POSTAL HISTORY

World Postal History

1840	May 06: First Postage Stamp in the world Penny Black issued
1874	October 09: GPU (General Postal Union, the association before
	introduction of UPU) was established in Berne
1994	e-mail was introduced

POSTAL HISTORY

16th Cen	Mughal Emperor Akbar (Regime 1556-1605 AD) is credited with  organising an efficient system of despatch using horses and camels
1672	South Indian Ruler Raja Chikkadeva of Mysore organised a regular
	postal service throughout his dominion.
1688	First Post Office established in India by the British East India
	Company- Only official mail were transacted.
1766	Robert Clive sets up Regular Postal System.
1774	The services of the Post Office were extended to private mails (on
	payment of postage) by Warren Hastings.
1774	Calcutta GPO was established. First PMG took charge in Calcutta.
1786	Madras GPO was established
1794	Bombay GPO was established
1796	Zamindari Dak lines established
1820	J&K Postal Services came into existence
1830	Bombay Code Regulation XI suppresses "Private Dawks"
1852	Scinde Dawks, the first indian paper stamp introduced by
	Sir Bartle Frere, Commissioner of Scind
1853	The Telegraph Department came into existence
1853	Overseas Mail Service started
1854	October 01: First Postage Stamp in India was issued
1860	Postal Manuals were published
1863	Railway mail Sorting was introduced
1867	Field Post Office (FPO) Organised
1873	First Embossed Envelope introduced
1876	India became a member in GPU (earlier form of UPU)
1877	Value Payable/Parcel/Insurance services were introduced
1879	Postcard was introduced
1880	Moneyorder service came into existence
1882	Savings Bank Deposit scheme was introduced
1884	Postal Life Insurance Scheme was started
1914	The departments of Posts and Telegraph merged as P&T Department
1935	IPOs introduced
1947	November 21: First Stamp in Independent India issued ('National Flag')
1948	August 15: Issued stamps on Gandhiji
1953	P&T Department introduced Hindi as the Official Language
1957	November 14: first Children's Day Stamps issued (three stamps)
1959	DLO name changed to RLO
1959	PRSS introduced
1961	July 01: Kerala Postal Circle formation.
1972	August 15: Postal Index Number (PIN) introduced in   India
1972	Sanchayika system introduced
1972	MPKBY system introduced
1975	QMS introduced
1994	Express MO, Postal Metro Channel, Rajadhani Channel introduced
2002	May 13: First embossed Postage Stamp issued
	("Parliament Golden Jubilee" 1952-2002)
2003	Bill Mail Service was introduced
2004	ePost was introduced
2005	Logistic Post, Direct Post were introduced
2006	instant Money Order (iMO) was introduced

Courtesy : katiharho.blogspot.in

What is MAC Address

A Media Access Control address (MAC address) is a unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications on the physical network segment. MAC addresses are used for numerous network technologies and most IEEE 802 network technologies, including Ethernet. Logically, MAC addresses are used in the Media Access Control protocol sub-layer of the OSI reference model.

MAC addresses are most often assigned by the manufacturer of a Network Interface Card (NIC) and are stored in its hardware, the card's read-only memory, or some other firmware mechanism. If assigned by the manufacturer, a MAC address usually encodes the manufacturer's registered identification number and may be referred to as the burned-in address. It may also be known as an Ethernet hardware address (EHA), hardware address or physical address. A network node may have multiple NICs and will then have one unique MAC address per NIC.

HOW to Find out Your MAC address?

Method 1

Click on Start>>Run>>CMD>>Ipconfig/all

A mac address contains 6 pairs of digits which is hexadecimal digits,The first three pairs of digits in the MAC address are called the OUI (Organizational Unique Identifier), which identifies the company that manufactured or sold the device. For example, a MAC address that begins with 00:1F:33 denotes a Netgear product. The last three pairs of digits are specific to the device and can be more or less considered a serial number of sorts. Together, the two parts of the MAC address form an ID that's unique to a particular device.

Method 2

This method applicable only if you connected to a network

Open Network connection

Select your Local Area Connection and right-click, select "Status".

In "Support" tab, click "Details".

Your MAC Address is the "Physical Address" listed in Network Connection Details.

