An additional Dearness Allowance of 16% - who continue to draw their pay & allowances in the pre revised as per 5th Central Pay Commission

An important order has been published by Finance Ministry today for Central Government and Central Autonomous Bodies employees, who are all getting their pay and allowances in the pre-revised scales of pay as per 5th Central Pay Commission.

 

The additional rate of Dearness Allowance admissible to the above said employees shall be enhanced 16% from the existing rate of 87% to 103% with effect from 1.7.2010

 

We reproduced the Office Memorandum and given below for your information...

 

 

No. 1(3)/2008-EII(B)

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Expenditure

************

New Delhi, the 29th September, 2010

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

 

 

Subject:- Rates of Dearness Allowance applicable w.e.f. 1.7.2010 to the employees of Central Government and Central Autonomous Bodies continuing to draw their pay in the pre-revised scale as per 5th CPC.

 

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department's OM. of even No dated 31st march,2010 revising the Deafness Allowance w.e.f. 1.1.2010 in respect of employees of Central Government and Autonomous Bodies who continue to draw their pay and allowances in the pre-revised scales of pay as per 5th Central Pay Commission.

 

2 The rates of Dearness Allowance admissible to the above categories of employees of Central Government and Central Autonomous bodies shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 87% to 103% w.e.f. 1.7.2010. All other conditions as laid down in the O.M.dated 3rd October, 2008 will continue to apply.

 

3 The contents of this Office Memorandum may also be brought to the notice of the organizations under the administrative control of the Ministries/Departments which have adopted the Central Government scales of pay.

 

 

(Y.P.Sehgal )

Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

 

 

Hindi Version will follow...

 

 

 

www.finmin.nic.in

Special benefits in cases of death and disability in service – payment of Disability Pension/Family pension

No.45/3/2008-P&PW (F)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare

 

 

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan,

Khan Market, New Delhi-110003.

Dated 30th September, 2010

 

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

 

Subject: Special benefits in cases of death and disability in service – payment of Disability Pension/Family pension – regarding.

 

The undersigned is directed to say that the pension of pensioner/family pensioners who were drawing pension/family pension as on 1.1.2006 under the CCS(EOP) Rules is to be revised in accordance with Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare Office memorandum No.38/37/2008-P&P&W(A) dated 1.9.2008.

 

2. The question of modified parity between past and present pensioners, covered under the Central Civil Services (Extraordinary Pension) Rules/Liberalized Pensionary Award Scheme, on the lines of benefits sanctioned for ordinary pensioners/family pensioners, has been under the consideration of the Government. It has now been decided that the revision of pre-2006 pensioners/family pensioners coming under this category would be done as under:-

 

(A) The past cases of pre-2006 pensioners/family pensioners will be revised under Para 4.1 of this Department's OM NO. 38/37/2008-P&P&W (A) dated 1.9.2008 as is being done hithertofore and the revised pension on the basis of the provisions of this OM worked out.

 

(B) The pension/family pension shall also be calculated as on 1.1.2006 by applying the following procedure:

 

I. Family Pension for Categories B & C

 

(a) Where the deceased Government servant was not holding a pensionable post:

 

40% of minimum of Pay in the Pay Band plus Grade Pay/minimum Basic Pay in the revised Scale of Pay in case of HAG and above, applicable from 1.1.2006, corresponding to the scale of pay last held by the employee, subject to a minimum of Rs.4550/-

 

(b) Where the deceased Government servant was holding a pensionable post:

 

60% of minimum of Pay in the Pay Band plus Grade Pay/minimum Basic Pay in the revised Scale of Pay in case of HAG and above, applicable from 1.1.2006, corresponding to the scale of pay last held by the employee, subject to a minimum of RS.7,000/-

 

In case where the widow dies or remarries, the children shall be paid family pension at the rates mentioned at (a) or (b) above, as applicable, and the same rate shall also apply to fatherless/motherless children. In both cases, family pension shall be paid to children for the period during which they would have been eligible for family pension under the CCS (Pension) Rules. Dependent parents/brothers/sisters etc. shall be paid family pension one-half the rate applicable to widows/fatherless or motherless children.

