates with a computer science degree, not a single proprietary software product has come from any Indian firm. What causes these lacunae in the system?

John W. Walz, International President, IEEE Computer Society 2012, believes that this anomaly is a result of the lack of strong fundamental knowledge in the students.

“Students in India go through rote learning and do not have strong fundamental knowledge in any domain. They do certification courses which give them a good knowledge of specific software but fail to gain overall knowledge about the nature and fundamentals of the computer sciences,” he opined.

Though the Indian government agencies lay down the curriculum for courses in computer sciences, because of the rapid development of new technologies, it needs to be constantly updated or one risks learning obsolete technologies, he adds.

What could be a possible solution for this problem? Mr. Walz says that IEEE Computer Society's ‘Software Engineering Body of Knowledge' (SWEBOK) holds the key. “IEEE Computer Society is an International body comprising the experts and professionals from the computer industry. The society has compiled the available body of knowledge under SWEBOK in 2005 which will be revised in 2012. This body of knowledge ensures that a student gets a thorough knowledge in any field related to computer engineering,” he said.

Nearly 200 American universities are following SWEBOK and IEEE volunteers conduct yearly appraisals to check the level of compliance, he said.

To give the students a better edge and to ensure that they are ready with the requisite knowledge, when they join the industry, the society is also offering exams to give them basic and advanced certification. “The basic certificate ‘Certified Software Development Associate' will equip a fresh graduate with the foundation required to join a job and the advanced certificate ‘Certified Software Development Professional' is for candidates with three to four years of experience,” Mr. Walz explained. The society is currently offering these exams in the U.S. and will offer them in India soon, he said.

With global economies in the doldrums, should students choose computer science as an option? Mr. Walz says that students should definitely take computer science.

“Whatever may be the position of the economy, computer sciences is set to retain its prominence. With the newer technologies rolling out, automation of the processes is going to increase and this provides an opportunity for the software engineers,” he explained.

But Mr. Walz also has a piece of advice for the aspiring computer science student.

“Bigger companies will stop relying on the back office operations when cloud computing becomes more secure and reliable. Students who do not acquire strong fundamental knowledge in computer sciences will be relegated to inferior positions,” he warns.

Source : Hindu dtd 19/12/2011

Employment News Weekly Updates (17 DEC 2011 - 23 DEC 2011)

1. Container Corporation of India Limited, New Delhi requires Sr. Assistant (Technical), Assistant Supervisor (Civil) and Stenographer Grade-I.
2. Dayal Singh Collage, New Delhi requires Assistant Professors/Lecturers.
3. Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore requires Scientific Officers/C. Technical Officer/C and Scientific Assistant/B.
4. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre requires Technical Officers (E), Medical Officer, Technical Officers (C) and Station Officer (A).
5. North Eastern Railway requires Medical Practitioner (CMP) Specialist/Doctors.
6. Security Paper Mill, Hoshangabad requires Jr. Data Entry Operators-cum-Office Assistants and Workman.
7. Jharkhand Public Service Commission, Ranchi requires Professors.
8. Central Public Works Department, New Delhi invites applications for recruitment of Group ‘C’ and Group ‘D’ posts.
9. New Mangalore Port Trust requires Pilot, JE Gr. ‘I’, Driver, Sarang Gr. ‘II’, Fireman etc.
10. Small Arms Factory, Kanpur invites applications for Group ‘C’ posts.
11. Vehicle Factory, Jabalpur invites applications for recruitment of Group ‘C’ posts of Semi-Skilled Grade.
12. Ordnance Equipment Factory, Kanpur requires Durwans.
13. Indian Navy invites applications from unmarried Male candidates for enrolment as Sailors for Artificer Apprentice (AA)-132 Batch.

Source : www.employmentnews.gov.in

The History and starting Point of Postal Services in various Countries

The History and starting Point of Postal Services in various Countries

Historical references to postal systems in Egypt date from about 2000 BC. The Persian Empire under Cyrus the Great (6th century BC) used a system of mounted relay messengers. The riders would stop at regularly placed posthouses to get a fresh horse or to pass on their packets of dispatches to another messenger for the remainder of the distance. On the other side of the world, in China, a posthouse service had been started early in the Chou Dynasty (ruled 1122-221 BC). It was used mostly to convey official documents. The far-reaching system consisted of relays of couriers who changed horses at relay posts 9 miles (14.5 kilometers) apart. The system was enlarged under the Han Empire (202 BC-AD 220), when the Chinese came in contact with the Romans and their postal system. The Roman Empire built the most advanced postal delivery system known until that time except for the service in China. Its area was the whole Mediterranean world. Reliable communication from Rome to governors and military officials in faraway provinces was a necessity. Rome met the need by developing the cursus publicusliterally, "public course" a state-sponsored series of post roads with relay stations at intervals. The speed with which government dispatches and other mail could be carried about the empire was not equaled again in Europe until the 19th century. Using the relay stations, riders could cover about 170 miles (270 kilometers) in a 24-hour period.

