July 2013- Latest Current Affairs

Latest Current Affairs from 3rd Week of July 2013 in PDF- useful for all competitive Examinations!!!!!

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Q1. Who has sworn in as the 40th Chief Justice of India on 19 July 2013?

Ans. Justice Palanisamy Sathasivam

Note: Justice Sathasivam, 64, is also the first CJI from Tamil Nadu. The term of his office will be till 26 April 2014.

Q2. Name the justice who retired from the office of Chief Justice of India on 18 July 2013 after a short term of just nine months?

Ans. Justice Altamas Kabir

Q3. Union Cabinet of India on 17 July 2013 gave its approval to rename the Bengaluru International Airport. What will be its new name?

Ans. Kempegowda International Airport

Note: Hiriya Kempegowda, who was popularly called Kempegowda was a rulerunder the Vijayanagar Empire. He ruled almost all the parts of Karnataka during 16th century. He was also said to be the founder of the city of Bengaluru.

Q4. Supreme Court of India on 16 July 2013 upheld a Bombay High Court verdict which quashed the state government’s order to ban dance bars in Maharashtra. In which year dance bars were banned in Maharashtra?

Direct Recruitment PA/SA Examination - LATEST UPDATE ( as on 23-JUL-2013)

UPDATE as on 23-JUL-2013

I . The List of shortlisted candidates for the Computer Typing / Data Entry (PAPER II) for Kerala Postal Circles is added in the given link below.

II . PAPER II for Andhra Pradesh, Gujrat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala Postal Circles is scheduled on 10th and 11th August 2013.The Admit cards for the same have been dispatched. If not received by 31 July 2013 then it can be downloaded from this website from August 01, 2013

 SHORT LISTED CANDIDATES FOR PAPER II 

Source : http://www.eonlineapply.com/dop/

Govt. allots Rs. 1300 crore to Post Bank.

To view the news published in English Daily Newspaper 'The Times of India' on 22/7/2013, please CLICK HERE.
 

DB Analyzer for Sanchay Post dt.19/07/2013

DBAnalyzer has a new feature to generate a consolidated report of all discrepancies in the database. Unzip the additional exe  all the DLL files included in the DBAnalyzer zip file and copy to the DBAnalyzer folder.


NOTE: Generation of Consolidated Report is a TIME CONSUMING PROCESS. All offices are advised to generate this report after completing the daily routines like DAY-END process, Database Backup, etc.

To Download:  click here 

Compiled List of Duties of a Postmaster

Dear Postmasters,

                    In the changed scenario all the burdens are rested on the shoulders of postmaster of the office. Whether we paid equally for those duties and responsibilities????? Upto 4th Pay commission IPs and LSG postmaster got the same pay benefits. But Now??? We have more responsibilities than any other officials and still paid less. Who will bring this issue properly to the government???

Detailed list of duties and responsibilities of the Postmaster is given as below.

