Hardware Troubleshooting Tips

Troubleshooting Tips to 50 Most Frequently asked Hardware Problems

Here are the simple troubleshooting tips to some of the most commonly encountered hardware problems.

01. There is no power light, and you cannot hear any cooling fan.

--> Check SMPS power, main power connection, and check connection on Motherboard from SMPS, check front panel connections.

02. There is no power light, but you hear the cooling fan running.

--> Check front panel connections.

03. The power light is on, but there is no apparent system activity.

-->Problem in Power good signal, video card, RAM slots.

04. The power light is on, but you hear two or more beeps.

--> CMOS checkup failure, RAM speed mismatch, RAM not inserted in its slot properly.

05. The power light is on, but the system hangs during initialization.

--> Check hardware settings, cables and bus.

06. You see no drive light activity.

--> Check power connection to that drive, front panel connections.

07. You see a message indicating ‘CMOS setup problem’.

--> Indicates CMOS memory has been failed so change CMOS battery.

08. The drive light remains on continuously.

--> Lens or head problem which indicates that Hard disk is in a bad condition.

09. You see normal system activity, but there is no video.

--> Check for monitor cable connection, monitor problem.

10. System fails to recognize the newly installed devices.

--> Check Power supply, cable connection, port, hardware. Enable settings in bios.

11. The system fails to boot, freezes during booting, or freezes during operation

for no apparent reasons.

-->problem in RAM, cache memory.

12. One or more applications fails to function as expected after an upgrade.

--> Check for hardware compatibility list for the newly installed software.

13. Windows 98/Me will not boot, and disk check reports bad clusters that it cannot repair.

--> Perform high level formatting, zerofill.

14. During the windows boot, you get an “Invalid system disk” error.

--> Operating system failure, invalid BOOT.INI file, bad MBR.

15. Windows 98/Me will not install on a compressed drive.

--> 98 doesn’t support NTFS to install OS.

16. BIOS ROM checksum error—system halted.

--> Restore BIOS settings, set the jumpers, and check the battery voltage and change it if necessary.

17. C: or D: drive error.

--> Check MBR, Try repartitioning, Adjust cable, Run disk check to remove bad sectors. If the error still persists, format.

18. "Cache memory bad, don’t enable cache" error

--> Change processor.

19. "CMOS battery failed" error

--> Change CMOS (complimentary metal oxide semiconductor) battery.

20. "CMOS checksum error-defaults loaded" error

--> Check jumpers.

21. CMOS memory size mismatch.

--> Change CMOS battery.

22. CPU at “nnn” error

--> Cache memory fails.

23. DMA (or DMA#1 or DMA#2) error.

--> North Bridge fail, disable DMA controller

24. Hard disk configuration error.

--> Setup BIOS as auto detect.

25. Hard disk failure.

--> Cable, auto detect, check for BIOS settings

26. Insert bootable media.

--> Check O.S on hard drive, change boot priority.

27. Keyboard controller failure.

--> Change keyboard.

28. Primary input device not found.

--> Keyboard not connected.

29. Disk cannot be read.

--> Mainly Motor problem or lens problem. Better check out all the devices in that Hard drive

30. The disk does not turn.

--> Spindle motor problem, so check its mechanism and replace if necessary.

31. The computer locks up while reading a CD/DVD.

--> CD/DVD problem, laser beam intensity problem and cable connection.

32. You receive a “Buffer Underrun” error when you are writing in CD-R mode.

--> Increase buffer size.

33. You receive an “invalid media” error when trying to boot from the CD.

--> That is not a bootable disk.

34. The system boots from the hard drive even though there is a bootable disk in the drive.

--> Check out setup BIOS and set first boot device to CD drive or floppy where you have inserted bootable disk.

35. When copying large files, the copy problem is eventually interrupted with a “blue screen” error.

--> RAM problem.

36. You see drive activity, but the computer will not boot from the hard drive.

--> Cable problem, bad sectors on tracks so try disk check and scandisk.

