The timetable for Mumbai Universiy T.Y.B.Com Examinations are out. They will start from the 26th of March 2007. Go ahead and check out the T.Y.B.Com timetable at Sheela’s Blog.

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Yes. Now you can flaunt your own email address and show it off. Tell people you are a Kanjurmargian. We just partnered with google.com to let you avail your own 2GB POP Access enabled email account. Get your own email address like yourself@kanjurmarg.com.

Here are some of the cool features :

• Custom email addresses — Your accounts use your own domain name, like cooldude@kanjurmarg.com.
• Ample mail storage — All users get at least 2 gigabytes of storage.
• Powerful mail search tools — The power of Google search is available for your inbox. Find saved messages instantly, even if you don’t keep your mail organized.
• Integrated contact list — Helps you keep track of your contacts by automatically remembering people that you’ve corresponded with.
• Integrated instant messaging — See who’s online and instant message with them in real-time, right within the mail browser window. Chat conversations are saved and searchable, just like email conversations.
• Integrated calendar features — Recognizes meeting requests and invitations, and helps you RSVP without ever leaving your inbox.
• Virus, spam and phishing protection — Uses powerful technology to effectively block viruses, filter spam, and alert you when you receive phishing messages. These features help provide a safer email experience.
• POP and mail forwarding — POP lets you download messages to applications like Outlook and Eudora, and you can also POP messages in the other direction, from another email address into your inbox. Forwarding gives you more flexibility by letting you check your mail from another email account.
• Mobile access — Install the Gmail mobile application onto your BlackBerry device for fast access to your mail account when you’re on-the-go. Just browse to http://m.google.com/a from your BlackBerry to download the application.
• Supported browsers — Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Opera, Mozilla, Netscape and others.
• Supported languages — US and UK English, simplified and traditional Chinese, Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese.

So, what are you waiting for? Send an email to admin@kanjurmarg.com with your First Name, Last Name and desired username to get your spanking new email address. All email addresses are on a first come, first served basis. Hurry!

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TELECOM REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF INDIA (TRAI)

THE AUTHORITY COMMITS ITSELF TO PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF CONSUMERS

Consumer friendly measures taken by TRAI:

Tariff related issues:

• The service provider should inform the customer within a week of activation of service the complete tariff plan and should also convey any changes to any item of tariff.

• The service provider cannot increase tariff on any item within 6 months of enrolment in a tariff plan.

• The customer is free to move from one tariff plan to another without paying any fee for migration.

• Hike in any tariff item is prohibited in tariff plans with prescribed period of validity of more than 6 months including lifetime validity or unlimited validity involving upfront payment.

• Even if the talk time value has exhausted, the pre-paid customers should get all services, which do not affect “talk time value”, like incoming calls/SMS etc during the entire validity period.

• Prepaid customer’s unused balance is to be carried forward if recharged during the grace period specified for the purpose.

• Fixed line and Broadband customers to be given rental rebate for faults pending beyond 3 days.

• Security deposits are to be refunded after adjustment of dues within 60 days, failing which interest has to be paid @10% per annum for the delay.

• Pre-paid customers can be charged for roaming, only if one chooses to make or receive a call while roaming and customers should be informed about this through SMS whenever one roams into another service area.

• A Regulation has been notified for the purpose of laying down code of practice for metering and billing accuracy, aimed at bringing transparency and minimize the incidence of billing complaints

• A Regulation has been notified on the quality of service of broadband services, which shall be effective from 1st January 2007.

Value Added Services:

• No chargeable value added service shall be provided to a customer without his explicit consent. 

• The subscriber for international roaming can opt a particular ring back tone from their service provider to avoid unwanted/unimportant calls by indicating message to the calling party in the ring back tone about his/her international roaming status.

Complaint Redressal Mechanism:

• Service Providers to appoint Nodal Officers in different service areas to deal with complaints

• All service requests/complaints made to the customer care helpline shall be assigned a unique docket number and communicated to the customer.

• In the event of a request for termination of services, bills to be raised after adjustment of security deposit.

