IMPORTANT .............NOTICE CAREFULLY

A stock clerk was sent to clean up a storeroom in Maui , Hawaii .

When he got back, he was complaining that the storeroom was really filthy and that he had noticed dried mouse/rat droppings in some areas.!
A couple of days later, he started to feel like he was coming down with a stomach flu, complained of sore joints and headaches, and began to vomit.

He went to bed and never really got up again. Within two days he was severely ill and weak. His blood sugar count was down to 66, and his face and eyeballs were yellow. He was rushed to the emergency at Pali-Momi, where he was diagnosed to be suffering from massive organ failure. He died shortly before midnight.
No one would have made the connection between his job and his death, had it not been for a doctor who specifically asked if he had been in a warehouse or exposed to dried rat/mouse droppings at anytime. They said there is a virus (much like the Hanta virus) that lives in dried rat and mouse droppings.

Once dried, these droppings are like dust and can easily be breathed in or ingested if a person does not wear protective gear or fails to wa sh face and hands thoroughly .

An autopsy was performed on the clerk to verify the doctor's suspicions.. .

This is why it is extremely important to ALWAYS carefully rinse off the tops of canned sodas or foods, and to wipe off pasta packaging, cereal boxes, and so on.

Almost everything you buy in a supermarket was stored in a warehouse at one time or another, and stores themselves often have rodents.

Most of us remember to wash vegetables and fruits but never think of boxes and cans.
The ugly truth is, even the most modern, upper-class, super store has rats and mice. And their warehouse most assuredly does!
Whenever you buy any canned soft drink, please make sure that you wash the top with running water and soap or, if that is not available, drink with a straw.
The investigation of soda cans by the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta discovered that the tops of soda cans can be encrusted with dried rat's urine, which is so toxic it can be lethal. Canned drinks and other foodstuffs are stored in warehouses and containers that are usually infested with rodents, and then they get transported to retail outlets without being properly cleaned.
Please forward this message to the people you care about.

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Google Changed the Blogspot URL

Google Changed the Blogspot URL .COM into .IN

If you access any of the Blogger hosted blogs from India, Google will automatically redirect you to the corresponding blogspot.in address.

Original page: http://katiharho.blogspot.com/

Redirected to: http://katihrho.blogspot.in/


How to Prevent Google from Redirecting Blogs

If you are visiting a blogspot.com blog and Google is redirecting you to the country-specific blogspot.in domain, you (as the user) can prevent that redirection by adding /ncr to the blog URL. For instance, if the blog URL is abc.blogspot.com, the new URL would be abc.blogspot.com/ncr and it won’t redirect to any other address.

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iMO - Report Not Getting (Solution)

When  we  click on the print button, an error 'Unable to load print control comes'. This problem can be solved by  following solution

RUN

REGEDIT

AND DELETE THE FOLLOWING ENTRY

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{FA91DF8D-53AB- 455D-AB20-F2F023E498D3}

AND RESTART THE INTERNET EXPLORER.

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Download India Post Postal Assistant Exam Previous Years Question Papers

The Department of Posts functioning under the brand name of India post, which is referred to as the post office is a government operated postal system in the nation. The Indian Postal Service has the most widely distributed post office system in the world with more than 1,55,000 post offices in different part of the country. It is involved in other services like financial service and small savings bank services due to its far-flung reach and presence in remote rural areas.

Recruitment by India Post:
For recruitment of candidates to the positions of Postal Assistants and Sorting Assistants, the India Post generally calls for applications from candidates and selection of candidates for these positions are done by the India post through a recruitment examination. As far as Post Assistant position is concerned, Post Assistant Examination is conducted by the India Post each year through public notification calling for applications from candidates and this examination is conducted in different states in the nation.