37. Your IDE drive spins up when power is applied, then rapidly spins down again.

--> Required wattage is not available from SMPS (Switch Mode Power Supply)

38. You see an “Error reading from C:” error message.

--> File system or file allocation table (FAT) error so better to format, OS not loaded properly so try to repair.

39. You see "Disk Boot Failure", "non-system disk", or "No ROM Basic- SYSTEM HALTED" error message.

--> General checkup, cable connections, bad sectors, insert bootable disk and change boot priority.

40. You find two keyboards listed in the Windows Device Manager.

--> When USB keyboard is connected it will show PS/2 also connected.

41. Your laptop doesn’t detect a PS/2 keyboard.

--> Change IRQ settings.

42. You are encountering a memory error with HIMEM.SYS under DOS.

--> Copy HIMEM.SYS from boot CD using command "extract" in base folder.

43. USB pointing device do not work in safe mode.

--> While in safe mode we will not get any other external devices

44. The modem will not pick up the phone line.

--> Busy, it’s already in use.

45. Secondary IDE controller resource conflict.

--> Set IRQ in auto.

46. You receive an "erase chip failure" when trying to run a flash loader.

--> Write protect change to "disable" in integrated peripheral

47. After installing new BIOS, the system now asks for a password.

--> Clear the CMOS by jumpers and try again

48. Power management features are not available.

--> Check in BIOS setup.

49. PnP support is not available, or PnP devices don’t function properly.

--> Your BIOS doesn’t support PnP feature

50. The A: drive appears in My Computer even though no drive is installed.

--> Change BIOS settings for floppy from enabled or disabled

 

 

 

 

 

Originally Posted By System Administrator, sapost

Improve your Windows server's performance: 10 tips

There are a number of simple things you can do to help increase your server's performance. None of these things -- with the possible exception of moving the pagefile to a dedicated disk -- will do much by itself, but collectively these techniques can improve server performance noticeably.

1. Use a dedicated drive for the pagefile.

This is probably the tip that will give you the largest performance gain. By default, Windows creates a pagefile that it treats as virtual memory. Because Windows uses this file frequently, it's best to place it on a dedicated drive (not a dedicated volume). Doing so ensures that Windows will not have to wait on another application to finish using the hard disk before it can read data from the pagefile.

2. Keep your hard disks defragmented.

Modern hard drives are extremely fast when performing sequential reads. However, performance goes out the window when the disk is asked to read data stored in random locations. By keeping your hard disk defragmented, you ensure that blocks of files are placed in sequence rather than scattered randomly across the surface of the drive, thus allowing your computer to read files more efficiently.

3. Use the NTFS file system.

Although NTFS is the default file system for Windows servers, Windows does support the use of FAT and FAT-32 file systems. Every MCSE training book I've ever read recommends using the NTFS file system is because it is more secure than alternative file systems. What these books fail to mention is that NTFS is a transaction-based file system. This means that NTFS is slightly faster, and much less prone to corruption than the FAT or FAT-32 file systems.

4. Avoid running 16-bit applications.

64-bit Windows operating systems can't run 16-bit applications at all, so this one isn't even an issue for those with 64-bit operating systems. 32-bit Windows operating systems will run 16-bit applications, but at a price. Windows uses a separate multitasking model for 16-bit applications than for 32-bit applications. The specifics of how Windows multitasks 16-bit applications would require a separate article, but suffice to say that running 16-bit applications negatively effects performance.

5. Look for memory leaks

Memory leaks are caused by poorly written applications. It's normal for an application to request memory from the operating system on an as-needed basis. Typically, an application will return memory to the operating system when it is no longer needed. An application that contains a memory leak will ask for memory when it needs it, but will fail to release the memory when it is finished using it. The next time the application needs memory, it will ask Windows for more, rather than using the memory it has already reserved. Over time, Windows has less and less memory to assign to other applications.

Memory leaks have a negligible effect on system performance at first, but over time their effects become more and more noticeable as the application continues to run. Although I said I wasn't going to talk about performance monitoring, Performance Monitor really is the best tool for finding memory leaks.