 

II. Family Pension under Categories D & E

 

Family pension shall be calculated as the minimum of Pay in the Pay Band plus Grade Pay/minimum Basic Pay in the revised Scale of Pay in case of HAG and above, applicable from 1.1.2006, corresponding to the scale of pay last held by the employee.

 

(a If the Government servant is not survived by his widow but is survived by child/children only, all children together shall be eligible for family pension at the rate of 60% of minimum of Pay in the Pay Band plus Grade Pay/minimum Basic Pay in the revised Scale of Pay in case of HAG and above, applicable from 1.1.2006, corresponding to the scale of pay last held by the employee, subject to a minimum ofRs. 7000/-

 

(b When the Government servant dies as a bachelor or as a widower without children, dependent pension will be admissible to parent without reference to pecuniary circumstances, at the rate of 75% of minimum of Pay in the Pay Band plus Grade Pay/minimum Basic Pay in case of HAG and above, applicable from 1.1.2006, corresponding to the scale of pay last held by the employee, if both parents are alive, and at the rate of 60% if only one of them is alive.

 

III. Disability Pension for Categories B & C

 

(a) Disability pension would comprise of a service element equal to 50% of minimum of Pay in the Pay Band plus Grade Pay or the minimum Basic Pay in the revised Scale in case of HAG and above, applicable from 1-1-2006, corresponding to the scale of pay last held by the employee, to be reduced proportionately, if the employee did not have required qualifying service for full pension, plus disability element equal to 30% of the same minimum basic pay, for 100% disability.

 

(b) For disability less than 100%, disability element shall be reduced proportionately. In cases of disability pension where permanent disability is not less that 60%, the disability pension (i.e. total of service element plus disability element) shall not be less than 60% of the minimum of pay in the Pay Band plus Grade Pay or the minimum basic pay in the revised Scale of pay in case of HAG and above, corresponding to the scale of pay last held by the employee, subject to a minimum ofRs. 7000/- per month.

 

IV. Disability Pension for Category D

 

(a) Disability pension would comprise of a service element equal to 50% of minimum of Pay in the Pay Band plus Grade Pay/minimum Basic Pay in the revised Scale of Pay in case of HAG and above, applicable from 1.1.2006, corresponding to the scale of pay last held by the employee subject to proportionate reduction in case his qualifying service up to the deemed date of retirement falls short of full qualifying service and disability element equal to 30% of the same minimum of Pay in the Pay Band plus Grade Pay / minimum Basic Pay in the revised Scale of Pay, subject to the condition that the aggregate of service and disability element shall not be less than 80% of the minimum of Pay in the Pay Band plus Grade Pay/minimum Basic Pay, in case of HAG and above, applicable from 1.1.2006, corresponding to the scale of pay last held by the employee, for 100% disability.

 

(b) For lower percentage of the disability, proportionate reduction would be made in disability element as provided in OM dated 3.2.2000 as amended vide O.M.No.45/3/2008-P&PW (F) dated 18.11.2008

 

V. Disability Pension for Cases under Category E

 

(a) Disability pension would comprise of a service element equal to 50% of minimum of Pay in the Pay Band plus Grade Pay or the minimum Basic pay in the revised Scale of pay in case of HAG and above applicable from 1-1-2006, corresponding to the scale of pay last held by the employee subject to proportionate reduction in case his qualifying service upto deemed date of retirement falls short of full qualifying service and disability element equal to the same minimum of pay in the Pay Band plus Grade Payor the minimum Basic Pay in the revised Scale of Pay in case of HAG and above, corresponding to the scale of pay last held by the employee, for 100% disability subject to the condition that the aggregate of service and disability elements shall not exceed the minimum of Pay in the Pay Band plus Grade Pay/minimum Basic Pay in the revised Scale of Pay, in case of HAG and above, applicable from 1.1.2006, corresponding to the scale of pay last held by the employee, for 100% disability.

 

The condition that the aggregate of service and disability elements shall not exceed the minimum of Pay in the Pay Band plus Grade Pay/minimum Basic Pay in the revised Scale of Pay, in case of HAG and above, applicable from 1.1.2006, corresponding to the scale of pay last held by the employee, for 100% disabilitystands withdrawn w.e.f. 1.7.2009.

