Eight Modernized Post Offices Dedicated to Public in Delhi

A large number of Post Offices in Delhi Postal Circle are getting transformed under Project Arrow. 36 Post Offices had already undergone complete overhaul last year. The Minister said that the latest Phase of Project Arrow would cover 19 Post Offices in Delhi, of which 8 have been dedicated today and the remaining 11 would be dedicated shortly. Besides, uniform brand hierarchy and a single window service system reducing waiting time for customers, the Post Office employees have been sensitised and imparted training in soft skills and IT (Information Technology). All the Post Offices are equipped with broad band connectivity to provide web-based services of the Department such as e-Money Order, Western Union Money Transfer, Instant Money Order, e-Post etc.

Heaven on Earth "Falaknuma Palace"

If you know about heaven,it is there in Hyderabad" falaknuma Palace".The palace boasts of lavishly decorated interiors made of the Italian marble, and follows a western architectural style. The palace embellished with special diamond stone, spread in 9.34lac sqft, five kilometres from Charminar.The palace has
220 luxury rooms and 22 suits.The palace dinning hall can accommodate 101 persons for dinning.
Anyone wishes to admire royal patronage for one day,needs to spend 5lac ruppes and Rs.33,455 for luxury rooom.The palace is underTaj group of hotels.The Palace Hotel will open on 13 November10

Deadline for Subscribers Re-Verification Extended till December 31, 2010

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of Communications & Information Technology has extended the deadline for completion of re-verification by the Mobile Service Providers (MSPs) of their existing subscribers up to December 31, 2010. During this process the service providers can correct their subscriber’s record wherever they find that the documents collected from the customers earlier are inappropriate or missing.

DoT had earlier asked the Mobile Service Providers (MSPs) to complete re-verification over a window of one year starting from November 01, 2009 to October 31, 2010. MSPs were asked to provide details to the Telecom Enforcement, Resource and Monitoring (TERM) Cells of DoT in the Licensed Service Areas (LSA) on monthly basis about the re-verified customers and also provide on-line access to the scanned Customer Acquisition Forms (CAF). The service providers approached DoT in October for extension of time. They had stated in their request that creation of infrastructure for re-verification has taken some time and now since re-verification activities are in full swing, they need some more time to complete the re-verification.

After consideration of all relevant aspects and consultation with security agencies, the time limit for completion of re-verification of existing subscribers by the service providers has been extended till December 31, 2010 by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT).

wikipedia turns to India

The Wikimedia Foundation(WMF), with a views to enhance content on Indian languages ,plan to setup an office which support Bangalore based India chapter of the free online resource website.
The foundation looking at top 10 Indian languages having mature content by 2015.It has genarated57823articles, Telugu 45,963,Marathi 31,400,Tamil 25,263,Gujarati17,142 and malayalam14,830.
The WMF targeted at getting in the next five years 100 million unique visitors a month to the site.

Special Offer for Government Employees

India Post has ventured into the scheme for Sale of branded Gold Coins of 99.99% purity. The scheme was launched in October 2008 in about 100 Post Offices spread across Delhi, Maharashtra, Tamilnadu and Gujarat Postal circles. India Post sells the 24 carat coins produced by Valcambi, Switzerland in association with World Gold council, and its business Partner. Presently this scheme is available in 700 Post Offices across India. India Post is overwhelmed by the response received from the public. More than 518 kg of gold has been sold from the Post Offices. Post Offices sell gold coins of 0.5 gm, 1.0 gm, 5 gms, 8 gms and 20 gms denominations.

Special Festive Season Offer can be availed from 12^th October 2010 till 31^st December 2010

The power of thinking

A brain–machine interface that enables human subjects to 'think' superimposed computer images visible offers a means of controlling devices using brain activity.People
have used mind control to change images on a video screen, a study reports. The volunteers, whose brains were wired up to a computer, enhanced one of two competing images of famous people or objects by changing firing rates in individual brain cells.

