Nepal Earthquake: Incredible Pictures From Everest Base Camp

The earthquake that ravaged parts of Nepal on Saturday triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest that had killed 17 people as of Saturday night, according to police.

The rush of ice and snow swept through the base camp where climbers were preparing to ascend the world’s highest peak, expedition operators said.

In this photograph taken on April 25, a cloud of snow and debris triggered by an earthquake flies towards Everest base camp, moments ahead of flattening part of the camp in the Himalayas.

 

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The extent of casualties on the mountain was unclear because communications were disrupted across Nepal by the quake, whose epicenter was 135 miles west of Everest.

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In this photograph taken on April 25, 2015, Nepalis and other climbers, porters and rescue teams help carry a person injured by an avalanche that flattened part of Everest base camp.

 

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Iswari Paudel, managing director of Himalayan Guides Nepal, a Katmandu-based trekking firm, said he had gotten word that the avalanche killed four people who were working on the mountain for his company.

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This post has been updated to reflect the rising death toll. 

In this photograph taken on April 25, rescuers carry a Nepali guide injured by an avalanche that flattened parts of Everest base camp.

 

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In this photograph taken on April 25, rescuers look for survivors after an avalanche that flattened parts of Everest base camp.

 

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Rescue team personnel carried an injured person towards a rescue helicopter at Everest base camp on April 26.

 

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A rescue helicopter prepared to land to pick up the injured from Everest base camp on April 26, a day after an avalanche triggered by an earthquake devastated the camp.

 

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Nepali members of expeditions watch as a rescue helicopter takes off with the injured from Everest base camp on April 26.

 

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 Share A Printer From Vista

To share the printer on a Vista machine click on Start and enter printers into the search box and hit Enter.




Right-click on the printer you want to share and select Sharing from the context menu.



Now in Printer Properties, select the Sharing tab, mark the box next to Share this printer, and give the printer a name. Make sure the name is something simple with no spaces then click Ok.

Share A Printer From XP

To share a printer from XP click on Start then select Printers and Faxes.



In the Printers and Faxes window right-click on the printer to share and select Sharing.



In the Printer Properties window select the Sharing tab and the radio button next to Share this printer and give it a short name with no spaces then click Ok.

Add Printer To Windows 7

Now that we have the printer on Vista or XP set up to be shared, it’s time to add it to Windows 7. Open the Start Menu and click on Devices and Printers.



In Devices and Printers click on Add a printer.

Next click on Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer.




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The printer has been successfully added…click Next.



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Current Affairs Free PDF: April 2015 (Fourth Week)

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1) Who has assumed the charge as Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India on 19 April 2015? - Nasim Zaidi

2) A high-intensity earthquake of magnitude 7.9 on the Richter scale struck Nepal on 25 April 2015. Name the UNESCO World Heritage site that was completely damaged in this quake? - Kathmandu's Durbar Square

Note: The epicenter of the quake was 80km east of Pokhra near Kathmandu.

3) Name the mobile application launched by Railway Ministry on 22 April 2015 for paperless unreserved tickets? – utsonmobile

4) Which Bank on 21 April 2015 launched Tap-n-Pay, a near-field communications-enabled payment service? - ICICI Bank

Note: The service was launched in collaboration with Tech Mahindra.

5) International Mother Earth Day was observed globally on 22 April 2015 with the theme? - It’s our turn to lead

6) Name Indian Navy’s new missile destroyer ship that was launched on 20 April 2015 at Mazagaon Dock Limited (MDL), Mumbai? - INS Visakhapatnam

7) Who was unanimously elected as the general secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI (M) on 19 April 2015? - Sitaram Yechury

8) Name the fourteenth edition of Indo-French Naval Exercise that commenced on 23 April 2015 at the coast of Goa? - VARUNA-15

9) Which Union Ministry on 22 April 2015 received the ISO 9001:2008 certification from the British Standards Institute (BSI)? - Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry

Note: The ISO certification was granted in respect of various licences issued by ministry for the broadcasts, print media and films.

