Vice President Releases Commemorative Postage Stamp in Memory of Baba Jumdev at Gondia, Maharashtra

The Vice President of India, Shri M. Hamid Ansari released a commemorative postage stamp in the memory of Baba Jumdev ji, a prominent spiritual leader and revered social activist at a function in Gondia, Maharashtra today. Baba Jumdev was a spiritual guide and a social reformer for whom service of humanity was the highest form of religion. Addressing on the occasion, Shri Ansari said that it is the tradition of our country to honour patriots and people engaged in social service with issuing Postage stamps in their names. This decision is taken very wisely. For Baba Jamudev, spiritualism meant cleansing the dogmatic and ritualistic faith by adding essential moral and human dimensions to it, so that religion remains a source of solace and betterment. 

He said that through a postage stamp, the social and spiritual message of Baba Jamudev will definitely reach all over the country. Through his words and work, Jamudev ji touched the lives of many people and made valuable contributions towards reforming and improving the society. He called upon his followers to be good human beings by adhering to compassion and forgiveness. He advised his followers to speak the truth, and behave with dignity and cordiality towards others. 

The Vice President said that today we are paying our respectful tribute to a noble soul who showed us a path to address many social problems. He called upon the people to reaffirm their commitment to imbibe the benevolent message of Jumdev ji. 

The Union Minister of Heavy Industries Shri Praful Patel and other dignitaries were present on the occasion. 

Source : PIB Release, 30^th Sept., 2013

Circle Union writes to Chief PMG, Odisha Circle for declaring 12.10.2013 as holiday for Mahastami.

N F P E 

ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION GROUP-C 

ODISHA CIRCLE BRANCH,BHUBANESWAR-751007

K.C.Patnaik                                                                                                       R.C.Mishra

President                                                                                                  Circle Secretary

Vice-President CHQ & Secretary RJCM

E-mail ID-p3orissa@rediffmail.com

Letter No-UN/AIPEU,Gr-C/Odisha/09-2013                                                      Dated-30-09-2013.

To 

          Sri Tilak De, IPoS.

         Chief Post Master General,

         Odisha Circle, Bhubaneswar-751007.

Sub- Irregular declaration of Holiday on Mahasaptami (Dated-11-10-2013) instead of Mahastami (Dated-12-10-2013) for the ensuing year-2013, ignoring importance of festive occasion Mahastami and putting the operative staff to sheer discrimination- request for declaration of substitute holiday on Mahastami, dated-12-10-2013 to operative staff as per power delegated to Circle Head by the Directorate.

Ref- Minutes of the RJCM Meeting held on 19-07-2013 agenda item No. 4-07/2013.

Respected Sir,

This union wants to draw the kind attention to the reply given against the above agenda item of RJCM Meeting held on 19-07-2013 wherein it was stated that instructions issued vide Directorate letter no 21-1/2002-PE-II dated 27-08-2002 as pointed by the staff side would be examined. As no development is found on the very issue and the Dusshera holidays are approaching, it is requested for immediate action.

It is to submit again that in all other Central Govt establishments lying at Bhubaneswar, no operative wings are available except in Postal Department. The CGEWCC, Bhubaneswar is always taking one sided action favouring the Administrative office staffs in selecting holidays, falling on Friday orMonday to get three consecutive holidays without giving weightage the importance of holiday. Mahastami is bearing more importance during festive occasion in Dusshera in Odisha State than the Mahasaptami, but the same is not declared as holiday due to the reason of falling of Mahasaptamion Friday and on its declaration as holiday will fetch three consecutive holidays for administrative offices. As such, the staffs of operative offices available only in Postal Department will face the deprivation of getting two consecutive holidays on 12-10-2013 (Saturday) & 13-10-2013 (Sunday). Mahastami was declared as holiday always before last two years in the holiday list and the deviation caused for the last two years.

Instructions have been issued vide Directorate letter no 21-1/2002-PE-II dated 27-08-2002, delegating power to the Circle Heads to declare a substitute holiday, falling on Saturday for operative offices in lieu of holiday declared in the holiday list as per selection of CGEWCC. It was reiterated that this declaration of holiday may be done under intimation to CGEWCC. As Mahastami is falling on dated 12-10-2013 (Saturday) it may be declared as substitute holiday for operative offices in Odisha Circle in lieu of Mahasaptami holiday on 11-10-2013 (Friday).