6. Remove seldom-used utilities.

Every server has come with all sorts of monitoring or logging utilities. If you use these utilities on a regular basis, there's nothing wrong with having them installed on the server. But it never fails to amaze me how many administrators install (or never remove) utilities that come with the server, and then never use them. Running an application you're not actually using is a waste of server resources.

7. Disable unused services.

On a similar note, I also recommend looking through the Service Control Manager and disabling any services that are not required for the role the server is performing. Not only will disabling unused services increase the server's performance, it will also increase the server's security. A law of computing states that, “The larger the executing code base, the greater chance that the code contains an exploitable vulnerability”. By disabling unnecessary services, you are shrinking the size of the executing code base, thereby reducing the chances of the server containing an exploitable security hole.

8. Log off.

This is another example of a situation in which you can increase security and performance at the same time. You should always log off of a server when you're not actively using the console, for security reasons. At the same time, when you are logged on, Windows loads your user profile. This consumes memory and CPU cycles.

9. Compress the hard disk

When Microsoft released MS-DOS 5.0, they introduced the disk compression feature. At the time, the idea was that a hard or floppy disk could be compressed so that more data would fit on the drive. Back then I tried using disk compression, and my computer slowed down so much that I went back to using an uncompressed disk, and never looked at compression again until recently.

Today, under the right circumstances, compression can actually increase performance. Hard drives are typically the slowest component in a computer. However, if you can compress a file, you reduce its physical size, which also reduces the amount of time that it takes to read the file from the disk. At the same time, a compressed file must be decompressed after it has been read from the disk. The decompression happens on-the-fly in memory, and the process uses some CPU time in addition to memory. If your server is running a disk-intensive application that deals with a lot of individual files (not a database), compression may improve performance. Otherwise, you're probably better off not compressing a hard disk.

10. Adjust the server response

A server is different from a desktop computer in that applications are not usually run from the server's console. That being the case, it's best to optimize the server so that applications running in the background take priority. You can do this by opening the Server's Control Panel and double-clicking the System icon. When Windows opens the System Properties sheet, go to the advanced tab and click the Settings button found in the Performance section. Windows will now open the Performance Options properties sheet. Go to the properties sheet's advanced tab and make sure that Windows is set to provide the best performance to background services

Thanks to Navneet Devgan, System Manager, Ambala


Originally Posted By : SYSTEM MANAGER

Now Indian Rupee also got a Symbol

India has finally got a symbol for the Rupee and joined a select club of countries whose currencies have an unique identity.

 

 

The five-member panel has chosen IIT post-graduate D Udaya Kumar's design from among five shortlisted symbols and recommended it for Cabinet approval.

 

 

Kumar's symbol is an amalgam of the Devanagari 'Ra' and the Roman capital 'R' without the stem, very much in line with what Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee had envisioned.The chosen symbol has the Finance Minister's approval, said a Ministry official.

Kumar's concept, an official said, is based on the Tricolour and "arithmetic equivalence". While the white space between the two horizontal lines gives the impression of the national flag with the Ashok Chakra, the two bold parallel lines stand for 'equals to', representing balance in the economy, both within and with other economies of the world

MINUTES OF THE MEETING

Minutes of the Meeting held on 12.07.2010 to consider Charter of Demands given by the Staff side along with their notice of indefinite strike w.e.f. 13.07.2010.

Meeting was held under the chairpersonship of Secretary (P), in which the following were present:

Official Side1. Shri P.K. Gopinath, Member Postal Services Board
2. Ms. Kalpana Tiwari, CGM (MB&O)
3. Ms. Suneeta Trivedi, CGM(BD &M)
5. Shri A.K. Sharma, DDG (Estt)
6. Shri Shri Salim Haque, DDG (P)
7. Shri Y.P. Rai, DDG (RB)
8. Shri P.K. Sinha, DDG (PAF)
9. Shri N.K. Tyagi, CE (Civil)
10. Shri Subhash Chander, Director (SR & Legal)