Flipkart .com online bookseller success mantra

It was co-founded by Sachin and Binny Bansal in 2007 after resigning from their jobs at Amazon India. They started with 4 lakh in seed capital and just two of them as employees, they were pouncing on a demand supply gap in online bookselling .The duo initially did everything, from programming, forging supplier relationships and book procurement to logistics, packing and shipping.Initially , Flip-kart started by offering 50000 titles, Today, it offers four million. it has 500000 registered users and has sold 750000 books so far.it sells four items every minute. The firm's success mantra: employing technology for speedy and accurate delivery to customers.

DoP Releases a Set of Stamps on Four Princely States of India

Department Of Posts released today a set of four stamps on “Princely States of India” as a curtain raiser to INDIPEX 2011, the World Philatelic Exhibition. The exhibition is scheduled to be held during 12^th February to 18^th February, 2011 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. These stamps were formally released by Ms. Rameshwari Handa Chief Postmaster General, Delhi Circle at Sansad Marg HPO. This set of four commemorative postage stamps depicts the stamps issued by the Princely States- Sirmoor, Indore, Bamra and Cochin. These stamps are both archaic and rare and highly valued by Philatelists all over the world.

There were as many as 568 states in India before Independence that ceased to exist after independence. It is relevant to mention here that only forty odd states out of five hundred plus had issued stamps as symbol of their sovereignty. The Postage stamps issued by the states carried the portraits of the kings and princes, regal insignia or symbols. Printed using a variety of methods and colours, the stamps were sometimes overprinted too. However, some of the princely states left a legacy which is valuable in philatelic circle.

Third Set of Stamps on Tennis, Archery, Hockey and Athletics Released

India Post today released third set of stamps at CWG Village Post Office to commemorate the event that inaugurates today. India Post celebrates the spirit of the XIX Commonwealth Games by issuing a set of four stamps (of Rs. 5/- each) on Tennis, Archery, Hockey and Athletics. The set was formally released by Ms. Rameshwari Handa Chief Postmaster General, Delhi Circle, in the presence of Lt. General (Retd.) Ashok Kapur ADG (Games Village) and other senior officers of India Post.

DoP Sets up two Post Offices for Commonwealth Games

ThDepartment Of Posts has established two Post Offices i.e. CWG Village and Main Press Centre, Pragati Maiden to cater to the athletes, delegates, visitors and media persons. These Post Offices are providing very affordable postal and logistics facilities to its customers in a very friendly environment. The Philatelic Sales Counters of these Post Offices are a major hit as a range of beautiful designed stamps (featuring the flora and fauna, sports, art & culture, famous personalities etc.), Philatelic Books and Special Covers are available for sale. On 30.9.2010, the Delhi Postal Circle has issued one Special Cover to commemorate the arrival Of Queen’s Baton in Delhi and very soon two picture post cards will also be issued by Department Of Posts on Commonwealth Games 2010.

Right to Information Act(RTI)

The Right to Information (RTI) Act ,2005 , one of the most powerful lasws enacted in independent India., completes half a decade in the cause of transparent and accountable administration. It enables, on demand, access to information the State and Central governments have in their possession. It empowers Indian cititzens to ask for and get specific information, subject to certain norms, form a public Authoirty.thus making functionaries more accountable and responsible

9 Indian Telecom Network Becomes the 2nd Larget in the World

Indian telecom network becomes the second largest in the world with total subscriber base of over 670 million at the end of July 2010.With this overall teledensity in the country has reached over 58% mark. In last five years not only Urban Tele-density has risen from 26% to more than 125%, but Rural Tele-density has also increased phenomenally from 1.73% to over 27%. Inaugurating the Curtain Raiser Ceremony of ‘India Telecom 2010’ here today, Thiru A. Raja Union Minister of Communications and Information Technology, said it has been made possible by synergy of conducive Government policies and the entrepreneurship zeal of Telecom industry. He underlined the policy initiatives that led to the present state of reduced tariffs and monumental growth in teledensity enabling common man to afford it and get connected with rest of the world.