 

(b) For lower percentage of the disability, proportionate reduction would be made in disability element as provided in OM dated 3.2.2000 as amended vide O.M. No.45/3/2008-P&PW (F) dated 18.11.2008.

 

3. After the revised pension/family pension has been calculated in accordance with the methods indicated in (A) & (B) above, the higher of the two shall be granted as revised pension w.e.f. 1.1.2006.

 

4. All other terms and conditions in the O.M. dated 3.2.2000, as amended vide O.M. No.45/3/2008-P&PW (F) dated 18.11.2008 shall remain unchanged.

 

5. This issues with the concurrence of the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure U.O. No.403/EV/2010 dated 28.7.2010.

 

6. In so far as persons belonging to the Indian Audit & Accounts Department, these orders issue after consultation with the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.

 

 

 

(Tripti P Ghosh)

Director

 

 

 

 

www.persmin.nic.in

features to look for in a mobile phone before you buy

Are you looking for a cell phone with killer features? Have you ever come across a person who said that his mobile phone has satisfied all his needs? i bet you wouldn't because no phone is designed in such a way that it satisfies all the needs of the person because a perfect phone would not only ruins its rivals business but also kills all other models of its own company so i guess companies deliberately leaves some flaws, missing features and other things such that balance is always maintained in mobile ecosystem... And this balance is really needed in mobile world for the survival of any company ;)







Recently i started to feel my mobile is obsolete and started hunting for the new device with top features so that it will serve me for another 3 to 4 years and my budget to spend on phone was also pretty good some where between 200 to 500$, though at the beginning i thought i would get a phone with features that satisfies me in this price range but to my surprise i found out it is difficult to choose a mobile which suits ones need.... but below are some of the important and basic features to look for before buying a mobile phone.






Mobile Build and Appearance:






this is the important aspect before buying any mobile even if the mobile is feaure rich but the mobile is the size of your school geometry box than its of no use always go for a slim and light weight mobiles again its the matter of perception some people like big looking phones ;)






Battery:






This is the top and second most important thing in mobile phone, i know loads of people who buys nokia phones just because it has awesome battery life now a days almost all companies offer ultimate battery, always look for the cell phone which as talk time 2G = >9+ hrs 3G = >5+hrs , standby >20+ days, audio playback of 30+ hrs, i dumped my old cell phone sony ericsson because it had a talktime of abt 4.5 hrs which is pretty less and required recharging every one or two days even after minimal usage.










Mobile Screen:






Always buy a mobile which is sunlight readable that is images/text on mobile Screen should be visible even under broad daylight or sunlight buy a phone with clear LCD or AMOLED, most of the phones out there are not sunlight readable so please check this important point before buying a cell phone.






Camera:






Most of the phones now a days have camera even the low end mobiles are equipped with VGA Camera, if you are a blogger or a person who wants to use the pictures taken to print from your mobile for some purpose then always go for a mobile with minimum 3.2MP camera (though it is not always true because some time 2.0 MP camera mobiles perform better than 3MP camera mobiles) and which has flash Xenon or LED.. and always check for FPS for video recording anything more than 25FPS is very good.






Sound Quality:






If you listen music more on your cellphone then you should consider to buy mobiles built for music such as sony ericsson Walkman phones because not all mobile phones play music great, because i had a high priced PDA where the sound quality was average...






Connectivity and Navgation:






Gone were the days when people were using cell phones just for calling and playing video games, now a days most of the people use internet and other facilities in their phone so please buy a phone which has atleast 3G, USB, Bluetooth and GPS.






Messaging and Email:






If you are a person who use email or send SMS the go for a phone with qwety keypad avoid touch screen and also check whether your phone has MS exchange or push email client.






Phone memory and Performance:






Phone fully loaded with feature alone doesn't help it should have a good operating system, Phone memory(RAM), and Processor phone with more memory and more MHZ your mobile always perform better, many mid range phones have loads of applications and features stuffed in but lacks Fair amount of RAM and good Processors that's the reason it hangs and automatically device recycle(Restarts) often.