Staff Side
1. Shri D. Theagarajan, Secretary General, FNPO.
2. Shri R.N. Parashar, Asstt. Secretary General, NFPE.
3. Shri K.V. Sridharan, General Secretary, AIPE Union Class. III
4. Shri D. Kishan Rao, General Secretary, NAPE Group 'C'.
7. Shri Giri Raj Singh, General Secretary, AI RMS&MMS EU Group 'C'.
5. Shri Ishwar Singh Dabas, General Secretary, AIPEU Postmen & MSE/Group 'D'
6. Shri T.N. Rahate, General Secretary, NUPE Postmen & Gr 'D'
8. Shri P Suresh, General Secretary, AIRMS & MMS Employees Union, Mailguard and Multi Skilled employees
9. Shri A. H. Siddique, General Secretary, NU RMS & MMS Employees, Mail Guards and Multi-skilled Employees.
10. Shri Pranab Bhattacharjee, General Secretary, Admn (NFPE).
11. Shri O.P. Khanna, General Secretary, Admn (FNPO)
12. Shri P. Rajanayagam, General Secretary, AIPAEA.
13. Shri S.S. Mahadevaiah, General Secretary, AIPEDEU
14. Shri P.U. Muralidharan, General Secretary, NUGDS.

Secretary General of NFPE and Assistant Secretary General of FNPO conveyed their sincere thanks for convening the meeting and there after discussion started on Charter of Demands. The action points emerging out of discussions are as follows:

Item No. 1

(a) Roll back steps of privatization of Speed Post processing, mail conveyance and data entry work.

The Chairperson made it clear that in case of bulk Speed Post articles and where there is shortage of staff, outsourcing is being done so as to ensure fast movement of articles. However, there is no such policy of the Government either in case of Speed Post articles or for other accountable articles. In the context of Staff Side reference about anti-social elements dealing with the Speed Post articles, an enquiry will be made in this regard.

(b) Cancel the order for downgradation of EDSOs to EDBOs and closure of EDBOs.

Necessary clarification on the demand of the Staff Side about drawal of increments in case of downgradation of EDSOs to EDBOs will be issued. A presentation will be arranged by Technology Branch for the Staff side to demonstrate all the technological developments that are taking place especially in the context of functioning of EDSOS/EDBOS.

(c) Cancel the decision to close down "C" Class Post Offices.

The Staff Side was informed that no such order has been issued by the Department. They were further explained that the policy of the Department was to relocate Post Offices to new areas/townships which are growing. The idea is to rationalize to meet emerging needs. Suitable instructions, in this regard, will be issued to all Heads of Circles.

(d) Outsourcing of mail conveyance.

Purchase of departmental vehicles for conveyance of mail will be pursued.

Item No. 2
(a) Stop violations in the agreements on Status quo of RMS & MMS as well as merger of RMS with less than 10,000 mails.

Reports will be called for from the Circles against the order of status quo.

(b) Create scientific norms for the work in CRC, Speed Post, Logistics and EPP.

This item will be discussed with the Staff Side in a separate meeting to be taken up by CGM (MB & O). Date and time of the meeting will be intimated by Director (SR & Legal), after consultation with CGM (MB & O).

Item No.3
(a) Holding of JCM Departmental Council Meetings and periodical meetings with Federations/Associations.

Departmental Council (JCM) Meetings and periodical meetings will be held at regular intervals.

(b) Referring the issue of discrimination of pay scales between the Telecom TBOP/BCR and Postal TBOP/BCR w.e.f. 1.1.1996 to Board of Arbitration.

This Item will be considered as a part of cadre restructuring of Group "C" employees in PA/SA cadre. In the context of cadre restructuring, the Chairperson gave direction for expeditious consideration so as to complete the process before the close of this year.

(c) Holding of GDS Committee Meetings periodically with GDS Unions.

Periodical meetings as prescribed will be held at regular intervals.

Item No.4

Stop harassment of staff under Project Arrow.

Data sent by various Circles will be subject to proper scrutiny. Heads of Circles will also be addressed to furnish correct information.

Item No.5
(a) Undertake reassessment of vacancies in PA/SA cadre (including Circle Offices) to rectify mistaken calculation of vacancies in all circles.