Postal Assistant Exam Pattern:
For selection of candidates to the postal assistant position, 100 marks weightage is given in the recruitment process, which is divided as follows:
• 10% weightage for computer typing test
• 50% weightage for aptitude test
• 40% weightage for Class 12 percentage

For instance, if a candidates has secured 7 marks out of 10 in computer typing test, her/his merit would be 0.7, which is 7*10% and if the candidate has secured 80% out of 100% in the aptitude test, his weigtage would be 80*50%, which comes to 40. On the other hand, if his/her score is 75% in higher secondary examination, the merit would be 75*40/100, which comes to 30.

Previous Years Question Papers:

Candidates, who are planning to apply for Post Assistant Examination, can practice with the help of the previous years question papers of aptitude written test conducted by the India Post.

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CAT reserves order on IAS officer’s plea for VRS

Voluntary Retirement Scheme

Chennai, Feb 7,2012(PTI) : The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has reserved orders on senior IAS officer Ashok Vardhan Shetty’s application challenging the Tamil Nadu government?s rejection of his request for voluntary retirement.
In his petition, Shetty said he belonged to the 1983 batch of IAS (regular recruit) and had put in 28 years of service.
He said that during his service, he had an unimpeachable reputation for outstanding work and integrity.
However, due to certain pressing personal reasons, he had submitted notice to the government on September 8 last year for voluntary retirement with effect from December 9.
Submitting that he was eligible to submit a notice of voluntary retirement, he said his request was rejected by the government on December 7 last year on the ground that an inquiry against him was pending.
It was a matter of great surprise and distress that an inquiry was to be foisted on him at the fag end of the three month notice period for ‘mala fide reasons, he said and sought to quash the December 7 G.O.
After hearing arguments, a CAT Bench comprising G Shanthappa and O P Sossamma, Members, reserved orders on the application.

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Govt to present Budget for 2012-13 on March 16

Pranab Mukherjee to present Union Budget 2012 - 13

New Delhi,Feb07,2012(PTI):Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee will unveil the Union Budget for 2012-13 on March 16 in the Lok Sabha. The Budget Session will begin on March 12 with President Pratibha Patil addressing the joint sitting of members of both the Houses of Parliament.
While the rail budget will be presented on March 14, the Economic Survey will be tabled on March 15.
“We will be recommending to the President that budget session may be summoned on March 12 and continue up to March 30. Address by the President would be on March 12. Rail budget on March 14 and Union Budget on March 16,” Parliamentary affairs minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said.
Bansal was talking to reporters after the meeting of the cabinet committee on parliamentary affairs (CCPA) headed by Mukherjee.
He further said that the second part of the budget session will be held from April 24 to May 22.
The budget session, which in general starts in the third week of February, has been delayed this time due to the ongoing Assembly elections in five states, including Uttar Pradesh. The model code of conduct is in force till March 9 when the election process would be completed.

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Railways Extends Ticket Booking Period to 120 days

 NEW DELHI: To cope with the demand for tickets, the Railways has decided to increase the advance reservation period from 90 days to 120 days from March 10.

"Now one can book his train ticket 120 days before the journey as we have decided to provide an opportunity to the passenger to plan his journey four months in advance," said an official in the Commercial Department of Railway Ministry.

Centre for Railway Information System (CRIS) will make the necessary changes in the software for this purpose. 

 The four-month advance reservation period will also help those who travel during festivals or summer vacation period, he said.

However, there will be no change in case of certain short distance trains like Taj Express and Gomti Express. "The advance reservation period for these trains are 15 days and it will remain unchanged," the official said.

There will also be no change in case of the limit of 360 days for foreign tourists.

Railways has earlier reduced the Tatkal booking period from 48 hours to 24 hours to prevent misuse of the facility.

Source : Economictimes

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Network for First Class Mail

Subject:- Implementation of Redesigned Network for First Class  Mail.

D.G. Posts No.30-7/2012-D                                     Dated 01-02-2012

          The matter relating to restructuring the  existing operational network and processing arrangements for First Class mail (Unregistered and Registered) was under consideration at this Directorate as part of the Mail Network Optimization Project. The issue has been examined in detail, and in this context following instructions are issued.

