Radiation Tags for Cell Phones

All cell-phones would soon be carrying radiation tags. All the indigenous manufacturers have been instructed to display Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) value on the mobile handsets on or before 1st September 2012. 

Giving details in Rajya Sabha on Friday, the Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology Sh Milind Deora said the Department of Telecommunications has adopted SAR (Specific Absorption Rate) level for mobile handsets as 1.6 Watt/Kg, averaged over a mass of 1 gram of human tissue. On 25th January 2012, all the indigenous manufacturers have been instructed to make necessary changes in the design, software and packaging in compliance with these instructions by 01.09.2012. 

Shri Deora said, to regulate indigenous as well as imported mobile phones, Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) has been requested to frame standards for all mobile phones under the BIS Act 1986. All cell phone handsets sold in the marked in India will comply with relevant Bureau of Indian Standard’s (BIS) benchmark.

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TRAI Launches Telecom Consumers Complaint Monitoring System

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India ( TRAI) today launched a facility to monitor complaints from telecom consumers.

 Called Telecom Consumers Complaint Monitoring System (TCCMS) portal www.tccms.gov.in  , it would facilitate the telecom consumers  in locating the “Consumer Care Number”, “General Information Number” and contact details of the complaint centre and Appellate Authority of their service provider. The portal would also help access the website of their service provider’s complaint monitoring portal to track the current status of their complaints or appeals lodged with their service provider complaint centre or Appellate Authority.

This portal will also help TRAI in monitoring the status of redressal of complaints lodged by the consumers with the service providers.  It is felt that this portal will help enhance the effectiveness of the grievance redressalmechanism.

Source : PIB dtd 30/04/2012

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Platform ticket to cost Rs. 5 from tomorrow

Get ready to shell out Rs. 5 instead of Rs. 3 for entering railway platforms across the country as the increased platform ticket rate will come into effect from tomorrow.

The hike in platform ticket was announced in the Rail Budget in Parliament and accordingly the new rate of
platform ticket would be Rs. 5 instead of Rs. 3, a senior railway ministry official said. The increased rate of platform tickets will be charged on tickets issued from May 1. A platform ticket is valid for two hours.
Proposals to increase train fares across the board along with platform ticket were announced by the then railway minister Dinesh Trivedi in the budget.
Trivedi was sacked by Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee for proposing hike in train fares and subsequently, new railway minister Mukul Roy rolled back the hike proposal barring higher classes.
Increase in platform ticket price was, however, not rolled back.
Railways have given instruction to all zonal railways to print the revised tickets on top priority basis and ensure supply to all stations well in time.
Till that time, old stock of tickets may be used with rate corrected with stamp, said a circular issued by the commercial department of railways.
Railways have also given instructions for the modification in software for issuing platform ticket with new rate through ticket vending machines at stations.

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CCS (LTC) Rules, 1988 - Relaxation for travel by air to visit NER.

To view the DOPT OM Click here.

 

F.No.31011/4/2007-Estt.(A)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

New Delhi, dated 30th April, 2012

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- CCS (LTC) Rules, 1988 — Relaxation for travel by air to visit NER.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department O.Ms of even No. dated 02.05.2008 and 20.4.2010 on the subject mentioned above and to say that the relaxation for LTC travel to visit North Eastern Region under CCS (LTC) Rules, 1988 contained in the O.M. dated 02.5.2008 is extended further for two more years beyond 1st May, 2012.

2. Hindi version follows.

sd/-
(B. Bandyopadhdyay)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

Source: www.persmin.nic.in
[http://circulars.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/31011_4_2007-Estt.A-30042012.pdf] 

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Supplementary Result of IP Examination-2011 - MP Circle

To view the Supplementary Result of IP Examination-2011 - MP Circle Click here.

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Ms. Saroj Punhani, IA&AS (1984) has assumed charge as JS & FA

To view the Department of Posts Notification Click here.

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Up-gradation of Grade Pay of Inspector (Posts) from Rs. 4200/- to Rs. 4600/-.

It is learnt that, Postal Directorate has cleared the up-gradation of Grade Pay of Inspector (Posts) file and submitted to Ministry of Finance with positive note.

This Association thanks to all the Senior Officers of Postal Directorate for extending their help and support.

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BROADBAND OFFER FOR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES SCHEME

BROADBAND OFFER FOR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES SCHEME

From
            

Dear Sir,
Sub : BSNL promotional offer availing reg.
     I would like to avail the discount of 20% in Broadband Service charges applicable for the government employees. Please find the enclosed undertaking countersigned by the Drawing and Disbursing Officer. My existing connection details are given below.
Telephone Number :
Exchange :
Customer ID :
Date:

Signature of employee

Undertaking by the Drawing and Disbursing Officer

Certified that SHRI/SHRIMATI/KUM …………………………………………………………………………………….                                                         of is a temporary/permanent employee of this (office address)…………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………… from……………………………………….. (date) …………………and is at present holding the post of  …………………………………………………..  It is certified that this organization is a central / State Government / Public Sector / undertaking / statutory body. The Identity Card Number of Shri/Smt……………………................. is  ………………………………………….. This is issued for the purpose of availing the promotional offer for the government employees on BSNL broadband connection.

Ref. No. &  Date :                                                                 

 Name, Designation & address

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Tool for registering DLL files

Whenever Meghdoot patches are installed, we need to register the DLL files replaced. Here is a tool created from the coding provided by Mr. Nordin Rahman. The original coding is not known.

All OCX,DLL,TLB files in a directory can be registered/unregistered.

Courtesy : http://srfix.blogspot.in/

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