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Sunday, June 30, 2013
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Tuesday, June 25, 2013
HYDERABAD AIRPORT CUSTOMS SEIZES MEMORY CARDS WORTH 17 LAKHS
PRESS
RELEASE
Acting upon
specific intelligence, the officers of Customs Air Intelligence Unit, RGIA,
Hyderabad, intercepted at the exit gate,
a passenger by name Shri. Abdul Haleeth of Villupuram, Tamil Nadu who arrived
from Dubai by Emirates Flight EK 528 on 24.06.2013. The passenger opted to pass
through the Green Channel which is meant for passengers having nothing to
declare or not in possession of any dutiable goods. On questioning by the
officers, about possession of any dutiable / prohibited goods, the passenger
denied and replied in negative. However,
detailed examination of his checked-in bag resulted in recovery of 7275 Nos
Toshiba brand 2GB Memory Cards which were deftly concealed in the cavity of
wire cable spool and 2000gms of Rhodium liquid concealed inside cloths. The total value of seized goods is Rs.17
Lakhs. The passenger was interrogated and he admitted the offence. Further follow-up investigation to nab the
kingpin behind the smuggling is going on.
The entire operation was done under the
guidance of Shri. R. Manohar, IRS, Additional Commissioner. Assistant / Deputy
Commissioners Shri. R.Kalyan & E.V.N Reddy, have supervised the operation.
Shri. A.Lakshmi Kanthan & Shri.P.Uma Shankar, Air Customs Superintendents
of Air Intelligence Unit effected the seizure.
Friday, June 21, 2013
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Thursday, June 6, 2013
Hiking retirement age to 62 - In-principle decision taken and DoPT working towards implementation
The government is planning to extend the retirement age of all central government
employees by two years — from the current 60 to 62 years. Sources said that an
in-principle decision has been taken in this regard and the department of personnel
and training (DoPT) has begun the work to implement the same. A formal announcement
to this effect is expected this year itself.
The last time the government extended the retirement age of central government employees
was in 1998. It was also a two-year extension from 58. This was preceded by the
implementation of the 5th Pay Commission, which had put severe strain on government’s
finances. Subsequently, all state governments followed the Centre’s policy by extending
the retirement age by two years. Public sector undertakings followed suit too.
The decision to extend the retirement age is well-timed both politically and economically.
The UPA government reckons the move would be a masterstroke. At a time when it is
buffeted by several corruption cases, it is felt that the extension of the retirement age
will go down well with the middle classes. Economically also, the move makes sense
because by deferring payment of lump sum retirement benefits for a large number of
employees by two years, the government would be able to manage its finances better.
“An in-principle decision has been taken to increase the retirement age by two years
within this year itself. This would reduce the burden on the fisc from one-time
payment of retirement benefits for employees including defence and railways
personnel,” an official involved in the discussion said. With the fiscal consolidation
high on the government's agenda, this deferment would come handy.
There’s some flip side too if the retirement age is extended by two years. Those officials
empanelled as secretaries and joint secretaries would have to wait longer to actually
get the posts. And of course, there is the issue of average age profile of the civil
servants being turning north.
It is also felt that any extension is not being fair with a bulk of people who still look
for jobs in the government.
However, officials point out that at least it prevents an influential section of the bureaucracy
to hanker for post-retirement jobs with the government like chairmanship of regulatory bodies
or tribunals.
“As it is, a sizeable section of senior civil servants work for three to five years after the retirement
in some capacity or the other in the government,” said a senior government official. The retirement
age of college teachers and judges are also beyond 60.
As per a study, the future pension outgo for the existing Central and State government
employees is estimated at a staggering R1,735,527 crore or 55.88% of GDP at
market prices of 2004-05.
CADRE RESTRUCTURING OF CBEC
CADRE RESTRUCTURING OF CBEC
Message from: Ravi Malik
Dear friends,
good evening.
The COS note has been sent to DOPT Secretary today. Now it will be submitted to COS through DOPT. The matter is being pursued and efforts are being made to get the COS meeting held at the earliest.
Love,
Ravi.
Message from: Ravi Malik
Dear friends,
good evening.
The COS note has been sent to DOPT Secretary today. Now it will be submitted to COS through DOPT. The matter is being pursued and efforts are being made to get the COS meeting held at the earliest.
Love,
Ravi.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
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