2.       Under the new operational arrangements, the existing mail offices have been classified into Level 1 (L-1) and Level 2 (L-2) mail offices. There would be 89  L-1 and 244 L-2 mail offices under the new set up. The list of L-1 and L-2 mail offices for First Class unregistered mail is given as Annexure I. The list of   L-1 and L-2 mail offices for Registered mail is given as Annexure II.

3.       The manner of closing of bags between mail offices  (handling unregistered and registered mail) would be as follows:-

(a)      All L-1 mail offices will close direct bags for each other. An  L-1 office will also close bags for all L-2 offices as well as delivery post offices mapped/attached to it.

(b)     All L-2 offices attached/mapped to it an L-1 office can close bags for that particular office. An L-2 office may also close bags for all other L-2 offices mapped to the same L-1 office if the need be. It will also close bags for all delivery post offices mapped to it.

( c)     An L-2 mail office would not close bags for any other L-1 office to which it is not mapped. Similarly an L-2 office will not close bags for any other L-2 office which is not mapped to the same L-1 office. However, there may be a situation where an L-2 office may require closing bags for an L-1 or L-2 office falling in the same circle or neighbouring circle for transmission advantage. Circles should try to keep this number to the bare minimum to the extent possible. In all such exceptional cases, the circle concerned should furnish the list of such offices and destinations for which bag closing is required and seek approval of the Directorate.

4. A sorting extract based on PIN range for both unregistered and registered mail has been prepared for the purpose of sorting at the mail offices under the new arrangement and the same is being communicated by e—mailto the Circles. The same may be brought to the notice of all concerned. The information on mapping of all delivery post offices to their parent mail offices is also being provided by e-mail.

5.  In case of metro cities such as Mumbai and Chennai, where more than one mail office are handling unregistered mail, such offices would continue to function  as  inward/outward /surface/air segments of the L-1 offices as the case may be . Bags for these cities will be closed based on the mode of transport through which they are routed by other L-1 or L-2 offices ( air or surface)

6.       Post Offices would prepare two kinds of bags (separate for unregistered and registered mail) for their parent mail office (L-1 or L-2 as the case may be), which would be as follows.

(a) A bag containing TD mail to be delivered by post offices mapped to the same parent mail office  (for unregistered mail)

(b)     A bag containing non-TD (NTD) i.e. all mail other than TD , to be delivered by post offices not mapped to the same parent mail office (for unregistered mail)

( c)     A bag containing TD mail to be delivered by the post offices mapped to the same parent mail office ( for registered mail).

(d) A bag containing non-TD (NTD) mail, i.e. all mail other than TD, to be delivered by post offices no mapped to the same parent mail office ( for registered mail)

(e)      Post Offices would continue to retain station article i.e. articles to be delivered from the same post office in case of both unregistered and registered articles.

The sorting cases and diagram atL-1 mail offices may be reorganized as follows:-

(a)          Type I (For sorting of inbound TD and Local TD mail) : Preliminary and secondary level selections should be provided for (i) inbound/incoming mail received from other  L-1 offices and meant for delivery post offices andL-2 mail offices mapped to the L-1 office and (ii) Local TD ( including catchment area of the L-1 office) mail received  from all post offices mapped to the L-1 and to be delivered by the delivery post offices mapped to the L-1 office

(b)         Type II (Non TD) Preliminary and secondary level selections should be provided for outbound /non-TD mail received from attached post offices and L-2 mail offices of the L-1 office and meant for other L-1 offices as well as L-2 mail offices mapped to the  L-1 office under reference.

1.            The sorting cases and diagram at L-2 mail offices may be reorganized as follows :

(a)     Type I (Inbound TD and Local TD) : Preliminary and secondary level selections should be provided for (i) inbound/incoming mail received from parent L-1 office to which the L-2 office is mapped  as well as other designated L-2 offices, and meant for delivery post offices mapped to the L-2 officer and   (ii) Local TD (including catchment area of the L-2 office) mail  received from all post offices mapped   to the L-2 and to be delivered by the delivery post offices mapped to the L-2 office.