10) Who was on 21 April 2015 honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation Award 2015? - Shah Rukh Khan

11) Pakistan on 21 April 2015 conferred its top civilian award Nishan-e-Pakistan on whom? - Chinese President Xi Jinping

Note: The award was conferred for his outstanding contribution in promotion of relationship between the two countries.

12) Union Finance Ministry retained the rate of interest for General Provident Fund (GPF) and other related schemes at __ per cent for 2015-16? - 8.7 %

13) Name the new tournament announced by Cricket South Africa (CSA) on 21 April 2015? - Africa T20 Cup

Note: The tournament will have Zimbabwe, Kenya, Namibia, hosts South Africa and 12 CSA affiliates and will be played from 4 September to 4 October 2015.

14) Who recently became the first woman to climb the 8850 metre (29035 feet) Mount Everest summit twice in a week recently? - Chhurim Sherpa

15) United Nations (UN) observed World Book and Copyright Day across the world on? - April 23

Note: In 1995, UNESCO decided that the World Book and Copyright Day would be celebrated on 23 April, as the date is also the anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega.

16) Which international newspaper recently won the prestigious Pulitzer prizes for West Africa Ebola coverage? - New York Times

17) World Malaria Day (WMD) was observed on 25 April 2015. Name the theme for the day for this year? -  Invest in the Future. Defeat Malaria

18) National Panchayati Raj Day was observed across India on? - April 24

Note: The day is observed to mark the passing of the Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992 that came into force with effect from 24 April 1993.

19) National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) on 21 April 2015 declared Rajaji National Park in which state as India's 48th Tiger Reserve? –Uttarakhand

20) Which Department on 21 April 2015 was awarded the Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration for easy tax compliance through quality service? - Income Tax (IT) Department

21) Who was on 20 April 2015 appointed as chief adviser of the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) Anti-Corruption & Security Unit (ACSU)? - Neeraj Kumar

Note: He was the former Delhi Police Commissioner.

22) Name the Indian- American who on 23 April 2015 took oath as the 19th US Surgeon General? - Vivek Murthy

23) Who was on 22 April 2015 named as ambassador of HeForShe campaign by UN Women? - Thomas Bach, the president of International Olympic Committee (IOC)

Note: HeForShe encourages men and boys to join in on the fight for women's rights and gender equality all over the glove.

24) Janaki Ballabh Patnaik who died on 21 April 2015 was the former Chief Minister of which state? – Odisha

25) Name the Japanese bullet train which on 21 April 2015 created a new world speed record of 603 kilometer per hour (kmph) in a test run near Mount Fuji? – Maglev

26) Civil Services Day was recently observed across India on? - 21 April

27) Which state government on 19 April 2015 launched Subodham project, to help people in the state to overcome addiction to liquor? – Kerala

28) Union Cabinet on 22 April 2015 approved amendments to the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill 2014. The bill seeks to amend which act? - Justice Juvenile (JJ) Act, 2000

29) Turrialba volcano in which country erupted on 24 April 2015? - Costa Rica

30) What was India's rank in the global happiness index released on 23 April 2015? - 117 among 158 countries

Note: The report was topped by Switzerland followed by Iceland, Denmark, Norway and Canada.

31) Who won the Monte-Carlo Masters title of Tennis on 20 April 2015? -Novak Djokovic

32) Which country recently won it's first ever ODI series win against Pakistan? – Bangladesh

33) Which online travel services provider on 22 April 2015 has acquired startup travel guide firm Mygola? – MakeMyTrip

34) Name the online monitoring mechanism launched by Indian Railways on 21 April 2015? - E-Samiksha

 

A view of the Everest Base Camp on Sunday, a day after an avalanche triggered by an earthquake devastated the camp.

