Additional Charge of C & IT Ministry

NEW DELHI: Minister Kabil Sibal was today given the additional charge of the telecom ministry by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in a development that takes the portfolio away from DMK at least for the time being.
Official sources said Sibal will hold the charge of the Ministry held by A Raja who yesterday resigned facing allegations of scam in 2G spectrum allocation.
The arrangement is seen to be temporary in view of the ongoing Parliament session when issues related to the ministry are to be handled at the senior level, particularly at a time when the ministry is facing allegations of corruption of huge magnitude.
By tradition, a reshuffle of the Council of Ministers is not undertaken during a Parliament session.
Sibal, a renowned lawyer-turned-politician, was a week earlier given the additional charge of Ministries of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, which fell vacant after incumbent Prithviraj Chavan was made Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
In another decision, V Narayansamy, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, was given additional charge of Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), which also fell vacant after Chavan's departure.

Courtsey:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Kapil-Sibal-given-charge-of-Telecom-Ministry/articleshow/6930174.cms

Modification of posting orders of ASP

Circle Office, Bhubaneswar has partially modified the posting orders of IPs promoted as ASPs recently and on 15.11.2010 posted Sri Balakrushna Kar as ASP (LC), CO, Bhubaneswar. Sri P C Mohapatra, ASP(LC), CO, Bhubaneswar who is continuing on leave on health ground is posted as ASP(OD), Bhubaneswar Division where Sri Kar was  posted earlier.

Regular promotion to ASP cadre

The following IPs have been given regular promotion to ASP Cadre and allotted to Regions mentioned against each as per CO, Bhubaneswar Memo. No.ST/24-15(1)/2004 dated 10.11.2010.

Sl. No.	Name of the IP	Region in which working at present	Region to which allotted on promotion to ASP cadre	Place of posting on promotion to ASP Cadre
1.	M K Tajan	Sambalpur Region	Sambalpur Region	To be ordered by RO Sambalpur
2.	Balakrushna Kar	HQ Region	HQ Region	ASP(OD), Bhubaneswar Division
3.	K S Bagh	Sambalpur Region	Sambalpur Region	To be ordered by RO Sambalpur
4.	P N Patnaik	HQ Region	HQ Region	ASP I/C, Cuttack East Sub-Divn
5.	Prasant Ku. Patra	Sambalpur Region	HQ Region	Postmaster, Puri HO
6.	Satyanarayan Mishra	Berhampur Region	Berhampur Region	To be ordered by RO Berhampur

Orders for ad hoc promotion to ASP cadre are still awaited. Same is the case of posting of candidates declared successful in IP Exam 2009. File is moving very slowly. Orders are expected next week.

Orissa is now Odisha, Oriya is Odia

NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Tuesday cleared legislation seeking to rename Orissa as Odisha and the language spoken in the state as Odia from Oriya. 

The bill to alter the name of the eastern state was introduced in this year's budget session and was passed on the first day of the month-long winter session by electronic balloting. 

MPs overwhelmingly supported the constitutional amendment bill to do away with the legacy of British name given to the state. 

The central government had received a proposal from the Orissa government in 2008 after the state assembly moved a bill to change both names in deference to the manner in which the name of the state is pronounced in the local language. 

The state is called Udisa in Hindi and Orissa in English, and the language Udiya in Hindi and Oriya in English as per the constitution. 

This required an amendment to the constitution and had to be approved by two-thirds majority of the house. 

Home Minister P. Chidambaram, who moved the bill, said the house was honouring the wishes of the people of the state by clearing the legislation. 

Many Indian cities and states have been renamed after independence, including Kanpur (formerly Cawnpore), Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), Mumbai  (Bombay), Chennai (Madras), Kolkata (Calcutta), Pune (Poona), Kochi (Cochin) and North-East Frontier Agency  (NEFA) to Arunachal Pradesh.

Courtesy: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Orissa-is-now-Odisha-Oriya-is-Odia/articleshow/6894654.cms

ADDITIONAL REJOINDER STATEMENT OF THE APPLICANTS TO THE ADDITIONAL REPLY STATEMENT OF THE RESPONDENTS IN OA No.381/2010

Sri Permanand Kumar, the Applicant in OA No.381/2010 in the Hon'ble CAT, Ernakulam Bench relating to GP upgradation issue of IPs has filed additional rejoinder to the reply statement of the Respondents. Sri Permanad Kumar has taken all the pains to collect and present all relevant facts properly. Orissa Circle Branch of AIAIASP offers special thanks to Sri Permanand Kumar and wishes him success for the benefit of entire IP/ASP fraternity.