(b)     Type II (Non –TD) Preliminary and secondary level selections should be provided for (i) inbound/non- TD   received from attached post offices of the L-2 office and meant for other L-1 and L-2 offices.

(c)        At some L-2 mail offices, there could be a situation where only one type of sorting case/diagram is sufficient to incorporate all selections in terms of local TD,  inbound TD and non –TD mail . In such cases, only one type of sorting case/diagram should be used.

2.       The sorting logic/diagram for Type I and II sorting cases described in para 8 above should be redesigned by each mail office based on the average mail volume for various destinations (mail offices and post offices, as the case may be). The destination with relatively higher mail volume should be kept for sorting under preliminary selection. The Circle may note that all mail offices under the new set up are expected to complete sorting for all destinations under two-stage sorting, and therefore, it is important to keep the exceptions mentioned in para 3 © above to the bare minimum.

3.            The existing arrangement for bag closing at Business Post Centres (BPCs) and Mail Business Centres (MBCs) handling outward bulk mail would continue for the time being. Instructions in this regard would be issued separately at the later date.

4.               The new operation network would come into effect from 15^th February, 2012. All Circles and APS Directorate may complete action required to migrate to the new network by 14^th February, 2012.

          Receipt of this memo may be acknowledged to Shri M.B.Gajbhiye, ADG (MO) Room No. 337, Dak Bhawan, New Delhi-110 001.

(Rishikesh)

Director (Mail Management)

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Amendment in Study Leave Rules – Railway Board Order

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

No.2011/F(E)-III/2(2)/3

New Delhi, dated 05.01.2012

The General Managers/FA&CAOs,
All Indian Railways & PUs,
(As per Mailing List)
Subject : Amendment to the Indian Railway Establishment Code, Vol. I, (1985 Edition) Chapter V – Leave Rules & Appendix V - Study Leave Rules.
In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution, the President is pleased to direct that Appendix V of the Indian Railway Establishment Code, Volume-I, (1985 edition) (Third Re-print Edition 2008) be amended as in the Advance Correction Slip No.120 attached.
2. Please acknowledge receipt.

sd/-
(T.P.Sharma)
Deputy Director Finance (Estt.)III,
Railway Board

INDIAN RAILWAY ESTABLISHMENT CODE VOLUME-I,
FIFTH EDITION - 1985 (THIRD REPRINT EDITION – 2008)
APPENDIX V

STUDY LEAVE RULES :
Advance Correction Slip No. 120

1. Sub-rule (5) of Rule 1 under Sub-heading — Conditions for grant of study leave may be substituted with the following :-

(a) in clause (ii) for the words “three years from”, the words and brackets "three years (five years in the case of Railway Medical Service Officer who has been granted thirty-six months’ study leave under sub-rule 2 of rule 2) from” shall be substituted;

(b) in clause (iii), for the words, “three years after”, the words and brackets “three years (five years In the case of Railway Medical Service Officer who has been granted thirty-six months study leave under sub-rule 2 of rule 2) after” shall be substituted;

2. In the said rules, in Sub-Rule 1 of Rule 14 for the words “three years after”, the words and brackets “three years (five years in the case of Railway Medical Service Officer who has been granted thirty-six months study leave under sub-rule (2) of rule 2) after” shall be substituted.

3. In the said rules in Form A, Form B, Form C and Form D for the words “within a period of three years after” the words “within a period of three years/five years after” shall respectively be substituted.

(Authority: Ministry of Railways letter No. 2011/F(E)-III/2(2)/3 New Delhi, Dated 05.01.2012)

Railway Board Orders…

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Recognition of Ashirvad hospital & Research Centre, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) for treatment of Central Government employees under CS(MA) Rules, 1944

No.S.14021/10/2009-MS
Government of India
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi
Dated 16th January, 2012

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject    :   Recognition of Ashirvad hospital & Research Centre, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) for treatment of Central Government employees under CS(MA) Rules, 1944.