Method-3

if u are using windows Xp start>>run>>getmac

Courtesy : satirur.blogspot.in  & rms sa.blogspot.in

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Railway Minister Announces Introduction of New Trains and Other Services

Railway Minister Announces Introduction of New Trains and Other Services

The move Implements the Announcements made in the Railway Budget 2011-12

The Minister of Railways, Shri Dinesh Trivedi today announced introduction of 26 new trains, extension of five existing trains, increase in frequency of two existing trains and introduction of new five sub-urban trains. Most of these new services announced were part of the Railway Budget 2011-12. The trains announced in the Railway Budget 2011-12 are implemented by the end of the financial year i.e. 31st March 2012. With this announcement, 115 out of 132 new trains proposed for introduction during Railway Budget 2011-12 will get introduced, 19 out of 22 increase in frequency of trains proposed in Railway Budget 2011-12 will be effected and all the extension of trains proposed in Railway Budget 2011-12 will get implemented. Efforts are being made to ensure introduction of other remaining services proposed in the Railway Budget 2011-12 by the stipulated date of 31st March, 2012. Today’s announcement include three Duronto, one Shatabdi, one fully AC Express, three Rajyarani Express, nine Mail and Express services, three MEMU services, three DEMU services and five EMU services.

In case of new trains, local public representatives as per laid down protocol will be invited by the concerned Zonal Railway/Divisional Railway for the formal flagging off in next 7 to 10 days.

Extension and increase in frequency of the existing trains will be introduced with immediate effect, as operationally feasible.

The list of new trains, extension of existing services etc. is given below:

1. 12297/12298 Pune-Ahmedabad AC Duronto (Tri-weekly)

2. 22209/22210 Mumbai Central-New Delhi AC Duronto (Bi-weekly)

3. 19405/19406 Ahmedabad-Yesvantpur AC Express (Weekly)

4. 12567/12568 Saharsa-Patna Rajya Rani Express (Daily)

5. 22101/22102 Manmad-Mumbai Rajya Rani Express (Daily)

6 .19261/19262 Porbander-Kochuvelli Express (Weekly)

7. 22901/22902 Udaipur-Bandra(T) Express (Tri-weekly)

8. 18511/18512 Visakhapatnam-Koraput Intercity Express

9. 57477/57478 Tirupati-Guntakal Passenger (Daily)

10. 58301/58302 Koraput-Sambalpur Passenger (Daily)

11. 59425/59426 Bhuj-Palanpur passenger (Daily)

12. 66302/66303 Ernakulam-Kollam MEMU (6 days a week)

13. 77683/77684 Jalna-Nagarsol DEMU (6 days a week)

14. 77686/77685 & 77688/77687 Kacheguda – Nizamabad DEMU (6 days a week)

15. 77681/77682 & 77679/77680 Falaknuma-Medchal DEMU (6 days a week)

16. 19027/19028 Bandra (T)-Jammu Tawi Vivek Express (Weekly)

17. 12293/12294 Allahabad- Mumbai AC Duronto (Bi-weekly)

18. 22454/22453 Meerut-Lucknow Rajya Rani Express (Daily)

19. 13423/13424 Bhagalpur-Ajmer Express (Weekly)

20. 12371/12372 Kolkata-Jaisalmer Express (Weekly)

21. 22451/22452 Mumbai-Chandigarh Express (Weekly)

22. 19407/19408 Varanasi-Ahmedabad Express (Weekly)

23. 15033/15034 Haridwar-Ramnagar Express (Tri-weekly)

24. 66019/66020 Salem-Katpadi MEMU (6 days a week) (Railway Budget 2010-11)

25. 66300/66301 Ernakulam-Kollam MEMU (6 days a week) (Railway Budget 2010-11)

26. Introduction of Anandvihar-Kathgodam Shatabdi Express (4 days a week)

EXTENSION:

1. 59803/59802 Nagda-Kota Passenger extension upto Ratlam

2. 19603/19604 Sultanpur-Ajmer Express extension upto Ahmedabad

3. 12965/12966 Udaipur-Gwalior Express extension upto Khajuraho

4. 55007/55008 Hajipur-Thawe Passenger extension upto Kaptanganj

5.12891/12892 Bhubaneswar-Baripada Express extension upto Bangriposi

INCREASE IN FREQUENCY:

1. 59025/59026 Surat-Amravati Fast Passenger from 2 to 3 days a week.