The position will be reviewed Circle wise for necessary follow up action to be completed before 15th August 2010. For expeditious disposal, video conferencing will be done with the concerned Heads of Circles.

(b) Fill up all vacant posts in all cadres in Department of Posts as on 31.12.2009.

Information in regard to residual vacancies remaining unfilled will be called for from all the Circles for necessary follow up action in this regard.

(c) Allow local recruitment as one time measure in Postal Accounts similar to 1997 Sundernagar.

DDG (PAF) will examine the matter in accordance with the existing rules and instructions on the subject.

Item No.6

(a) Cadre Restructuring of Group C employees (other than accounts cadre).

A Committee comprising DDG (Estt), DDG (P) and Director (SPN) and three members from Staff Side, to be nominated by them, will be constituted to examine the proposals in detail and submit recommendations. The entire process is to be completed before the close of the year.

(b) Withdrawal of order regarding cadre restructuring of Postmasters cadre until comprehensive cadre restructuring of PA/SA cadre is completed.

The Staff Side will be apprised of the details of the new Cadre.

(c) Cadre Restructuring of LDC, Sorters & DEOs in PAOs..

Necessary action to be taken by DDG (PAF).

Item No.7

(a) Grant of Pension, Departmental status to Gramin Dak Sevaks, grant of HRA/CCA, ACP including trade union rights and welfare measures.

Welfare measures in favour of Gramin Dak Sevaks viz relief in case of prolonged illness, relaxation of education assistance schemes will be placed before Postal Staff Welfare Board in its next meeting. The issues of annuity and Health Scheme have been taken up with the Nodal Ministries.

(b) Remove discrimination on bonus ceiling.

Matter is subjudice.

(c) Modify the Rs.20,000 cash handling work points for GDS BPMs – withdraw orders denying revised TRCA wef 1.1.2006 in respect of BPMs.

Matter is subjudice.

(d) Compute work norms for all types of work performed including NREGS, PLI, RPLI, Pension Payments etc to GDS.

The issue will be examined.

(e) Implement enhanced Social Security to GDS like Ex-Gratia Gratuity and Severance Amount w.e.f 1.1.2006.

The benefits were extended as per past practice.

Item No.8

(a) Grant of parity in pay Scale (PB-1 with 2400/-) for MMS Drivers on par with Drivers of Parliament Secretariat.

Staff Side was apprised that the matter was taken up with the Ministry of Finance but did not find favour.

(b) Recruitment of adequate number of drivers.

To be considered along with the issue of filling up of vacancies.

(c) Sanction of OSA for the long distance logistics van drivers of MMS.

Mail Branch will look into it. Action to be completed expeditiously.

(d) Technology training to Work Shop staff and grant of Data Entry Operator's scale of pay to Work Shop Staff.

DDG (Trg) to take necessary action for providing technical training to Work Shop Staff.

Item No.9

(a) Revision of wages from 1.1.2006 in respect of RRR Candidates, Casual Labourers, Contingent Staff.

Issue of RRR Candidates being sub judice, no action. The case of Casual Labourers is being examined. To be followed up vigorously.

(b) Grant of temporary status to eligible full time status casual labourers, convert part time into full time, absorb full time, part time, contingent in vacant GDS Posts.

The entire issue of Casual Labourers will be looked into with the objective of liquidating their number as per policy of the Government.

Item No.10

(a) Fill up all vacancies of Postmen and Mail guards

To be considered along with filling up of all vacancies in the Department.


(b) Modify certain unscientific work norms of Postmen/MTS finalized by Work Study Unit.

The existing norms will be reviewed after six months from the date of its issue. The Circles have been addressed to give their feed back in the matter and the review process will be completed by October 2010.

(c) Enhance the Postman Double duty Allowance as per the recommendations of 6th CPC.

The entire issue of double duty allowance will be reviewed by October 2010 by a Committee. The Chairperson directed that all issue relating to Postmen will be discussed separately.

Item No.11
Remove all local anomalies in MACP Scheme like application of benchmark of the period prior to introduction of MACP Scheme; grant MACP on Average benchmark like Department of Railways; denial of regular promotion earlier to introduction of MACP.

