Microsoft releases .NET Framework 4.5.2
Microsoft has announced the release of .NET Framework 4.5.2. This release is said to be a highly compatible update to the.NET Framework 4, 4.5 and 4.5.1. This version of the .NET Framework runs side-by-side with the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 and earlier. But in the case of Framework 4, .NET Framework 4.5 and .NET Framework 4.5.1, it will perform an in-place update.
The Microsoft .NET Framework is a software framework for Windows operating system, that includes a large library of coded solutions to common programming problems and a virtual machine that manages the execution of programs written specifically for the framework..NET Framework 4.5.2
Based of feedback from various source, this release comes with several reliability and performance improvements along with some new features.
- ASP.NET improvements
- Distributed transactions enhancements
- High DPI Improvements
- Improved activity tracing support in runtime and framework
- A more robust profiling
To find out what’s new in .NET Framework 4.5.2, visit MSDN. To download it, visit Microsoft. On thisweb page, you will get the links of web installer as well as the language packs. Microsoft however recommends that you use the Web Installer instead of the Offline Installer for optimal efficiency and bandwidth utilization.
Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Vista SP2 users, may download and install it.
New Features - Auto Closure In CCC IndiaPost Software
A new feature has been provided in the CCC called AUTO CLOSURE FACILITY. The auto-closure will be available from 15/05/14.
At present, the Customer Care Centres have to login to the CCC software and then check every case and provide suitable reply with reference to available information.There are many types of complaints, like NON DELIVERY OF ARTICLES, NON PAYMENT OF EMOS etc. can be settled using the data which is already available in the system. As delivery information is available in the central server, for such complaints the CCC software has been modified to search Registered Net, Parcel Net, Speed Net and eMO data base for the delivery/payment information, fetch that information from the respective servers, update in the CCC software and then automatically close the complaints. The whole exercise will be done daily once at 6.00 AM. Therefore the complaints pertaining to NON DELIVERY OF ARTICLES and NON PAYMENT OF EMOS will get closed automatically without the intervention of Customer Care Centres.
For better Postal services
In a bid to handle postal services and solve several challenges related to mail delivery across a rapidly growing city like Chennai, the Department of Posts has come out with a few guidelines for residents that can help them avail the best services from the postal department in the city, according to an official release by the Post Master General.
For mail to reach its destination, one must write the complete and correct address with pin code as large volumes of mail go undelivered when the address is incomplete or incorrect. One can a postbox at one’s door or gate. In case of multi-storeyed buildings, postboxes with correct addresses on the cabinet can help correct delivery.
When you are moving within the city or moving out of station, inform the post office as when people change their residence without information, it leads to mails remaining undelivered. One can give a simple letter to the post office with the new address and the mail will reach at no extra cost. Residents can hire a post box facility at the nearest post office, which is the best possible option for getting mail.
If you know your locality and pin code, log onto www.indiapost.gov.in and identify your locality in the locality-based pin code search. You can learn about your neighbourhood postman by logging onto www.chennaipost.gov.in, which gives details of the delivery staff in major post offices in the city under the link ‘know your postman’.
The neighbourhood postman not only delivers letters, he brings stamps, postcards and other postal stationery for sale. When you are away from town for some time, you can authorise a representative to accept your letters on your behalf, which can be done by handing over a simple authorisation letter to your postman or post office, which will help the postal service to deliver letters without delay. Maintaining a resident’s association directorywith details of residents in a locality and their location will be a valuable asset to the postal delivery staff.
Source : http://www.newindianexpress.com
Grant of Dearness Relief to CPF beneficiaries in receipt of ex-gratia payment w.e.f. 01.01.2014
Grant of Dearness Relief to CPF beneficiaries in receipt of ex-gratia payment w.e.f. 01.01.2014
F. No. 42/10/2014-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: 07th May, 2014
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Grant of Dearness Relief to CPF beneficiaries in receipt of ex-gratia payment w.e.f. 01.01.2014
In continuation of this Department's OM No. 42/13/2012-P&PW(G) dated 17th Oct, 2013, the President is pleased to grant the Dearness Relief at the rate of 5th CPC w.e.f.1.1.2014 to the following ...
(i) The surviving CPF beneficiaries who have retired from service between the period 18.11.1960 to 31.12.1985 and are in receipt of ex-gratia @ Rs.600/ p.m. w.e.f. 1.11.1997 under this Department's OM No. 45/52/97-P&PW(E) dated 16.12.1997 & revised to Rs.3000, Rs.1000,Rs.750 & Rs.650 for Group A, B, C & D respectively w.e.f 4th June,2013 vide OM No. 1/10/2012-P&PW(E) dt. 27th June, 2013 are
entitled to Dearness Relief @ 200% w.e.f. 1.1.2014.
(ii) The following categories of CPF beneficiaries who are in receipt of ex-gratia payment in terms of this Department's OM No. 45/52/97-P&PW{E) dated 16.12.1997 are entitled to DR @ 192 % w.e.f. 1.1.2014.
(a) The widows and dependent children of the deceased CPF beneficiary who had retired from service prior to 1.1.1986 or who had died while in service prior to 1.1.1986 and are in receipt of Ex-gratia payment of Rs. 605/- p.m. & revised to Rs 645 w.e.f 04th June ,2013 vide OM No. 1/10/2012-P&PW(E) dated 27th June,2013.
(b) Central Government employees who had retired on CPF benefits before 18.11.1960 and are in receipt of Ex-gratia payment of Rs.654/-, Rs.659/-, Rs.703/- and Rs.965/-.
2. Payment of DR involving a fraction of a rupee shall be rounded off to the next higher rupee. In their application to the indian Audit and Accounts Department, these orders issue in consultation with the C&AG.
3. This issues with the concurrence of Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure vide their OM No. 1(4)/EV/2004 dated 2nd May, 2014.
4. Hindi version will follow.
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( Charanjit Taneja )
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Source: http://pensionersportal.gov.in/
[http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D3/D03ppw/PPWG_070514_new.pdf]
10 year olds can open and operate bank account alone: RBI
MUMBAI: Children older than 10 years will no longer need the help of their parents or guardians to open and operate a savings bank account. To boost financial inclusion, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday said that banks were at liberty to allow minors above 10 years to independently open and operate savings bank accounts. As of now, banks allow minors to operate bank accounts only along with a parent or a guardian. All children and teenagers below the age of 18 are considered minors under current rules.
RBI also allowed banks to offer additional facilities like internet banking, ATM, debit card and chequebook to a minor. However, the central bank said that such facilities should be within the overall norms that banks will not allow a minor's account to be overdrawn and that these accounts should always remain in credit.
However, RBI has given the leeway to banks to fix the minimum age at which they will allow minors to operate savings bank accounts independently. Banks can also fix a maximum limit on money such minors can have at their disposal through such account. Banks can also decide on what kind of documents will be needed to open accounts by minors, a notification from RBI said.
In a separate notification, the RBI said banks cannot slap charges on customers for not maintaining the minimum balance in inoperative savings and current accounts — in which no transactions have been made for two years. The central bank had announced this change in its April 1 monetary police and was made effective on Tuesday.
In its last policy meeting document, the RBI had also said that banks should not take undue advantage of customer difficulty or inattention relating to banking services. "Instead of levying penal charges for non-maintenance of minimum balance in ordinary savings bank accounts, banks should limit services available on such accounts to those available to Basic Savings Bank Deposit Accounts and restore the services when the balances improve to the minimum required level," the policy document had said.
In recent times, there have been cases where due to penal charges in inoperative accounts, customers had negative balances. And when they went to close such accounts, they were asked to pay up. The latest RBI circular will avoid such situations.
