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			<title><![CDATA[ Database of Tender rates for ready comparison of Last Accepted rates ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Dear Sirs,Madams and Friends,
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<br>
Let me first introduce myself. I am Mohammed Faisal, IRAS 2005 Exam batch presently posted as ADFM, Palakkad, Southern Railways.
<br>
<br>
When I joined Palakkad i found difficulty in recommending the rates in Tender Committee as I was lacking the technical knowledge of various dept and I was
little bit apprehensive of the LARs put up by the executives. I wanted to make a database of the LAR so thatit will be easy for me to search for the specific
item... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:03:03 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Cleaning Contracts : A Few Thoughts ]]></title>
			<link>http://irastimes.yuku.com/topic/1298/t/Cleaning-Contracts-A-Few-Thoughts.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">Railway Board and HQ vide various intermittent
circulars have been laying tremendous stress on cleanliness and rightly so. Circulars have also been issued on the various aspects of the contracts as well as
adherence to various provisions of Contract Labour (Regulations) Act, Minimums Wages Act (MWA) and other legal provisions in force. However, none of the
circulars issued by Railway... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:18:55 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Airtel CUG: points to be examined by the Railways ]]></title>
			<link>http://irastimes.yuku.com/topic/1297/t/Airtel-CUG-points-to-be-examined-by-the-Railways.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal">I used to receive several sms from my senior/friends posted at various places. But in the recent past, after
distribution of CUG within the Railway I have noticed following things:</p>

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  <li style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in" class="MsoNormal">Since recent past (say 3 months) I used to receive one sms... ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (Dinesh K Gupta)</author>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:14:50 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ rectification of errors in work registers-completed works ]]></title>
			<link>http://irastimes.yuku.com/topic/1296/t/rectification-of-errors-in-work-registers-completed-works.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ <em>During the review of computer work registers of completed works,it is noticed that some expenditure is wrongly debited to  detailed heads other than
mentioned in the estimate.as the work is completed,there is no provision of funds in the current year budget.Now i cannot rectify the mistakes of wrong booking
of expenditure by way of JVs as this will lead to -ve balance in Appropriation accounts of current year.whether we can operate Transfer without financial
adjustment to rectify this... ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (ramanujam)</author>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:55:10 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Transition from Sr. DAO to Sr. DFM ]]></title>
			<link>http://irastimes.yuku.com/topic/1295/t/Transition-from-Sr-DAO-to-Sr-DFM.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span lang="EN-IN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN">A number of
changes have taken place in Accounts Department in last few years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span> Not only that the Sr. DAO have been re-designated as
Sr. DFM, but also change has witnessed in their <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>accounting and finance functions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span> The flag bearer of... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:25:21 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Calculate Support & Resistance ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ What is Support? Support is the price level at which demand is thought to be strong enough to prevent the price from declining further. The logic dictates that
as the price declines towards support and gets cheaper, buyers become more inclined to buy and sellers become less inclined to sell. By the time the price
reaches the support level, it is believed that demand will overcome supply and prevent the price from falling below support. Support does not always hold and a
break below support... ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (imran)</author>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:47:11 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ 5 Golden Rules of Trading ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Dear Traders, Here are the 5 Golden Rules of Trading. Which one is the most important in the success of the traders? 1. Invest in the direction of the Trend!