In the context of bench mark for grant of MACP within PB-1, it was desired to issue order on the pattern of the order having been issued by Ministry of Railways, immediately. The matter will be pursued.

Item No.12

Creation of System Administrators Cadre and financial compensation for special work performed by System Administrators.

A Committee consisting of DDG (Estt), DDG (P) and DDG (Technology) will be formed to consider this aspect along with cadre restructuring of PAs/SAs. As regards grant of Road Mileage Allowance, mater is under examination.

Item No.13
Recruitment Rules for Multi Tasking Staff

The draft rules to be referred to Department of Personnel for their approval. As regards educational qualifications of existing Gramin Dak Sevaks and Casual Labourers for appointment as multitasking staff, status quo will continue.

Item No.14

Amalgamation of Group C Accounts Cadre.

No action.

Item No.15

Roll back of the decentralization of PLI/RPLI – Augment required staff strength and filling up of vacant posts.

The proposal to be considered by PLI Directorate and any problem in this regard to be reported to Secretary (P) within a week.

Item No.16

Parity of scale of pay of Ministerial Cadre in Postal Civil Wing on part with the Postal Assistants and upgradation of posts of Works Clerk Grade – II/head Clerk – Filling up of all vacant posts of technical as well as ministerial posts – Creation of one Civil Wing Circle for each Postal Circle.

The Staff Side will take up this issue separately.

Item No.17
Regularize the HSG-I, HSG-II, LSG arrangements and grant Officiating Pay and Allowances to all Officials holding the posts.

The issue will be looked into afresh in view of the provision made in Postal Manual Volume IV, as stated by the Staff Side, as also in the light of prevailing instructions of the Government of India on the subject.

Item No.18
Enhance OTA and OSA rates in tune with the 6th Central Pay Commission.

The question of enhancing OTA rates stands referred to the Committee of Secretaries by the Nodal Department. The enhancement of OSA rates will be examined by Mail Branch and is to be completed within one month.

Meeting ended with Vote of Thanks to the Chair.

Posted by AIPEU P3 CHQ

Accounts: Solution for problems, Transanction context in use, pli/rpli while uploading the daily account there by affecting the PLI/RPLI Schedule, Tallying the re-booked figure in POS with summary in the area of RPLI FY premium.

Dear system Administrator,


The latest exe available in this folder solves the errors being faced in subaccounts module.


a) Transaction context in use by another session


b) Run Time error in connection with PLI / RPLI while uploading the Daily Account


c) Mismatching of the PoS figure with summary in the area of RPLI Premium.




Pl. download the exe. Move the existing exe to any other place. copy the downloaded exe in the concerned path and continue to work with the module.












Hope you will be coming out from the obstacles mentioned above.








Any further observations with the latest exe can be forwarded to us through ptcdesk@gmail.com

Download The File Here
 

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Modified Procedure for drawing Increment for July 2010

Modification procedure while drawing pay for July 2010

Point Of Sale 6.6 Update 4

Prerequisite:Upgradation ProcedureNew Features/Modifications Note
PointOfSale6.6 should be upgraded using Meghdoot 6.6 Service Pack1 before using Update 4 for PointOfSale 6.6.

1. Rename the existing PointOfSale.exe,Cash.dll, eBillHOlib.dll.
2. Copy the downloaded PointOfSale.exe,Cash.dll, eBillHOLib.dll to the application path and register the dlls.
3. Take a back up of the counter database and counter.mdb.
4. Run the counter22062010.exl file using script tool.
Note: Those who have already updated Update 3, should use Update 4. They need not upgrade the counter database. If they are upgrading counter database they will get an error log "Column names in each table must be unique" which can be ignored. The error log "Invalid column name 'BagOrBundleNumber'" also can be ignored.