Basic R&D before buying a device:






Always read reviews and user opinion online about how the reception and phone clarity of the device is and also if your buying a mobile with touch screen always ask the people who already used it on how the touch response though many stores do not have a demo PC some stores do have its better to try before buying a phone than spending huge amount uncertain whether it serves your purpose or not... guys if you like to add few more points suggestions are welcomed.
 
source:Technology blog, Science and Mystery

BONUS FOR POSTAL EMPLOYEES FOR 2009-10

PRODUCTIVITY LINKED BONUS FOR POSTAL EMPLOYEES FOR 2009-10 WILL BE AGAIN 60 DAYS



Bonus order have been issued today by Department of Posts.


Bonus for Postal Employees will be 60 days this year also and the maximum ceiling will be Rs.3500 for regular employees, Rs.2500 for GDS employees and Rs.1200 for casual & Temporary employees.

ENHANCED DEARNESS RELIEF ORDER PUBLISHED BY DOPT

F. No. 42/18/2010-P&PW(G)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan,

Khan Market, New Delhi – 110003

Date: 27th September, 2010

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners Revised rate effective from 1.7.2010.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM No. 42/18/2010-P&PW(G) dated 31.3.2010 on the subject mentioned above and to state that the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Relief payable to Central Government pensioners shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 35% to 45% w.e.f. July, 2010.

2. These orders apply to (i) All Civilian Central Government Pensioners/Family Pensioners (ii) The Armed Forces Pensioners, Civilian Pensioners paid out of the Defence Service Estimates, (iii) All India Service Pensioners (iv) Railway Pensioners and (v) The Burma Civilian pensioners/famiiy pensioners and pensioners/families of displaced Government pensioners from Pakistan, who are Indian Nationals but receiving pension on behalf of Government of Pakistan, who are in receipt of ad-hoc ex-gratia allowance of Rs. 3500/- p.m. in terms of this Department’s OM No. 23/1/97-P&PW(B) dated 23.2.1998 read with this Department’s OM No. 23/3/2008-P&PW(B) dated 15.9.2008.

3. Central Government Employees who had drawn Iumpsum amount on absorption in a PSU/Autonomous body and have become eligible to restoration of1/3 rd commuted portion of pension as well as revision of the restored amount in terms of this Department‘s OM No. 4/59/97-P&PW (D) dated 14.07.1998 will also be entitled to the payment of DR 45% w.e.f. 1.7.2010 on full pension i.e. the revised pension which the absorbed employee would have received on the date of restoration had he not drawn Iumpsum payment on absorption and Dearness Pension subject to fulfillment of the conditions laid down in para 5 ofthe O.M. dated 14.07.98. In this connection, instructions contained in this Department’s OM (D) dated. 12.7.2000 refers.

4. Payment of DR involving a fraction of a rupee shall be rounded off to the next higher rupee.

5. Other provisions governing grant of DR in respect of employed family pensioners and re­empIoyed Central Government Pensloners will be regulated in accordance with the provisions contained in this Department’s OM No. 45/73/97-P&PW (G) dated 2.7.1999 as amended vide this Department’s OM No. F. No. 38/88/2008-P&PW(G) dated 9th July, 2009. The provisions relating to regulation of DR where pensioner is in receipt of more than one pension will remain unchanged.

6. In the case of retired Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts, necessary orders will be issued by the Department of Justice separately.

7. It will be the responsibility of the pension disbursing authorities, including the nationalized banks, etc. to calculate the quantum of DR payable in each individual case.

8. The offices of Accountant General and Authorised Public Sector Banks are requested to arrange payment of relief to pensioners etc. on the basis of above instructions without waiting for any further instructions from the Comptroller and Auditor General of India and the Reserve Bank of India in view of letter No. 528-TA, II/34-80-II dated 23/04/1981 of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India addressed to all Accountant Generals and Reserve Bank of India Circular No. GANB No.2958/GA-64 (ii) (CGL)/81 dated the 21st May, 1981 addressed to State Bank of India and its subsidiaries and all Nationalised Banks.

