ePost - Send letters electronically (India Post)

Send letters electronically

With the introduction of the ePost (e-mail Home Delivery Application) Service by the Department of Posts, it is possible to send your letters electronically even if the receiver does not have access to Internet/email. ePost is a unique service under which printed or even handwritten messages of customers are scanned and transmitted as email through the Internet. At the destination offices, these messages are printed, enveloped and delivered through postmen, like other letters, at the postal addresses.

ePost, which is a paid service at present, enables people to send and receive messages or scanned images through email in all 1,56,000 Post Offices in the country. For the first time in the country, people who do not normally have access to the Internet are able to send and receive email messages without possessing an email-ID, thereby bridging the digital divide in the arena of public communication systems. The advent of ePost is a turning point in the transformation of the Department of Posts into a modern, technology-driven provider of communication services to the people of India.

• More information on ePost (External website that opens in a new window)
• Use the ePost Service

Source: http://india.gov.in/howdo/otherservice_details.php?service=20

Problem with Auto's in Bangalore

To anyone who is unhappy with autos in Bangalore (everyone?)

Got this as a forward, which I usually tend to ignore, so figured this would be a better place for it. Thank you to whoever took the trouble to do this!
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You are in a hurry to catch the train. You pack all your stuff and frantically run out in the hope of catching an auto. You come out and see 5 autos standing at the corner. You thank God and ask them - "Majestic chaloge kya??” The Answer is "Rs 200 hoga!!”. "Kya?? It just cost Rs 100 till Majestic". "Bahut rush hai sir!!". You move on to the next auto, to try your luck and surprisingly, you have the same conversation "Bahut rush hai sir!!". Finally you give up and bargain the price to Rs 170 and hope you don't miss your train.

Sounds more than familiar??

You stand on the road and keep on asking the passing autos for a ride to your destination - if it's not your day, the autos will not even bother to stop; if you're a bit lucky they might actually slow down to hear your destination's name and think for a second (i always wonder if they are calculating their net profit) and then speed away. However if you are luckier, the auto guy might quote an exorbitant price and then speed away. But if it's your extremely lucky hour of the day, you might end up getting an auto which is ready to take you to the destination at meter price.

In my six years of existence in Bengaluru, these experiences have been really instrumental in teaching me great virtues - Patience and Tolerance. But at what price??? exorbitant rates, extremely rude behavior and what not ......
After years of feeling used, i set out to find the answer for this misery - was there no government system that could bring these auto guys to justice? As a citizen, how can i express my concern?

This search took me to the Koramangala RTO office (BDA complex) and to my surprise i found that there did exist a government system which i believe 99.99% of Bengaluru is unaware of !!
The System
Note the vehicle number (KA-XX-YY-ZZZZ) and email the details to transcom@kar.nic.in. Based on the prefix XX (for example KA-01), complaint will be sent to one of the ten RTO offices in Bangalore and adjacent taluk areas.
Alternatively, one can also call these offices at the number given below based on the vehicle number prefix and directly lodge a complaint.

Vehicle Prefix (KA-XX) Bangalore location Phone number
KA-01 Koramangala 080-25533525
KA-02 Rajajinagar 080-23324104
KA-03 Indiranagar 080-25254310
KA-04 Yeshwantpur 080-23376039
KA-05 Jayanagar 080-26630989
KA-41 Gyanabharthi 080-28602833
KA-50 Yelahanka 080-28561366
KA-51 Electronic City 080-25735522
KA-52 NeelaMangala 08234-285598
KA-53 KR Puram 080-25617951
Once the complaint is received at the corresponding office, a notice is issued to the address of the vehicle’s registered owner, requiring him/her to turn up at the RTO office within 7 working days. Every RTO has about 10 IMV’s (Inspector of Motor Vehicles) who seize the vehicles which don’t report to the RTO.

The penalty levied from the auto-waalas is rs.100 under section 200.

The various offences among others for which one can lodge a complaint
Refusal to come to destination (Any destination!!!)
Demanding excess fare
Using rough language
Cheat the public, for e.g. taking longer routes.
Faulty Meter
There is also a helpline number - 080-22353785 available Monday – Saturday from 10:00 am - 5:30 pm on which one can call to lodge complaints.

The numbers speak for itself
I was shocked when I found that the Koramangala RTO office received only 5 complaints a month. With over 1,00,000 autos plying on Bangalore roads, shouldn’t it be like 5 complaints a minute?

What’s wrong with the system?
Lack of Awareness among the Bangalore citizens
The system is inefficient in data gathering- emails or phone calls cannot be stored and processed properly, leading to ineffective use of these complaint data.
Converting these complaints into notices issued to vehicle owners is still a manual process
Limited government officials to handle
So, will our impatience always have to take a backseat? Can something be done to improve/compliment the system to make it more effective? Will we get a better platform to raise our voices democratically?

Girl's (Women) have peculiar names [ends with Vowel sounds (a e i o u)]

It is interesting to know or hear something very peculiar... with girls/women names!
Why does a girl name is unique... is it because of their short names or easy to call the names or something else???


Most of the girl's name ends with a vowel sound-character (a, e, i, o, u, ["y", since its used instead of "i"sometimes]). Which makes Sweet to spell the women's Name, I hope everyone agree with this Context. This is applicable to Indian names and may be other countries too.

Just think a while to find/remember names of your Friends, Relatives, Neighbours....


Sometime back, a survey taken with a group of friends turned out that 98% of the Girl names are ending with vowel sounds...

Few girl names like...
Lalitha, Uma Chandra, Kalaivani, Preetha, Vetri Priya, Priya, Kavitha, Uma Devi, Devi, Vaishnavi, DilRupa, Roopa, Lavanya, Ambigai, Bhuvana, vijaya, Divya Kutti, Subhashini, Nagalakshmi, Brindha, Ramya, sudha Poonikala, Mangai, Madhurima, Madhuri Mania, JayaLakshmi, Koushalya, Shaila Shree, DeepaShree, Sivakami, VaniShree, Valli, Josthna, SwarnaLatha, Hemamalini, Deepa, Aruna, aparna, Anitha, gayathri, indira, haritha, saritha, babitha, deepika, suprima, supriya, geetha, manimala, priyanka, sunanda, abhirami, sirisha, charitha, shobha, Laxmi, Mahathi, Pramathi, Jayanthi, Ahalya, Veena, Swathi, Nylu, srithi, Pavithra, Haripriya, Manjula, Uma, Lata, Pramoda, Vijeta, Vinita, Harini, bhavana, pallavi...

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