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  MOVidesh
  • Foreign exchange rate will be displayed.
  • Fera Form number will be appearing automatically.
  • Rectified the exchange rate refreshing problem.
  • Special characters are validated in the sender/beneficiary address.
  • Bank name will be appearing with office name.
  • Validation for swift code.
  • If IBAN is entered, the bank account number and bank name fields will be disabled.
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  New Pension Scheme
  
  
  • For Tier 2 activation,PRAN number is made mandatory.
  • For contribution receipt number will come automatically after registration.
  • Transaction screen will not be closed after each transaction.
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    For Tier 1 and Tier 2 contribution, total amount will be calculated automatically and the field will be locked.
    
    
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  Incorporated the Foreign Supplementary charges which is effective from 1.5.2010.
  
  
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  Rectified the error in PLI first year premium updation, when the date of acceptance is not entered.
  
  
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  Updation of speedpostcentres.
  
  
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  Validation for emo pincode.
  
  
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  Rectified the problem in Registered News Paper receipt number generation.
  
  
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  Problem of fetching PLI and RPLI data from counter(Accountant PBS) is rectified.
  
  
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  Six digit pincode is mandatory for booking speed post articles.
  
  
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  Search option for RPLI policies.
  
  
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  Universal booking option for evp articles.
  
  
• Speed Post Centre name will appear in the receipt.

The following modification done in the service pack 2 for PointOfSale6.6 also incorporated in the Update 4 for Meghdoot 6.6 Service Pack1.

• Rectified the error in RPLI receipt printing.

• Rectified the error in submit account related to MTNL transactions.

• Rectified the error in submit account related to EPP transactions.

• FCCode and Register number are made mandatory for NPS transactions.

• Validations for NPS transactions according to the selection of service type.

Download Point of Sale 6.6 Update 4 Here

Strike Deferred

Proposed indefinite strike from 13.07.2010 deferred

The Secretary, Posts had taken a meeting with staff side on 12.07.2010 to discuss the charter of demands at 11 am and the following are the outcome on the charter of demands.

1. There will be no closure of single handed post offices.

2. The demand of the staff side that the annual increments to the erstwhile GDS SPMs should be continued will be considered positively.

3. There is no policy decision of the department to outsource any of the postal services.

4. A separate meeting will be held on 15.07.2010 to discuss about the Mckinsey and the object of restructuring the services.

5. Another separate meeting with the staff side will be held about the technology proposals shortly to discuss the future expansion of technology.

6. There will be no violation of earlier agreement on status quo of RMS & MMS with 10000 mails. Any violation if brought to the Directorate's notice it will be set aside.

7. The Departmental council & periodical meetings will be held regularly hereafter. Next meeting will be held in next month August 2010.

8. The demand of higher pay to TBOP &BCR for the earlier period will be considered along with the cadre review proposals.

9. There will be no harassment in Project Arrow offices. Furnishing wrong data's and showing as delivered or redirected will not be allowed hereafter.

10. The demand of the staff side to assess the vacancies as per establishment strength and actual strength in all cadres will be considered and all Chief PMGs will be addressed and appraised to fill up all the vacant posts forthwith during video conferences personally by the Secretary (P).

11. A committee consisting four staff side representatives with DDG(P) & DDG (Est) will be constituted and the process of the proposals of cadre review for all cadres will be completed before the end of 2010.

12. Separate discussions will be made on the proposal of creation of Postmasters cadre also.

13. The welfare schemes to GDS like grant of pension, medical, the proposals were already cleared by the Postal Board and submitted to nodal ministries for approval. It will be expedited.

14. It was assured to reconsider the norms for cash handling to BPMs and also fix fresh norms to RPLI and NREGIS scheme shortly.

15. The proposal for higher pay to Driver with Grade pay of 2400 has been sent to the Ministry of Finance.

16. The revision of O.S.A rates will be made within one month.

17. Technology training to workshop staff will be provided.

18. The proposals for the grant of minimum pay as per the Sixth CPC to casual labourers have been submitted to Ministry of Finance for approval. It will be expedited. The demand of the staff side to grant revised GDS pay to GDS substitutes will be considered.

19. The issues related to postmen norms, delivery, beat etc will be discussed shortly and final decision will be taken before the end of October 2010. One committee will be constituted to sort out the issues.