2. 15279/15280 Saharsa-Adarsh Nagar Delhi Express from weekly to bi-weekly

SUBURBAN:

1. Avadi-Chennai Beach

2. Chennai Beach-Gummidipundi

3. Gummidipundi-Chennai Beach

4. Chennai Central-Tiruvallur

5. Tiruvallur-Chennai Central

Source : www.govtempdiary.com

Expenses for the Training to be Repaid if Employee Quits

The Centre has made it mandatory for bureaucrats to execute a bond to pay back all expenses incurred by the government before taking up an advanced training programme, in case they leave the course or service mid-way.

The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has written to all states and Union Territories about inclusion of the new clause related to the bond for recommending officers to attend Advanced Professional Programme in Public Administration (APPPA).

“The officer selected for the APPPA programme will be required to execute a Bond prior to his/her joining the programme and submit the same to his/her Cadre Controlling Authority that he/she will serve the Government for a period of five years, or to repay the total expenses incurred on the training in the event of his/her resignation, voluntary retirement or quitting programme without completing,” Joint Secretary (Training), DoPT, Upma Srivastava said.

She said that the government’s directive will come into effect from 38th APPPA programme scheduled to begin in July.

The programme is aimed at imparting specialised training in courses related to disaster management, public expenditure management, economics of regulation, management systems and rural development among others.

The estimated cost of the course, which includes a short term foreign study visit, is about Rs 3.38 lakh.

According to a DoPT official, the move was taken after noting instances of officers leaving the training programme or courses for better options.

No . 12013 / 04/20 11-Trg(TNP-38, h APPPA)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel . Public Grievances and Pensions

Department of Personnel and Training

(Training Di v is ion)

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Block-IV,3rd Floor. Old JNU Campus,

New Delhi-II 0067

Dated 21″ February, 201 2

Subject: 38′h Advanced Professional Programme in Public Administration (APPPA)-2nd July 2012 to 31 st March 2013- inclusion of Bond condition reg.

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In continuation of this Department’s Circular of even number dated 17th November 2011 on the above subject. It has now been decided with the approval of competent authority to include the following clause under terms and conditions of APPPA programme:

“THAT, in the event of APPPA participant failing to resume duty, or resigning or voluntarily retiring from service or otherwise quitting service, withouj returning to duty after expiry or termination of the period of training, OR failing to complete the training programme, OR quitting the service at any time within a period of FWE (5) years after the return to duty, he shall forthwith pay to the Government or as may be directed by the Government, on demand the said sum together with interest thereon from the date of demand at Government rates for the time being in force on Government loans. “

2. The officer selected for the APPPA programme will be required to execute a ‘ Bond’ (copy enclosed) prior to hislher joining the programme and submit the same to hislher Cadre Controlling Authority that he/she will serve the Government for a period of five years, or to repay the total expenses incurred on the training in the event of his/her resignation, voluntary retirement or quitting programme without completing. This will take effect from 38th APPPA programme.

(Upma Srivastava)

Joint Secretary to the Government of India

Courtesy : www.gconnect.in

AFTER WAITING 30 YEARS, 150 POSTAL STAFF REGULARISED

Chennai, Mar 9, 2012(TNN): After waiting for 30 years, close to 150 employees of the postal department will finally become regular employees, thanks to the intervention of the Central Administrative Tribunal ( CAT). A bench of G Shanthappa, judicial member and R Satapathy, administrative member, passed orders on the matter. 

A view of the General Post Office in Chennai.

The applicants were appointed mazdoors with the department of posts in 1982. While joining, they were assured that their services would be regularised. Based on directions in a Supreme Court judgment, the department introduced a scheme in 1991 which stipulated that all casual labourers who worked for eight hours a day for 240 days every year as on November 29, 1989 would be conferred temporary status. 
Those who were granted temporary status and had worked for three consecutive years would be conferred with ‘Group D’ status. These employees – who are now called multi-tasking staff – would be eligible for pension and other service benefits. 

When they approached the tribunal in 2010, they were directed to make individual representations to authorities by listing out their grievances. But their claims were rejected mainly on two grounds – that they were overage and that they did not have the qualification. 
When their fresh applications came up for hearing, M Ravindran, additional solicitor general who appeared for the Union government, said authorities did not have any objection to regularise their services. 
The bench said there “cannot be any hindrance for the absorption of applicants” who have been working for so long. “It has also come to our notice that there are enough vacancies to accommodate the applicants before us,” the bench said. 
Authorities were directed to consider regularising these applicants and give age relaxation and training for those who did not possess matriculation skills within three months.

Source : http://tkbsen.com/