9. In their application to the pensioners/family pensioners belonging to Indian Audit and Accounts Department, these orders issue in consultation with the C&AG.

10. This issues with the concurrence of Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure víde their OM No. 1(4)/EV/2004 dated 24th September, 2010.

s/d

( V.K Wadhwa )

Under Secretary to the Government of India

Supreme Court rejects plea for deferment of verdict on Ayodhya case

Paving the way for the Allahabad High Court to deliver its judgement in the 60-year-old Ramjanambhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit, the Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the plea for deferment of the verdict.

“Having considered in detail the arguments of the parties, we are of the view that the SLP has to be dismissed.

Accordingly, the SLP stands dismissed,” said the apex court’s 3-judge bench headed by Chief Justice S H Kapadia in a brief order.

The court’s order came after two hours of arguments on a plea for the deferment of the judgement by the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court filed by a retired bureaucrat Ramesh Chandra Tripathi seeking time for working out an out-of-court settlement.

However, it did not specify any reason for its decision nor fix any date for the judgement to be delivered by the Allahabad High Court.

With this, the way has been paved for the High Court to give its judgement shortly in view of the fact that one of the judges of the three-member bench, Justice D.V. Sharma, is to demit office on October one.

Earlier, Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati said that uncertainty should not be allowed to continue.

Appearing before the bench that included Justices Aftab Alam and K.S. Radhakrishnan, he said the most preferred solution to the problem would be settlement but it has not taken place and the uncertainty which is prevailing should not be allowed to continue.

The three-judge bench headed by the Chief Justice gave an unanimous order.

During the arguments, the Attorney General said “Settlement, if any possible, we welcome it but we do not want any uncertainty.”

Since 1999, the stand of the Union Government has been for settlement which has not taken place, he said.

“We would like a resolution of the matter in one way or the other. We cannot keep the law and order machinery in sustained animation,” Vahanvati said.

The AG said, “My position is very clear. I am of the view for implementation of the decision of the suit. This is what we have to do as per the mandate of 1994“.

Vahanvati also referred to the verdict of the Constitutional bench on the land acquisition at the disputed site in Ayodhya.

He refuted the allegations of senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, who was appearing for Tripathi, that the Centre sat meekly and only stood as a receiver of the disputed land.

Vahanvati said the Government was committed to maintain the rule of law and was under obligation of the undertaking given by it to the apex court on September 14, 1994 that it will make attempts to resolve the issue through continuous negotiations.

The Attorney General also countered the allegations of Rohatgi that it was not “pro-active” in attempting to resolve the dispute through settlement and process of negotiation.

He said government believed in respecting the rule of law. He also countered the argument that the tenure of one of the retiring judges could be extended as the Centre has no power in this regard, which is vested with the Chief Justice of the High Court and only to a certain extent recommendations can be made by the apex court collegium.

Home Minister takes stock of security

Home Minister P. Chidambaram took stock of the security situation in the country and directed all concerned to ensure peace after the Supreme Court dismissed the plea for deferment of verdict on Ayodhya case.

Chidambaram reviewed the security measures in the wake of the apex court paving the way for the Allahabad High Court to deliver its judgement in the 60-year-old Ramjanambhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit.

The Home Minister also visited his Ministry’s Control Room and Integrated Operations Centre and reviewed its functioning.

The meeting was attended by top Home Ministry officials and chief of Intelligence agencies.

The Home Ministry has identified 32 sensitive locations across the country -- four of them in Uttar Pradesh -- where there is a potential to “evoke sharp reactions” following the verdict and asked states to be fully alert.

The Centre is keeping ready paramilitary forces at some strategic locations, closer to airports, for immediate deployment in the places of trouble anywhere in the country.

The Home Ministry has already prepared a contingency plan to deal with any situation arising out of the Allahabad High Court judgement.