 

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POSTAL JOINT COUNCIL OF ACTION DECIDES TO GO FOR INDEFINITE STRIKE FROM 6^thMAY 2015

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WE ARE DEMANDING INCLUSION OF GDS IN 7^thCPC

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WE ARE OPPOSING SEPARATE COMMITTEE FOR GDS

RECOMMENDATIONS OF JUSTICE CHARANJIT TALWAR COMMITTEE FOR GDS (REPORT SUBMITED TO GOVT ON 30-04-1997)

.......... in its Report Chapter-IX para-1.1 “It is therefore recommended that when ever it required to review the service conditions and wage structure of the employees of Department of Posts, ED Agents be bracketed along with departmental employees. There is no need to set up a separate Committee or Commission for the Extra Departmental Agents”

RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE FOURTH CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION CHAIRMAN JUSTICE (RETD) SHRI SINGHAL OF SUPREME COURT OF INDIA –

“‘the matter is beyond controversy after the decision of Supreme Court of India in Gokulanda Das’s case where it has been declared that ‘an Extra Departmental Agent is not a casual worker but holds a post under the administrative control of the State and that while such a post is outside the regular civil service, there is no doubt that it is a post under the ‘State’. In view of this pronouncement we are unable to accept the contention that “extra departmental employees are outside the purview of the terms of reference of our Commission”

STAND TAKEN BY DEPARTMENT OF POSTS IN DO LETTER No.17-13/2014-GDS dated 17-02-2014 ADDRESSED TO DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING – 

“The demand for inclusion in 7^th CPC based on the definition of the expression ‘Central Govt. Employees adopted by 4^th Central Pay Commission in para 1.11 of the report “as all persons in the Civil Services of the Central Government or holding Civil Posts under the Government and paid out of the consolidated fund of India” and its observations in para 1.17 & 1.18  - besides Apex Court’s judgement dated 22-04-1977 in the matter of Superintendent of Post Offices Vs. P.K.Rajamma regarding Gramin Dak Sevak services (earlier called Extra Departmental Agents) as holders of the civil post outside the regular civil service”….. 4^th Central Pay Commission has categorically stated in para 1.10 that the expression ‘Central Govt Employees’ has not been defined in the Constitution or any other Law. It thus seems appropriate, if this term is duly defined based on which a final view over the inclusion of Gramin Dak Sevaks with in the purview of 7^th CPC becomes possible”

Now it is learnt that the ‘ inclusion of GDS in the purview of 7^th CPC’ rejected by MoF.

DoP Proposed to constitute a separate committee for GDS.

With this again we are going to face the dark age of another span of 10 years.

Besides --

Government and Postal board are totally negative and insensitive towards the demands of five lakhs Postal and RMS employees including Gramin Dak Sewaks and Casual, Part-Time Contingent employees.

EVERY DEMAND IS EITHER  REJECTED OR INDEFINITELY DELAYED
Inclusion of Gramin Dak Sewaks under 7thCentral Pay Commission and grant of civil servant status	Rejected. Government decided to appoint separate committee.
Casual Labour regularistaion	No progress
Cadre restructuring of Postal, RMS, MMS, Admin, Postal Accounts employees	Long pending in the Directorate. No improvement.
Merger of DA with Pay	Rejected by Government
Grant of Interim Relief	Rejected by Government
Date of effect of 7th CPC from 01.01.2014	Government not ready to give any direction to 7thCPC.
Scrap New Pension Scheme.	Rejected by Government
Remove 5% ceiling for compassionate appointments	Government not ready to remove the condition.
GDS Medical reimbursement scheme	Pending for last six years
MACP anomalies including promotees case	Rejected inspite of several CAT/Court Judgment
Postmaster Cadre related issues including permission to write IP/PS Group ‘B’ exam and parity with LSG, HSG-II regarding service length for promotion.	Still pending. Attitude of the Department is totally negative.
System Administration case	Rejected. Not ready to consider the demands on its merits.
RTP service regularization	Rejected. Inspite of CAT orders not ready to issue general order
SBCO related issues	Rejected on flimsy grounds.
Postmen related issues	No progress
Parity in cash handling allowance	Rejected.
Counting of Accountants special Allowance for pay fixation on promotion	Rejected.
Computer and Technology related several issues	No progress. Situation worsening day by day. Employees are suffering. Public agitated
Harassment of staff on account of CBS & CIS	Still continuing
Allotment of funds for sanctioning all pending Medical, TA, OTA and RPLI/PLI incentives	No progress. Bills pending for months together
Overtime allowance revision	Pending for 27years
Circle processing centers (CPO) of PLI/RPLI at CO/ROs and stop redeployment of posts	Rejected
Sunday, Holiday compulsory working	Still continuing in certain circles
Office Building and staff quarters cases	No progress. Situation worsening. Staff are suffering
MNOP related issues	Suggestion of staff side rejected
Quality of uniforms, Chapplas and kit-items	No improvement
Chennai Postal Accounts victimization	Still pending
Stop Postmen/MTS open market outside recruitment	Still pending. No progress
Filling up of all vacant posts including canteen employees	Slow progress
Creation of justified new posts	Total Ban imposed on creation of new posts
Prompt convening of Monthly meeting, Bi-monthly/four monthly meetings, JCM Regional Council meeting, JCM Departmental Council meeting, Formal meeting with Secretary (Posts)	Periodicity is not maintained. In many divisions. Circles no meeting is held for months together
Prompt holding of Departmental promotion committees (CPCs)	No progress