On the circumstance, it is earnestly requested to kindly examine the Directorate’s instructions on the above subject and action may kindly be taken for declaration of substitute holiday on 12-10-2013for operative offices to avert strong resentment of all operative staff in the entire circle.

EARLY RESPONSE AND A LINE OF REPLY IN THE MATTER IS SOLICITED.

WITH DEEP REGARDS.

Yours faithfully

(R.C.Mishra)

Circle Secretary.

Copy to- All Circle Office Bearers and Divisional Secretaries for information.

8 tips to speed up your PC

Over time, any computer tends to slow down a bit or get bogged down with unwanted files. Here is how you can use free apps to restore much of the lost storage & performance

Find and remove duplicates

You may advertently end up copying the same files to different locations on the computer. This leads to clogging of precious hard drive space. Both Windows and MAC users can use the free Easy Duplicate Finder (easyduplicatefinder.com) — a lightweight and feature-rich program that does the job fast. 

It lets you search various drives (including external storage such as flash drives and portable HDD) and generates reports of each scan. For photographers who want to find and remove duplicate photographs, a free program called Duplicate Photo Cleaner (duplicatephotocleaner.com) finds duplicates even if they were resized or edited. 

Remove temporary files

Temporary files usually refer to browser files or those that get leftover when you install new applications. Ideally, they should be removed automatically by the respective program, but it doesn't always happen. 

As more and more temporary files clog up your computer, they eat up hard drive space and slow it down. Get the free CCleaner (piriform.com/ccleaner) which is available for both Windows and Mac. It makes short work of cleaning up your system's temporary files. Mac users can also use OnyX (titanium.free.fr) which offers advanced cleaning options. 

Remove unwanted shortcuts

Most of us like having shortcuts to often used programs and files — this saves time and improves productivity. However, too many shortcuts can build up over time and make your desktop a mess. 

Several programs also automatically place a shortcut on the desktop during installation. Windows XP comes with a desktop cleanup wizard that scans your desktop for unused icons and removes them. Windows Vista, 7 and 8 users can use Bad Shortcut Killer to remove unwanted shortcuts from the desktop and start menu. 

Defrag to speed things

Up defragmentation organises the contents of your hard drive in a way which minimizes the time taken by the drive to access the stored files. The robust Defraggler (piriform.com/defraggler) is a great tool that offers the option to defrag the entire hard drive or just specific folder. It displays a drive map that shows how the space of your hard drive is utilised. 

Mac users usually do not need to defrag their drives because the OS automatically defrags files that are less than 20MB in size. (Note that if your computer uses flash-based storage, there is no need to defragment it) 

Make it boot faster

As you install more programs, you might notice that your PC takes longer to boot up. This happens because many applications and services automatically initialise during the boot process. Soluto (soluto.com) is a free Windows utility that analyses your PC's boot up time and removes unnecessary startup programs. 

It even lets you individually select the programs you want to remove from startup. MAC users can do the same by going to System Preferences > Accounts > Login Items and removing applications that you do not want to open automatically when you log in. 

Sort out the registry

Unknown to many, but one of the main causes of a slow Windows PC is a corrupted registry. The Windows registry configures and handles every hardware and software operation on your computer and tends to get corrupted by obsolete/invalid entries. Get the free Registry Repair from glarysoft .com/registry-repair. 

It scans your system registry for a number of common issues and fixes them instantly. It also makes a backup of any registry change so that if your system becomes unstable, it can be restored back to its original state. 

All-in-one solution

If you need a single solution to take care of everything, try TuneUp Utilities (tune-up.com). The software will set you back 2,900 but is well worth the price. Once you create a profile of your usage, it recommends various steps to improve performance. All the tools you need to scan and fix issues with your system are built in. 

You can also improve your PC's boot up and shutdown time, delete files safely as well as uninstall programs. The 'one click' system maintenance mode is particularly useful — it scans various areas of your PC and fixes everything in the background without disturbing you. 

