SORRY FOR THE BREAK...

31-1-2016.

              Sorry comrades, I was away from Batlagudu from 12-1-2016 to 30-1-2016  due to Personal problems.

            Thai piranthal vazhi pirakkum... a popular Tamil saying you all know.

                  Let us hope a bright, peaceful healthy future to one and all.

                 Here are some important CHQ news.

1. Our CHQ is now functioning from new premises in Chennai city.
   Letters may be sent to the new address:

   AH 189/61, 3rd Street,

   Auroville Flats,

   Anna Nagar, Chennai - 600 040.

   Com. V N Sampath Kumar will be available in the office.
   His Phone Number is 044-26280100.
2. On 28-1-2016 Com .DG spoke to Member Finance,Telecom Commission and ascertained  that the Cabinet note on 78.2% IDA merger  has been moved to Cabinet Secretariat.
3.  CMD of BSNL told on 28-1-2016:
   “There will not be any wage revision in BSNL next year unless the Company is profitable…..unless we are profitable the salary is not going to be revised," Shrivastava said speaking after launching BSNL Mobile Data Offload service in Karnataka.                       It is not clear whether he wants operating profit or net profit for the salary revision.               BSNL after about four years of reporting losses posted an operating profit of Rs 672 crore for the financial year 2014-15 compared to an operating loss of Rs 691 crore in the previous fiscal. 
4. CDA has risen to 125% from 1-12016.
5. Shri J S Deepak IAS (57) is appointed as the new Secretary, Telecom. Earlier, he had worked as Joint Secretary in Telecom from 2008 to 2010.
   Shri Rakesh Garg has been shifted from Telecom to Minority Affairs Department in a reshuffle of senior officers, taken place today.                                                                    

6. TRAIN TICKETS BOOKING THROUGH IRCTC

   NEW RESTRICTIONS FROM 15-2-2016
   30/01
   Maximum of 6 tickets can be booked by an individual user in a month through IRCTC
   Railway Ministry introduces new checks on booking of e-ticket/i-ticket through IRCTC website with a view to further prevent possible misuse. Under the new provisions a maximum of 6 tickets can be booked online by an individual user in a month on IRCTC website.
   This new provision will come into effect w.e.f. 15th February, 2016. The move aims to deter touts and to facilitate genuine users
   Other restrictions are:

   1. Individuals are allowed only 2 tickets per user-ID in a day (for ARP booking) from 08:00 hours to 10.00 hours.
   2. Individuals are allowed only 2 tickets per user-ID in a day (for Tatkal booking) from 10:00 hours to 12:00 hours.
   3. Quick Book Option is disabled from 08:00 to 12:00 hours
   4. All types of ticketing agents (YTSK, RTSA, IRCTC agents etc.) have been debarred from booking tickets during the first thirty minutes of opening of booking i.e. from 08:00 to 08:30 hours for general bookings, and from 10:00 to 10:30 hours and 11:00 to 11:30 hours for Tatkal booking in AC and non-AC classes respectively.
   5. Booking is not allowed through e-wallet and cash cards from 08:00 to 12:00 hours.
   6. There is only one booking in one user login session except for return/onward journey between 08:00 to 12:00 hours.