The undersigned is directed to say that a number of representations have been received in the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare for recognition of Ashirvad hospital & Research Centre, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) for treatment of Central Government Employees and their family members under CS (MA) Rules, 1944.

2. In view of the hardships faced by CS(MA) beneficiaries for their own treatment and the treatment of their family members at Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), the matter has been examined in the Ministry and it has been decided to empanel Ashirvad Hospital & Research Centre, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) under Central Services (Medical Attendance) Rules, 1944.

3. The Schedule of charges for the treatment of Central Government Employees and the member of their family under the CS(MA) Rules, 1944, will be the rates fixed for CGHS, Allahabad. The approved rates are available on the website of CGHS (www.mohfw.nic.in//cghs.html) and may be downloaded / printed.

4. The undersigned is further directed to clarify as under:-

(a) ‘Package Rate” shall mean and include lump sum cost of in-patient treatment/day care/diagnostic procedure for which a CS(MA) beneficiary has been permitted by the competent authority or for treatment under emergency from the time of admission to the time of discharge, including (but not limited to)-(i) Registration charges, (ii) Admission charges, (iii) Accommodation charges including patient’s diet, (iv) Operation charges, (v) Injection charges, (vi) Dressing charges, (vii) Doctor/consultant visit charges, (viii) ICU/ICCU charges, (ix) Monitoring charges, (x) Transfusion charges, (xi) Anesthesia charges, (xii) Operation theatre charges, (xiii) Procedural charges / Surgeon’s fee, (xiv) Cost of surgical disposables and all sundries used during hospitalization, (xv) Cost of medicines, (xvi) Related routine and essential investigations, (xvii) Physiotherapy charges etc, (xviii) Nursing care and charges for its services.

(b) Cost of Implants is reimbursable in addition to package rates as per CGHS ceiling rates for implants or as per actual, in case there is no CGHS prescribed ceiling rates.

(c) Treatment charges for new born baby are separately reimbursable in addition to delivery charges for mother.

(d) Hospitals empanelled under CS(MA) Rules, 1944 shall not charge more than the package rates.

(e) Expenses on toiletries, cosmetics, telephone bills etc. are not reimbursable and are not included in package rates.

5. Package rates envisage duration of indoor treatment as follows:

Upto 12 days: for Specialized (Super Specialities) treatment

Upto 7 days: for other Major Surgeries

Upto 3 days: for Laparoscopic surgeries/normal Deliveries

1 day: for day care/Minor (OPD) surgeries.

No additional charge on account of extended period of stay shall be allowed if that extension is due to infection on the consequences of surgical procedure or due to any improper procedure and is not justified.

In case, there are no CGHS prescribed rates for any test/procedure, then AIIMS rates are applicable. If there are no AIIMS rates, then reimbursement is to be arrived at by calculating admissible amount item-wise(e.g. room rent, investigations, cost of medicines, procedure charges etc) as per approved rates/actual, in case of investigations.

6. (a) CS(MA) beneficiaries are entitled to facilities of private, semi-private or general ward depending on their basic pay. The entitlement is as follows:

S.No.	Pay drawn in pay band	Ward Entitlement
1.	Upto Rs.13,950/-	General Ward
2.	Rs.13,960/- to 19,530/-	Semi-Private Ward
3.	Rs.19,540/-and above	Private Ward

(b) The package rates given in rate list are for semi-private ward.

(c) The package rates prescribed are for semi-private ward. If the beneficiary is entitled for general ward there will be a decrease of 10% in the rates, for private ward entitlement there will be an increase of 15%. However, the rates shall be same for investigation irrespective of entitlement, whether the patient is admitted or not and the test, per-se, does not require admission.

7. The hospital shall charge from the beneficiary as per the CGHS prescribed rates or its own rate list whichever is lower.