The first postal service in America arose in February 1692

The Indian Postal Services were established In 1688

Official Canadian postal services began in 1775

The Royal Mail service ( British Postal Service) was first made available to the public on 31st July 1635

History of Australia Post was started on 1809

The Argentina Postal service was established in 1854

The Modern postal system of the people ‘s Republic of China was established in 1949

The old government-run German postal service, established in 1947, was known as the Deutsche Bundespost

The first use of postal system in China was under the chou dynasty

Hisoka Maejima the Father of Postal service of Japan brought idea of Japan Postal service on 1870 and first postal service in Japan was established on April 20 1871

The postal service in Germany was established on 16 June 1801

The Universal Postal Union was created in 1874

The first telegraph station in Hungarian territory was opened in December 1847.

English educator and tax reformer Rowland Hill formulated proposals on reforming the postal system between 1835 and 1837

The use of privately made cards, which was permitted in 1894, opened the way to marketing the picture postcard.

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Agenda Items for the meeting of National Anomaly Committee meeting (NAC)

Increment between Feb and June : may be settled soon

It is learnt from sources that Govt. may decide to clear the increment issue between June and February as an one time measure in the meeting of the Anomaly Committee scheduled on 5th January 2012. This has been a long standing demand of the employees who lost one increment as a result of implementation of uniform increment date of 1st July after the sixth C.P.C.

Ageda items for the next meeting of National Anomaly Committee (NAC) to be held on 5th January, 2012.

The fourth meeting of the National Anomaly Committee to discuss the anomalies arising out the implementation of the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission is scheduled to be held on Thursday, the 5th January, 2012 at 3.00 P.M. in Room No.119, North Block, New Delhi, Secretary, Department of Personnel & Training will chair the meeting.

Agenda items for the 4th meeting of National Anomaly Committee (NAC) to be held on 5.1.2012 has been uploaded on the official website of AIRF today, we have reproduced and given below the specific contents of the agenda items for your ready reference.