Ask for help

If you're not too confident of meddling with advanced settings, ask a a tech-savvy friend for remote assistance. LogMeIn, TeamViewer & CrossLoop are some free tools available using which a remote user can easily log into and take over control of your PC (with your permission, of course). 

Problems can be identified and fixed remotely by your friend and all you need is the software & a reliable broadband connection on both ends.

Source :  http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com

UPU News : UN chief says postal services vital to global development

27.09.2013 - In a video message delivered ahead of World Post Day, celebrated annually on 9 October, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon highlights the role of postal services as “engines of trade, development and growth.” 

Ban Ki-moon at the UPU in 2008 for a meeting of the UN Chief Executive Board

The head of the United Nations Organization calls on national governments to use the “tremendous potential” of their postal networks to reach out to their citizens and bridge the gaps in today’s information society.

Recalling the enduring value of the daily post in an increasingly digital age, Ban says postal services go beyond physical mail and are adapting and redefining themselves for a 21^st-century communication landscape.

Indeed, Posts help bring people into the financial fold, says Ban, referring to the financial services being increasingly offered by them. Posts also foster commercial trade, especially with the increasing popularity of e-commerce and online shopping, he says.

“Postal services make an important contribution to our shared efforts to build a peaceful, sustainable and equitable future for all,” concludes the secretary-general.

World Post Day is celebrated annually on 9 October, the day the Universal Postal Union was created 139 years ago in Berne, Switzerland, by 22 founding countries.

One of the world’s oldest international organization, the UPU now has 192 member countries and has been a specialized agency of the United Nations since 1948.

Source : http://news.upu.int

UPU News : Ban Ki-moon on the value of postal services

In a special video message delivered ahead of World Post Day, celebrated on 9 October, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says postal services are adapting and redefining themselves for a 21st-century communications landscape. "Postal services make an important contribution to our shared efforts to build a peaceful, sustainable and equitable future for all," he says.

Click here to listen to his message.

Source : http://news.upu.int

Civil work started for the main entrance to Chief PMG Building, Odisha, Bhubaneswar

A few days back, this blog had published the damaged condition of the main entrance with broken cow-catcher  blocking the entry both to Bhubaneswar GPO and Chief PMG Building, Odisha, Bhubaneswar

Chief PMG Building, Odisha got its new sign-board

A few days ago, this blog had published a photograph of Chief PMG, Building, Odisha, Bhubaneswar without a sign-board.

Shifting of .Dumuduma Housing Board Colony Post Office Building to newly located building

Dumuduma  Housing Board Colony  S O , Bhubaneswar - 751 019  is being shifted today ,i.e. on 29.09.2013 ( Sunday )  to a newly located building at Plot No:-L-1290 at Dumuduma on 29.9.2013. This issue including shifting of some other P O buildings having below schedule of accommodation was in discussion with the SSPOs, Bhubaneswar Division as an item in the monthly union meeting since long.

LDCE for filling the posts of Postman/MG for the vacancies of the year 2012 on 29.09.2013 (Sunday).

 The  Limited Deptl. Competitive Examination for filling the posts of Postman/MG for the vacancies of the year 2012 at Bhubaneswar centre for Headquarters Region is being conducted today , i.e. on 29.09.2013 (Sunday)  at “B.J.B.Autonomous College, Bhubaneswar-751014. As many as 516 candidates  from all the 09 (nine) Divisions under Headquarter Region, are appearing the said examination.