At a separate meeting to review the Commonwealth Games security, which was also attended by Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar besides others, Chidambaram took stock of the steps being taken to ensure foolproof measures in the Games venues, the Games village as well as the national capital.

source: THE HINDU

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ಮನೆಯ ಸುತ್ತಲೂ ಬೇಲಿಹಾಕಿದ್ದೇನೆ

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ಬೇಕಾದಾಗ ಮಳೆ ತರಿಸಿದ್ದೇನೆ

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ಆದರೆ ಬಾಯಾರಿದವರಿಗೆ ಒಂದು ಲೋಟ ನೀರು ಕೊಟ್ಟಿಲ್ಲ

ಪದವಿ ಮೇಲೆ ಪದವಿ ಪಡೆದಿದ್ದೇನೆ

ಸರ್ವಜ್ಯ್ನನಿಂದ ಹಿಡಿದು ಮೂರ್ತಿಯವರೆಗೂ ಓದಿದ್ದೇನೆ

ಆದರೆ ಮಾತಿಗೆ ಮಾತು ಬೆಳೆಸಿ

ಜಗಲಕ್ಕೆ ನಿಂತುಬಿಡುತ್ತೇನೆ

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ಒಳ್ಳೆಯವನೆಂದೆನಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತೇನೆ. ಆದರೆ

ಪರರ ಏಲ್ಗೆ ಕಂಡು ಒಳಗೊಳಗೇ ಹಲ್ಲುಮಸೆಯುತ್ತೇನೆ.

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PIL on retirement age of civil servants

Lucknow, Sep 24 (PTI) A PIL was filed in the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court today, seeking direction to extend the retirement age of officers of India Civil Services from 60 years to at least 65 years.

Neelendra Pandey, a local social worker, stated in his PIL that he is aggrieved with discrepancies in the retirement policy of different government services.

He said IAS, IPS and IFS officers retire at 60 years, while people of about 80 years and sometime even more continue as President, Prime Minister, Governor and Chief Minister, Minister and MLAs.

Professors and doctors of Central universities and institutions like AIIMS retire at 65 and primary school teachers retire at 62, Pandey said while terming the retirement policies as defective and challenging the same.

He requested the court to direct Central government to consider making a universal retirement policy for all public servants.

Source: PTI

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Something fishy going on over the past few hours. A large number of Orkut users are randomly flooding their friend’s scrapbooks with following message:

Something fishy going on over the past few hours. A large number of Orkut users are randomly flooding their friend’s scrapbooks with following message:



"Bom sabado"


It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that the “Bom Sabado!” messages are automatically generated by a script. However, it is not clear if this is simply a script exploiting vulnerability in Orkut, or have the accounts sending the automated scraps been compromised.


If you are amongst those affected, it’s highly recommended that you follow the steps highlighted below:


Switch to the “older version” of Orkut.


Log out of Orkut.


Clean your browser’s cache and cookies.


Log in and change your password and security question.


If you haven’t been affected yet, it is strongly advised that you avoid Orkut until the issue has been resolved.






Update 1: The worm appears to have originated in Brazil, where Orkut is still exceptionally popular. Many of the affected users are noticing the Brazilian flag on their status messages. Additionally, the word ‘Bom Sabado’ means ‘Good Saturday’ in Portuguese, which is the official language of Brazil.






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Kiran Reddy

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How to delete photos tagged in Facebook by someone ?

            Recently some person tagged some bullshit photo to my facebook profile though the pic was tagged four months ago i did not scratched my head at the beginning because it was visible only for me but every time when i opened the photo album on facebook it was very much annoying to see those two pics but lately i decided to get rid of it when i tried to remove the pic and search for the options i was surprised to see facebook did not give any option to remove those pics from our own album and when i googled for the solution i came to know that many of them facing the same issue and only way to get rid of those pics is to request the original poster/tagger to untag me from that pic, really weird and jacka** design isn't it?

            When i came to know that we do not have control on our own album in facebook my blood boiled and cursed the airhead in the facebook who designed it, facebook team has to review on this friggin issue and should allow some rights to override the people tagging without their consent or aleast give them power to remove those annoying tagged pics from our album.

            Facebook is said to be the second most visited website in the world and number one social networking site i thought FB will respect privacy, but its allowing friends to tag our picture with others and themselves i think people should get approval before tagging from owner what ever it is this glitch is bugging me from last two days.