Item No.	Subject	Status till date (after three meetings of NAC)
Item No.11	Grant Revised Allowances with effect from 1.1.2006.	This was discussed in the 3rd meeting of NAC where the Staff Side stated that allowances formed part of wages AND THUS should be revised with effect from the same date from which Revised Pay Scales have been implemented i.e. 1.1.2006. The Official Side stated that the allowances, other than Dearness Allowance (DA), have been revised from 1.9.2008 on the basis of specific recommendation of the 6th CPC. It was reiterated that even after the 5th CPC similar practice was followed. Therefore, there was no anomaly as such. The Staff Side stated there are certain statutory allowances which need to be revised w.e.f.1.1.2006. The Staff Side was asked to forward such a list of statutory allowances for further examination of the Department of Expenditure.
Item No.12 Item No.13	Transport Allowance Increase of TA (Transport Allowance) at par with PB-3	The items 12 & 13 were clubbed and were discussed in the 3rd meeting of NAC where the Staff Side raised the following issues with respect to the revision of the Transport Allowance (TA) were raised. (i) Employees with higher pay have been given rates of TA in comparison to low paid employees. (ii) Uniform Multiplication factor has not been used for revision of TA of employees in various pay bands. (iii) CCA has now been subsumed in TA, Therefore, a portion of TA should be used as a component for the purpose of computing Overtime Allowance. (iv) Employees who remain on long tour duties are not getting any Transport Allowance while on tour for more than a month/several months losing even that part of Transport Allowance which represents CCA. The Official Side stated that the multiplication factor used for revision of TA was actually skewed in favour of the low paid employees and there was no anomaly in the matter. The Staff Side pointed out that in order to have a realistic picture, the multiplication factor in respect to the revised TA rates vis-a-vis the earlier TA rates plus CCA should be examined. The Staff Side was asked to forward the required calculations to the Department of Expenditure for examination. Regarding reckoning a portion of the TA for computation of the Overtime Allowance (OTA), the Official Side stated that the 6th CPC has in fact recommended for substitution of OTA with Performance Related incentive Scheme (PRIS), Therefore, the whole issue was not relevant now. The Staff Side was asked to forward specific details of the matter to the Department of Expenditure for examination. With respect to employees loosing the part of TA representing CCA while on tour for more than 15 days, the Official Side stated that the 6th CPC has given a specific recommendation to merge the CCA with TA and therefore, this could not be construed as an anomaly.
Item No.29 Item No.30	Revision of Base Index for DA Bench Mark in AICPI Scheme for grant of DA / DR w.e.f. 1.1.2006 on CPC VI Level pay / Pension Restructuring.	The items 29 & 30 were clubbed and were discussed in the 3rd meeting of the NAC where the Staff Side pointed out some anomalies in decimal increases in percentage not being considered for sanction of DA/DR. The Official Side stated there was no anomaly in the matter and that the fraction which was ignored earlier was taken into account while calculating the next DA instalment. Further fixation of the base has been done in the manner followed after previous Pay Commissions and there was no anomaly. Therefore, there was no question of any loss to the employees because of this. The Staff Side would give detailed calculations in the matter to the Department of Expenditure for examination.
Item No.38 Item No.39	Anomaly in fixing Grade Pay Anomaly due to not applying informally the multiplication factor of 1.86 in fixing the minimum pay in all the revised pay bands applying different.	The items 38 & 39 were clubbed and were discussed in the 3rd meeting of the NAC where the Staff Side stated that the general recommendation of the 6th CPC was that the grade pay will be 40% of the maximum of the pre-revised pay scales. However, at the time of implementation of the recommendations of the 6th CPC, Government has given more than 40% as grade pay to certain categories of the employees in PB-3 and PB-4. Therefore, it was an anomaly and demanded that everyone should be given grade pay of at least 50% of the maximum of the pre-revised pay scales. The Official Side stated that the 6th CPC itself recommended grade pay in excess of 40$ of the maximum of the pre-revised pay scales in respect of certain employees. Further, in Para 2.2.21 the report of the 6th CPC, it has been clearly stated that in some cases, the amount of the grade pay has been adjusted so as to maintain a clear differential between successive grades pay. Thereafter, the government implemented the recommendations of the 6th CPC with certain conscious modifications in the Grade Pay in some cases. Moreover, the erstwhile Group D employees have also been granted grade pay exceeding 40% of the maximum of the pre-revised pay scales. Therefore, there is no anomaly in the matter. It was decided that the Staff Side would revisit the issue and revert on whether they wish to pursue the matter.
Item No.44	Anomaly in the Pay Scale / Pay Band and Grade Pay of Library Information assistants	This was discussed in the 3rd meeting of the NAC where the Official Side stated that through a specific and conscious recommendation of Sixth pay Commission, the pay scales of Trained Graduate Teachers (TGTs) have been upgraded and placed in PB-II with grade pay of Rs.4600. In this context, the Pay Commission has also clarified that on account of conscious upgradation, no other cadre can demand or can be granted higher pay scales. Therefore, Library Information Assistants cannot claim parity with TGTs. The Staff Side stated that the School Librarians have also been placed in PB-II with the grade pay of Rs.4600 at par with the TGTs although there is no specific recommendation of the 6th CPC in this regard. The Library Information Assistants, who have the same qualifications as that of school librarians, have however been placed in PB-II with grade pay of Rs.4200. Thus, their is an anomaly with respect to grade pay of the Library Information Assistants. The Official Side stated that the factual position was not known to them and therefore the Staff Side was called upon to apprise the Official Side of such Instances specifically.
Item No.45	Anomaly in Pension of those in receipt of stagnation increments in pre-revised pay scale.	This was discussed in the 3rd meeting of the NAC where the Official Side stated that this issue is somewhat related to the issue of granting one time increment to employees having their date of next increment between February 2006 to June 2006 under agenda item 5 (V), Accordingly, it was decided that the matter may be clubbed with agenda item 5(V) and the Staff Side was asked to confirm that their request for grant of an Increment in the pre-revised scale would not have repercussions on any other category and not lead to any further demands.
Item No.46 Item No.49	Disparity in Pay scales and status :Officers in stenographers cadre. Anomalies in the matter of pay scales of Stenographers	The items 46 & 49 were clubbed and were discussed in the 3rd meeting of the NAC where the Official Side stated that in para 3.1.14 of the 6th CPC's Report a specific recommendation for PS/Sr. PS. In non-secretariat organizations has been made and the same has been accepted and notified by the Government. Further, posts that were existing in the pre-revised pay scale of Rs.6500-10500 before 1.1.2006, including that of PS in field offices, have been upgraded to the pre-revised scale of Rs.7450-11500 w.e.f. 1.1.2206 vide Department of Expenditure's O.M. No.1/1/2008-IC dated 13.11.2009. Therefore, suitable action has already been taken in the matter. The Staff Side while agreeing with the Official Side stated they would check the position and revert back to the Official Side in case they feel that there were still any problems/difficulties in the matter.
Item No.50	Anomalies in the Pay scales of official Language Staff	This was discussed in the 3rd meeting of the NAC where the representative of the Department of Expenditure stated that orders were issued in November, 2008 regarding parity in the pay scales of OL posts in field officers and CSOLS and the matter has already been clarified by them on various references received in this regard from several administrative Ministries/Departments. The Staff Side requested that the reference forwarded in this matter by the Ministry of Railways may be examined by the Department of Expenditure on a priority basis. This was agreed to by the Official Side. The Staff Side also mentioned that the parity in the pay scales in field and HQ is still to be granted in many offices including Ministry of Railways. The Official Side requested the Staff Side to convey the names of such offices so that they could be called upon to take similar action in the matter.

Sources; C G Employees News…