8. (a) The maximum room rent admissible for different categories would be:

General ward - Rs.1000/- per day

Semi-private ward - Rs.2000/- per day

Private ward - Rs.3000/- per day

Day care (6 to 8 Hrs.) - Rs.500/- (same for all categories)

(b) Room rent mentioned above at (a) above is applicable only for treatment procedures for which there is no CGHS prescribed package rate.

Room rent will include charges for occupation of bed, diet for the patient, charges for water and electricity, linen charges, nursing charges and routine up keeping.

(c) During the treatment in ICCU/ICU, no separate room rent will be admissible.

(d) Private ward is defined as a hospital room where single patient is accommodated and which has an attached toilet (lavatory and bath). The room
should have furnishings like wardrobe, dressing table, bed-side table, sofa set, etc. as well as a bed for attendant. The room has to be air-conditioned.

(e) Semi Private ward is defined as a hospital room where two to three patients are accommodated and which has attached toilet facilities and necessary furnishings.

(f) General ward is defined as halls that accommodate four to ten patients.

(g) Normally the treatment in higher category of accommodation than the entitled category is not permissible. However, in case of an emergency when the entitled category accommodation is not available, admission in the immediate higher category may be allowed till the entitled category accommodation becomes available. However, if a particular hospital does not have the ward as per entitlement of beneficiary, then the hospital can only bill as per entitlement of the beneficiary even though the treatment was given in higher type of ward.

If, on the request of the beneficiary, treatment is provided in a higher category of ward, then the expenditure over and above entitlement will have to be borne by the beneficiary.

9. In case of non-emergencies, the beneficiary shall have the option of availing specific treatment / investigation from any of the recognised hospitals of his/her choice (provided the hospital is recognised for that treatment procedure/test), after the specific treatment/investigation has been advised by Authorised Medical Attendant and on production of valid ID card and permission letter from his/her concerned Ministry/Department.

10. The hospital shall honour permission letter issued by competent authority and provide treatment/investigation facilities as specified in the permission letter.

11. The hospital shall also provide treatment/investigation facilities to the Pensioner CGHS beneficiaries and their dependent and eligible family members at their own rates or rates approved under CS(MA) Rules, whichever is lower. The hospital shall provide treatment to such pensioner CGHS beneficiaries after authentication through verification of valid CGHS Cards.

12. However, pensioner CGHS beneficiaries would make payment for the medical treatment at approved rates as mentioned above and submit the medical reimbursement claim to the AddI. Director, CGHS through the CMO i/c of the CGHS Wellness Centre, where the CGHS Card of the beneficiary is registered.

13. In case of emergencies, the beneficiary shall have the option of availing specific treatment/investigation from any of the recognised hospital of his/her choice (provided the hospital is recognised for that treatment procedure/test), on production of valid ID card, issued by competent authority.

14. During the in-patient treatment of the CS(MA) beneficiary, the Hospital will not ask the beneficiary or his attendant to purchase separately the
medicines/sundries/equipment or accessories from outside and will provide the treatment within the package rate, fixed by the CGHS which includes the cost of all the items.

15. If one or more minor procedures form part of a major treatment procedure, then package charges would be permissible for major procedure and only 50% of charges for minor procedure.

16. Any legal liability arising out of such services shall be the sole responsibility and shall be dealt with by the concerned empanelled hospital. Services will be provided by the Hospital as per the terms given above.

17. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare reserves the right to withdraw/cancel the above recognition without assigning any reason.

18. The order takes effect from the date of issue of the O.M.

19. The authorities of Ashirvad Hospital & Research Centre, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) will have to enter into an agreement with the Government of India to the effect that the Hospital will charge from the Central Government employees at the rates fixed by the Government and they will have to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) (2 copies enclosed only for Hospital) within a period of 3 months from the date of issue of the above
mentioned OM failing which the Hospital will be derecognized. Subject to above, the Hospital can start treating Central Government employees covered under CS(MA) Rules, 1944.

20. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Division vide their Dy.No.5177/2011 dated 28.12.2011.

sd/-

(Sanjay Pant)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

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