Latest Recruitment position of GDS BPM in Bhubaneswar Division

Sl	BO	Account Office	Date from which vacant	Date of Notification	Date of Joining or otherwise
1.	Sisilo	Balakati	28.03.00	14.10.11	01.06.13
2.	Bishnupur	Nimapara	23.04.01	19.10.11	25.05.12
3.	Derunia	Lataharan	02.05.01	19.10.11	Approval is awaited from C.O
4.	Mancheswar	MRColony	16.05.01	19.10.11	18.01.13
5.	Chitreswari	Konark	07.02.02	19.10.11	05.05.12
6.	Benupur	Balianta	13.02.02	19.10.11	11.04.12
7.	Pahal	Balianta	14.02.02	20.12.11	13.08.12
8.	Sorava	Nayahat	18.03.02	20.12.11	22.06.12
9.	Bhandisahi	Kakatpur	23.04.02	20.12.11	01.06.13
10.	Satyabhamapur	Balakati	20.05.02	20.12.11	21.09.12
11.	Padmapur	Banamalipur	26.10.02	20.12.11	21.09.12
12.	Andharua	Balipatna	11.01.03	20.12.11	23.11.12
13.	Siso	Gop	06.06.03	20.12.11	07.12.12
14.	Malipada	BBSR-3	08.01.05	20.12.11	23.11.12
15.	Tempalo	Gop	27.01.05	20.12.11	02.03.13
16.	Jhintisasan	Balakati	08.02.05		Approval from C.O is awaited
17.	Amareswar	NP Hat	23.01.06	20.12.11	22.09.13
18.	Ghatikia	BBSR-3	16.04.07	20.12.11	01.01.13
19.	Udayapur	Astaranga	19.05.07	Proposal sent to C.O for combination of duties of MBPM and MD
20.	Kotanga	Bangurigaon	08.07.08	Compassionate appointment	21.01.12
21.	Khandasahi	Lataharan	05.11.09	20.12.11	31.12.12
22.	Kurujanga	Konark	04.03.10	20.12.11	31.10.12
23.	Tentuligaon	Brahmakundi	31.03.10	20.12.11	01.03.13
24.	Mancheswar RS	MRColony	28.05.10		Court Case
25.	Patrapada	DHBColony	30.5.10	20.12.11	07.12.12
26.	Taradapada	Nimapara	01.06.10	20.12.11	31.10.12
27.	Dalakasoti	Balipatna	03.06.10	20.12.11	11.12.12
28.	Nuagopalpur	Balanga	18.05.11		Orders has been issued to Sub-Dvnl head for appointment of the selected candidate
29.	Patia	KIIT	19.05.11	20.12.11	-do-
30.	Dandamukundapur	Pipili	19.05.11	20.12.11	04.09.12
31.	Dighalo	Nimapara	29.05.11	20.12.11	21.09.12
32.	Bhainchua	Balakati	04.06.11	20.12.11	23.03.13
33.	Saraswatipur	Balanga	04.03.02	20.12.11	27.02.13
34.	Dhanitri	Konark	03.11.98	20.09.12	25.01.13
35.	Prataprudrapur	Balipatna	2007	20.09.12	09.04.13
36.	Chanahat	-do-	06.1.2012	20.09.12	30.04.13
37.	Brahmanasuanlo	Balakati	26.07.12	20.09.12	04.03.13
38.	Kalrahanga	KIIT	Oct’05	19.10.12	Orders has been issued to Sub-Dvnl head for appointment of rthe selected candidate
39.	Rasulpur	Lataharan	10.10.12	19.10.12
40.	Garhkaramala	Birtung	20.10.97	29.04.13	Under verification stage
41.	Dandipur	Balanga	26.10.01	29.04.13	-do-
42.	K.N Patna	Kakatpur	17.04.02	29.04.13	-do-
43.	Terundia	Nimapara	20.02.05	29.04.13	Appointment letter has been issued
44.	Badaninigaon	Bamanal	01.10.06	29.04.13	-do-
45.	Jaleswarpada	Bangurigaon	21.10.07	29.04.13	-do-
46.	Namaro	Astaranga	05.05.12	29.04.13	-do-
47.	Bhodar	B Kundi	02.01.13	29.04.13	-do-
48.	Bhairipur	Gop	28.03.13	29.04.13	-do-
49.	Kalingavihar	DHB Colony SO	30.03.13	29.04.13	Appointment letter has been issued
50.	Sisua	Astaranga	15.06.13	28.08.13
51.	Junei	Konark	24.06.13	28.08.13
52.	Garhsrirampur	Balakati	24.06.13	28.08.13
53.	Brahmanasarangi	Balipatna	01.07.13	28.08.13
54.	Bindha	Pipili	06.08.13	28.08.13
55.	Sunugoradi	Rench	14.08.13	28.08.13
56.	Sasan	Balipatna	-	28.08.13