For details of the additional rejoinder, please visit the following  link of AIAIASP Karnataka Circle. 

http://ipaspkarnataka.blogspot.com/2010/11/permanand-kumar-additional-rejoinder.html

Free Mobile Connection for BSNL Landline Customers

Shri Sachin Pilot, the Union Minister of state for Communications and Information Technology, today launched a Unique plan “PYARI JODI” combining Landline and Mobile Services of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), on the auspicious occasion of Diwali. Launching the promotional scheme, Shri Sachin Pilot said, “The aim of this promotional plan “PYARI JODI” is not only to boost mobile business of BSNL, but also arrest steep decline in the landline business. This is consistent with the role of BSNL as the truly national telecom provider with the core philosophy of connecting all parts of the nation” 

The landline customers of BSNL can now take a free SIM card and can make unlimited free local calls to his/her landline/WLL number. In addition, the customers can also call two BSNL Local numbers at a reduced rate of 20p per minute and one BSNL number anywhere in India at a reduced rate of 30p per minute, without paying any additional monthly charges. On activation, customer will also get Rs.15 talk value, 1000 Local SMS, 1000 National SMS and 1000 MB data free. 

The Minister said that BSNL has achieved substantial growth in mobile services by adding 22.89 lakh customers in August, 2010, 23.41 lakh customers in the month of September, 2010 and 25 lakh customers in the month of October, 2010. He directed BSNL on the occasion to maintain and even better the growth trends in the coming months also by introducing such attractive offers. He added that the quality of services offered by BSNL would continue to be closely monitored 

The Minister has also launched special festive offers for BSNL 3G customers wherein all new 3G activation will get one week unlimited data download free in addition to normal freebies. 

Source: PIB 

Courtesy: http://90paisa.blogspot.com/2010/11/free-mobile-connection-for-bsnl.html

GS writes to DG(Posts) for enhancement of remuneration of invigilation duty

The letter adressed by GS to DG(Posts) is reproduced below for information of members.

To

The Director General

Department of Posts,

Dak Bhawan, New Delhi-110001

No. CHQ/IPASP/011/2010            Dated 01.11.2010

Sub-Revision in rates of remuneration for performing duty as Invigilators in the examinations

Respected Madam,

          Your goodself is well aware that Inspector, Posts cadre is having important role in each and every examination conducted by the Department either on working days or Sundays/Holidays. Generally, most of examinations are conducted on Sundays without any compensatory off to our cadre. Work related to examination is an arduous nature of duty and is assigned to one’s own duty/work. At present, IPs/ASPs engaged for examination duties are being paid honorarium of Rs.20/- for single duty and Rs.40/- for full day duty. These rates were fixed by the Department in the year 1972 and a period of more than 38 years has since been elapsed but no revision has been carried out whereas SSC/UPSC are revising these rates periodically. At present, SSC is paying Rs.250/- for single duty & Rs.300/- for full day duty and UPSC is paying Rs.350/- per day to Group B officers.

       In view of above facts, it is urged that rates of remuneration may kindly be revised immediately at least at par with the rates being paid by SSC. In the meanwhile, orders may kindly be issued for grant of compensatory off to all IPs/ASPs engaged in upcoming examination for Direct Recruitment to the cadre of PA/SA scheduled to be held on 14-11-2010 throughout India.

      An early positive action along with a line in reply will be highly appreciated.

   

   With regards,

                                                               Yours sincerely,

                                                                 (Roop Chand)

                                                General Secretary   

Diwali Greetings

Homage

BHIKARI  BAL

(1929-2010)

Legendary Oriya Singer Bhajan Samrat Bhikari Bal passed away in SCB Medical College Hospital on 02.11.2010 night.

AIAIASP Orissa Circle Branch pays respectful homage to the late singer who will continue to dominate Oriya psyche with his soulful singing renditions, mostly dedicated to Lord Jagannath.

 May the departed soul rest in peace in heavenly abode.

Holidays List for Calendar Year 2011

Scanned copies of List of Closed Holidays and Restricted Holidays for the Calendar Year 2011 to be observed by Central Govt. Offices in Orissa as circulated by CPMG, Orissa Circle, Bhubaneswar vide Letter No.Tech/3-2/2010 dated 26.10.2011 are reproduced below.

List of Closed Holidays for 2011

(Dates of Idu'l Fitr, Idu'l Zuha, Maharram and Id-e-Milad are subject to change depending on the decision of State Govt.).

List of Restricted Holidays for 2011(Permission is for any two Holidays from the list)