Let us fight for the right cause of GDS   … unitedly …. To erase the ambiguity over GDS by the Dept & Govt.

POSTAL INDEFINITE POSTAL STRIKE FROM 6TH MAY 2015

POSTAL INDEFINITE POSTAL STRIKE FROM 6TH MAY 2015

GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS – REVISION OF WAGES AND SERVICE CONDITIONS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN 7^TH CPC. 

WE DON’T WANT SEPARATE COMMITTEE. 

JOIN INDEFINITE STRIKE FROM  6^TH MAY 2015, AT THE CALL OF CENTRAL POSTAL JCA ( NFPE, FNPO & AIPEU GDS (NFPE) & NUGDS)

PROVIDENT FUND INTEREST RATE 2015-16 FIXED AT 8.7%

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

            Government Decides to Fix Interest Rates at 8.7% for General Provident Fund(GPF) and other Similar Funds Including Special Deposit Scheme, 1975(SDS,1975) for Non-Government Provident, Superannuation and Gratuity Funds for the Financial Year 2015-16.

            It was decided by the Government to link the interest rates of State PFs (General Provident Fund and other similar funds) including Special Deposit Scheme, 1975 (SDS, 1975) for Non-Government Provident, Superannuation and Gratuity Funds for the FY 2015-16 to Public Provident Fund (PPF) rates. In pursuance of that decision, the Government has decided to fix the rates 8.7% per annum applicable to the following:-

·         The General Provident Fund (Central Services).

·         The Contributory Provident Fund (India).

·         The All India Service Provident Fund.

·         The State Railway Provident Fund.

·         The General Provident Fund (Defence Services).

·         The Indian Ordnance Provident Fund.

·         The Indian Ordnance Factories Workmen’s Provident Fund.

·         The Indian Naval Dockyard Workmen’s Provident Fund.

·         The Defence Services Officers Provident Fund.

·         The Armed Forces Personnel Provident Fund.

           

         The rate of interest is applicable to the above funds w.e.f. 1^st April, 2015 and until further orders.

Recently, the Government had kept the interest rates for PPF and other Small Savings Schemes intact.  However, interest rates for 5 year Senior citizen Saving Scheme and Sukanya Samriddhi Account Scheme have been increased from 9.2 to 9.3% and 9.1 to 9.2% respectively, keeping in view the commitment of the Government towards the welfare of the girl child and the senior citizens.    DSM/KA : 21.04.2014

Ministry of Finance Rejected Inclusion of GDS under 7th CPC.

Ministry of Finance Rejected Inclusion of GDS under 7th CPC.

Postmasters should keep a vigil on delivery of Passport.