20. The plea of the staff side to ignore benchmark for MACP has been accepted and the Secretary told the DDG to cause orders today itself. Another request to ignore the earlier declining of LSG promotions prior to the receipt of MACP orders will also be considered.

21. The proposal of the staff side to create System assistant instead of System administrator will be considered along with the cadre review proposals. The orders relating to road mileage allowance will be released shortly. The distribution of work & responsibility etc will be looked into along with the cadre review proposals.

22. The Recruitment Rules for Multi tasked staff will be finalized shortly. Our request to finalise the rules with no educational qualifications as if available to erstwhile Group D has been accepted.

23 The issues relating to Postal accounts like filling up of posts, amalgamation of Group C etc will be discussed further with DDG (PAF).

24. The suggestions of the Admin union about centralization of PLI claim at RO & CO will be considered. Further a separate meeting will be organized with their union to discuss about their issues.

25. Clarificatory orders will be issued soon providing officiating pay to the officials holding higher posts like HSG II & HSG I.

26. The issues of the postal Civil wing will be discussed separately.

After the meeting, the JCA met and decided to defer the proposed strike duly considering the positive approach of the Secretary in settlement of our genuine demands.

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51-hour countdown for PSLV-C15 to starts...

The PSLV-C15 rocket on its launch pad in Sriharikota spaceport.

The 51-hour countdown for the 17th flight launch of Indian space agency's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C 15 from Sriharikota spaceport is expected to begin on Saturday morning. Preparations were in full swing for the launch of the PSLV-C-15 on July 12. All the parameters for the launch were doing well and the 51-hour countdown was expected to start at 6 am on Saturday, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISR0) officials said.

"The rocket will put into orbit five satellites – remote sensing satellite Cartosat-2B from India, Alsat from Algeria, two nano satellites from Canada and Switzerland, and a pico (very small) satellite called Studsat built by seven engineering students in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka", ISRO spokesmen S Satish told PTI.

The PSLV launch was to take place on May 9 last but was postponed because of a drop in the pressure in the vehicle's second stage.

This would be the first mission by ISRO after the failure of India's ambitious home-made cryogenic engine powered GSLV-D3 in April last.

He said, "In this flight, PSLV will place the 694 kg Cartosat-2B and four auxiliary payloads in a 630 km Polar Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO)".

The four-stage vehicle had been fully assembled in its launch pad and the mating with Cartosat-2B and other satellites had been completed.

He said the satellite would help in urban planning and infrastructure development such as laying ring-roads and rerouting of highways.

"Cartosat-2B carries a panchromatic camera similar to that of its predecessors - Cartosat-2 and 2A", he said adding it was capable of imaging a swath (geographical strip of land) of 9.6 km with a resolution of 0.8 metre.

Source http://www.hindustantimes.com/51-hour-countdown-for-PSLV-C15-to-start-tomorrow/Article1-569611.aspx

Call for strike given to Central Government employees was unpatriotic...says Mr.N.Sanjiva Reddi

Dated July 7, 1960: Unpatriotic step

The Congress President, Mr. N. Sanjiva Reddi, called upon Congressmen in Patna on July 6 to accept the challenge posed by the strike threat of the Central Government employees and offer their services to the Government to meet it. He said they should be prepared to work even as railway porters and postmen, if need be. Mr. Reddi told a Congress workers' meeting that the call for strike given to Central Government employees was unpatriotic at a time when India's borders were threatened. He fervently hoped that the Central Government employees would not fall a prey to the “machinations of some misguided politicians” and would refuse to join the strike. He asked Congressmen to do their best to persuade the Central Government employees to desist from joining the proposed strike.

Source: The Hindu

Confederation Flag

Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers General Secretary Mr. K.K.N.Kutty, placed a Confederation Flag in his posting and he says that as follows...

"Placed hereunder is the confederation flag. This is to enable you to prepare the flag and circulate the same to the units of the affiliates so that they can take steps to prepare the flag for hoisting it on 12th July in front of all offices (Please see Circular No.13 and 14 at the Confederation website)".

With greetings,

yours fraternally ,

KKN.Kutty.

Secretary General

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