Conditional Access System (CAS) for Cable TV Services

• The salient features of CAS notified in select areas of Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata are:-

• Right to choose individual pay channels;
• Bouquets of pay channels optional;
• Rates of pay channels per month (excluding taxes not to exceed Rs.5/-per subscriber;
• Free to Air (FTA) channels to cost Rs.77/-(excluding taxes) for a minimum of 30 channels;
• Set Top Box (STB) to be made available on rent

• The QoS Regulation on CAS provides for:-

• Time frame for connection / reconnection, repairs, billing complaints etc.
• Connection within 02 days of completion of formalities.
• Rebate for delay in activation of STB beyond 2 working days @ Rs.15/day for  first five days and Rs.10/day thereafter.
• All complaints to be responded / attended within 08 hours.
• Redressal of billing complaints within 07 days of notice.

The details of the above are available on TRAI’s website
http://www.trai.gov.in/trai/upload/pressreleases/32/pre/dec05.pdf

And the Common Charter of Telecom Services is available at
http://www.trai.gov.in/citizen%20charter/comm_charter16mar2006.pdf

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NGO’s in Kanjur Marg

Isha Prem
Kanjur Marg (E)
Kanjur Village
Bhandup
Mumbai – 400048
Karmayogi: Sister Vinita
Tel: 25783366
Notes: Free shelter, food, clothing, education according to their interest & ability. Higher studies, charitable activities to the needy and suffering in the village of Kanjur. Medium of instruction is English. Capacity 15 girls (mini home)

Vatsalay Trust Bombay
Vatsalya Trust
Plot No.1285, Near Kanjur Marg Police Station,
Kanjur Marg (East),
Mumbai 400042, Maharashtra
Tel: 022-25782958, 25794798
E-mail: vatsalyatrustmumbai@vsnl.net
Notes: This trust is authorized by the Government to accept destitute deserted children. The children are looked after and given on adoption. All facilities offered to the children are free of charge.

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NGO’s in Bhandup

PAWS – Plant & Animals Welfare Society
Shiv-Shakti, Patkar Compound
Gamdevi Road
Bhandup (West)
Mumbai 400 078
Karmayogi: Mr. Sunish Subramanyam
Tel / Fax:: 2591 8324 / Nisha
Email : pawsmumbai@indiatimes.com ; animalvoice@rediffmail.com
Notes:
Activities: Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation; Treatment of Injured animals on the roadside; Educating Students on animal welfare; Organising Anti – Rabies Vaccination for strays, etc.; Snake rescue, Injured bird treatment.
Area of Work : Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane Area.

OUTREACH SOCIETY
10-B, Miniland, Tank Road,
Bhandup (W)
Mumbai – 400 078.
Contact: Mr. N. D. Livingstone, Secretary / Managing Trustee
Off. : 2568 9824
Notes:
Activities: Literature, Educational, Evangelism, Medical Ministry, Church Planting, Orphanage

SUKHLAXMI SAHAKARI PATPEDHI
4A/9 Quarry Road, Sahyadri Nagar,
Bhandup, Mumbai – 400 078.
Contact– Mr. B. S. Gaikwad, Chairman
Notes :
Activities: Education

TRAINING EVANGELISTIC LEADERSHIP
2/223, Kamal Sagar Society
Bhandup (E), Mumbai – 400 078.
Contact: Rev. Pramod John, North India Coordinator
Notes: Evangelism, Discipleship training, Church Ministry

Jeevan Sanvardhan Sanstha
6, Shrikrishna Niwas, Maharashtra Nagar, Bhandup (west),
Mumbai-400078
Karmayog: Harish Dixit
Phone: 022-25940786
email: sanvardhan@hotmail.com
phone 9869420466 (best time to call: 24 hours)
cell: 9870209787
Email (personal): haridix@hotmail.com

NRITYANJALI
35-B, Miniland,
Nrityanjali AMrg,
Bhandup (West),
Mumbai – 400 078
Phone: 91-22-25967388
Fax: 91-22-25953606
email: nrityanjali@vsnl.com
Karmayogi: Mr.Girish Dalvi
phones: 25967388 , 25953606
website: www.nrityanjali.org.in

ABHAS SANSKAR KENDRA
11, Eagle Nest, Jai Shankar Nagar
Duckline, Tulsipada,
Bhandup (W)
Mumbai – 400 078.
Karmayogi : Mr. Kiran Mathure, Chairman
Tel. No. : 25910905
Notes: To work for the upliftment of the poor, downtrodden and helpless section of society especially those residing in slum areas and adivasi pockets.

Shape up
Yamunabai Chawl
Room No 4
Sonapur
Bhandup (W)
Mumbai 400078
Tel: 25609733, 25429667
Fax: 25685688
Category: HIV/AIDS

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