A.   Daily List of  Daily Duties  of a Postmaster

1.                    Opening of office

2.                    Supervising Cleaning and mopping of  office

3.                    Ensure punctual attendance of staff

4.                    Maintenance of Attendance register

5.                    Allocation of duties to staff for the day

6.                    Attending Table Sorting of Mails received for delivery

7.                    Identification of Unpaid and Insufficiently Paid articles

8.                    Maintenance of Unpaid Register

9.                    Authorisation of Mos and Emos for delivery

10.               Authorisation for Treasurer for payment to Postman

11.               Check Registered / Speed Post articles received

12.               Ensure Postman to Proceed on for delivery in time

13.               Check Letters and Circulars received

14.               Circulate circulars for Staff

15.               Attend Phone Calls

16.               Check emails

17.               Check CCC complaints

18.               Check ePost messages received for delivery

19.               Check Articles booked at counter in random

20.               Prepare cheques for Wdls above 20000/-.

21.               Attend supervisory work for SB transactions

22.               Check Sanchay Post Pending forms for sanction.

23.               Check cash excess or shortage with treasurer

24.               Order Drawal of Cheques from bank / Cash

25.               Order Remittance of Cash to Bank / Cash Office.

26.               Attend Public enquires and complaints at office

27.               Check filing of work papers of the previsous day

28.               Ensure Punctual Clearance of Letter boxes

29.               Supervise sorting of outward ordinary mails

30.               Check Postman Return within dispatch schedule

31.               Check Articles returned by postman

32.               Check Redirection / Refused  / left articles for dispatch

33.               Check Payment vouchers of eMos and Mos

34.               Ensure Articles returned are dispatched on the same day

35.               Check of Standard Remarks by Postman

36.               Check all articles booked are dispatched on the same day.

37.               Check articles in deposit with the Abstract

38.               Collect Articles in deposit for safe custody

39.               Ensure  undelivered insured articles with treasurer

40.               Check VP articles in deposit with VP Register

41.               Check Consolidation of VP / MO

42.               Check Registered / Speed / Parcel Abstract and sign

43.               Check POS account verification for all staff

44.               Authorize eMos booked

45.               Check submit accounts for Postman / window

46.               Check and sign Schedules printed in POS / Postman

47.               Check TCB with the physical balance of cash and stamps

48.               Check for incorporation of accounts in Daily account

49.               Invoicing Documents and requests in daily account

50.               Generating and Printing of Daily Account

51.               Cross check Documents with Daily account

52.               Preparation of Account Bag for dispatch

53.               Closing of Office.

B. Additional  Duties of a Postmaster of Post offices with Bos

FLASH NEWS CIRCLE WISE PA/SA EXAMINATION RESULTS ARE PUBLISHED.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE CIRCLE WISE SHORT LISTED CANDIDATES ROLL NUMBERS

Let the postman turn banker: India Post deserves to get a bank licence

India Post wants to own a bank. This is a great idea. In one stroke, this can ensure that millions more will get access to formal credit, in one of the most under-banked countries of the world. 

The biggest advantage for India Post, among the most enduring institutions set up by the British, is its huge network and customer base. Compared to roughly 1,00,000 commercial and rural bank branches in India, there are 1,55,000 post offices, a majority in rural and semi-urban areas. As a collector of small savings, it has experience in taking deposits — about Rs 6 lakhs crore at last count — but not in lending. A bank licence for only India Post would mean that the network of bank branches would more than double in one stroke.

India Post also fits the bill on other counts: a long track record of integrity and, most important — with one post office for every four villages — a massive presence in rural India, where the RBI wants 25 per cent of all branches to be located. Forget micro-finance companies, even compared to government-owned banks, the postal bank's cost structure, if it assigns some banking duties to postmen, will be lower.

Extension of Last Date for receipt of application for filling up of remaining 31 posts in different categories on deputation basi at CEPT, Mysore.

To view Directorate Memo No. 40-15/2009-Tech dated 16/7/2013, please CLICK HERE.

DPC FOR PROMOTION FROM PS Gr. B TO JTS Gr. A FOR THE YEAR 2012-2013 AND 2013-2014 ...... an update

It is learnt from Directorate that OA filed by Shri V. R. Aravindakshan Nair Sr. Postmaster, Ernakulam HO from Kerala Circle for challenging draft seniority list of PS Gr. B cadre in Hon’ble CAT at Ernakulam Bench is yet not received.  The work of scrutinity of documents and preparation of records to convene DPC for promotion from PS Gr. B to JTS Gr. A cadre is in full swiing.

When contacted to applicant it has been told that OA No. 603/2013 was disposed of on 8th July 2013 with a direction to prepare revised seniority list considering applicants representation and similar representations submitted by other affected officers and not to proceed with the promotion to Group A process initiated now till the revised seniority list is prepared.   

Applicant is going to dispatch copy of OA and order passed thereon by Hon'ble CAT to Directorate by post tomorrow.

REVISED INCENTIVE STRUCTURE TO POST OFFICE STAFF INVOLVED IN MGNREGS RELATED WORK.