AP Cirle : Promotions of Postal Assistants to the cadre of LSG (Postal) General

Circle office Hyderabad has ordered Promotions of Assistants to the cadre of LSG(Postal) General vide CO memo no ST/6-3(P)/LSG Acts/DPC Dlgs/2014/vol.II dated 17.04.2015.

Courtesy : http://ipaspandhra.blogspot.in/

Now EPIC or Aadhaar document enough to get PAN card

An EPIC or Aadhaar document will now be enough for any individual to obtain PAN card as the Income Tax Department has relaxed the cumbersome procedure of having multiple documents to prove one's own identity. 

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the apex policy making body of the I-T Department, has recently issued a notification making the Elector's Photo Identity Card (EPIC) and Aadhaar, issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India, valid proof of "date of birth" for obtaining PAN card. 

Till now, both these photo ID cards were only considered as valid proof for substantiating the "identity" and "address" of an individual and not their date of birth. 

"The new notification, in simple terms, means that henceforth having only an EPIC or Aadhaar will be enough a document for any individual to obtain the PAN card. 

"These two documents will be valid as the proof an individual's identity, address and date of birth, thereby reducing the cumbersome procedure of having multiple documents to prove one's own identity. The EPIC and Aadhaar are now unique and all purpose identifiers," a senior I-T department officer told PTI. 

As part of the new notification, the government has also made a "photo identity card issued by the central government or state government or central public sector undertaking or state public sector undertaking or the central government health service scheme photo card or ex-servicemen contributory health scheme photo card" as the valid proofs for establishing the date of birth of an individual. 

"So, effectively now, there are a total of 12 identity documents which could be used to establish the date of birth of an individual who is applying for a PAN card as compared to the eight earlier. But for a common man, who is not in government service, only an EPIC or Aadhaar is required," the officer explained. 

The officer said this new arrangement has been made possible as the government has embarked on a mission to bring the three unique identifiers - EPIC, Aadhaar and PAN - on one platform and have inter-links between their databases in order to thwart attempts of duplicity or forgery in any of these three documents which are the most essential when it comes to taking legitimate benefits of government schemes. 

PAN is a ten-digit alphanumeric number, issued in the form of a laminated card, by the Income Tax Department, to any person who applies for it or to whom the department allots the number without an application. 

The EC and the Income Tax Department had recently made announcements that they would be sharing their respective databases and getting on-board with the Aadhaar platform, whose numbers have swelled to 76.83 crore till February 15 this year. 

An individual has to apply, either manually or electronically, with copies of proof of identity, address and date of birth along with the application form to obtain a PAN whose government stipulated fee is Rs 105. 

The EPIC and Aadhaar fulfil all the three mandatory requirements. 

Source: : The Economic Times

Pension by linking Aadhaar with Bank Accounts and PPO – Pensioners Portal Orders

Aadhaar-based biometric verification system – Jeevan Pramaan

G.I., DPPW, Min. of PPGP, Message, dated 22.4.2015

Message

In November, 2014, the Prime Minister has launched an Aadhaar-based biometric verification system “Jeevan Pramaan” to enable pensioners to submit a digital Life Certificate on-line. This is an important step in realising the vision of Digital India. This facility has been provided in addition to the other existing methods of submitting Life Certificate.

2. “Jeevan Pramaan” aims at sparing the pensioners and family pensioners the trouble of visiting bank or any other pension disbursing agency for submission of Life Certificates. It is possible to submit the Life Certificate from personal computers and laptops or by visiting a conveniently located Common Service Centre. Further, banks will ensure authenticity of pension and other payments by linking Aadhaar number with bank accounts and PPO numbers.

3. All the pensioners/family pensioners are, therefore, advised to get themselves and their family members registered for Aadhaar and furnish this information to the Pension Disbursing Authority. This exercise may be completed at an early date so as to avoid inconvenience at the time of submission of Life Certificate in November, 2015.

4. For further details please visit https://jeevanpramaan.gov.in.

Source : Pensioners Portal Orders

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