2. Cut Losses Quickly. 3. Let Profits Grow… 4. Diversify. 5. Manage Risk. Regards Anand For more details please visit www.fortunatemanagement.co.in ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:33:52 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Biggest Trading Mistakes. ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Dear Trader, What do you think which is the most important mistake in trading that we should avoid among these. 1. Trading with money you can&#39;t afford to
lose 2. The need to be &quot;certain&quot; 3. Words that will kill you! HOPE---WISH---PRAY 4. Not Acting on your plan 5. Not knowing how to get out of a losing
trade 6. Having an ego 7. Falling in love with a sector or script Regards Anand For more details please visit www.fortunatemanagement.co.in ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:50:14 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Bombay Stock Exchange ]]></title>
			<link>http://irastimes.yuku.com/topic/1291/t/Bombay-Stock-Exchange.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ We are providing exact trading ideas that are continuously beating the stock market weather it goes up or comes down, and generating continuous profit. For
more detail please visit www.fortunatemanagement.co.in ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:19:12 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ compelled to be dishonest ]]></title>
			<link>http://irastimes.yuku.com/topic/1290/t/compelled-to-be-dishonest.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ with cadres of all railway services in disarray -especially those of sag- officers are being compelled to be dishonest about their health. one or the other
officer, and that too by rotation, is made to report sick for a specified duration. why compel people to resort to funny business for generally no fault of
theirs? accepted that many times the &quot;love of location&quot; is responsible but the stupidity of keeping several officers in limbo and paying them salary,
and again getting them to... ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (baburaja)</author>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:25:31 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Procedure for claiming state govt.'s share for exp. made on ROB/RUB's made by railways ]]></title>
			<link>http://irastimes.yuku.com/topic/1289/t/Procedure--claiming-state-govt-s-share--exp-made--ROB-RUB-s-.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ What is the procedure for obtaining reimbursement of state govt.&#39;s share in the expenditure made by railways on the Bridge proper ,where state govt.&#39;s
share is more than railways and Railways has initiated the work .what are available railway board orders/jpo&#39;s to follow on the subject.Please clarify in
this regard early .... ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (ramanujam)</author>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:25:35 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Request for modification in finance code-Rupees 500 limit on cash imprest ]]></title>
			<link>http://irastimes.yuku.com/topic/1288/t/Request--modification--finance-code-Rupees-500-limit--cash-i.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ May I request Accounts/finance department to process for an amendment in Finance code and increase present limit of Rupees 500 imposed on expenditure from cash
imprest.
<br>
<br>
This limit of Rupees 500/- has been in existence for last 20 years (if I am not wrong) and is a bottleneck for executives in utilisation of cash imprest.
<br>
<br>
At present, A junior scale officer of stores department can issue purchase order for an item worth Rupees 10000/- on single quotation basis.This when it... ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (vipulsingh)</author>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:46:34 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ price variation clause-its applicatin for cement ,steel and genral PVC ]]></title>
			<link>http://irastimes.yuku.com/topic/1287/t/price-variation-clause--applicatin--cement-steel--genral-PVC.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ can anyone elucidate with an example the application of PVC clause in Works contracts ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (ramanujam)</author>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 09:04:54 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ execution of works contracts ]]></title>
			<link>http://irastimes.yuku.com/topic/1286/t/execution-of-works-contracts.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ when a work is higher dimension is executed and payment is to be made to the contractor for execution of work in the lower dimension item because it is
included in the agreement. ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (ramanujam)</author>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:37:26 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ execution of an item with higher dimension and payment of lesser demension item -works contracts. ]]></title>
			<link>http://irastimes.yuku.com/topic/1285/t/execution---item--higher-dimension--payment--lesser-demensio.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ <p>In one of the agreements,plastering item of 15mm thickness was executed and measurements for 12mm were recorded in the Measurement book.payments were made
for 12mm plastering item as the agreement includes only 12mm.subsequently plastering item 15mm included in subsidiary agreement and got sanction.Now while
making payment for 15mm plastering item,12mm plastering which was earlier operated is shown as minus item in the bill. Is it permissible ? if Yes..how it is to
be done.when the work is... ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (ramanujam)</author>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:33:06 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Staff indiscipline and Quarter maintenance ]]></title>
			<link>http://irastimes.yuku.com/topic/1284/t/Staff-indiscipline-and-Quarter-maintenance.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ <a target="_blank" href="http://irts.org.in/DiscussionForum/ShowMessage.asp?ID=630">http://irts.org.in/DiscussionForum/ShowMessage.asp?ID=630</a>
<br>
<br>
for comments ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (pankajp)</author>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:06:41 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Islamic financing for IRFC ]]></title>
			<link>http://irastimes.yuku.com/topic/1283/t/Islamic-financing-for-IRFC.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN">The Annual Report of IRFC 2007-08 mentions
that IRFC mobilised &quot;annual borrowing target of MOR includes Rs 3945 crore raised through taxable bonds, Rs 300 crore through term loans, Rs 350 crore
through assignment of lease receivables and the balance amount from internal generation.....The weighted average cost of pool of funds raised during 2007-08
was 9.33% pa, representing... ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (prashant73)</author>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:38:25 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Web 2.0 technology for IRAS ]]></title>
			<link>http://irastimes.yuku.com/topic/1282/t/Web-2-0-technology-for-IRAS.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ The IRASTIMES message board is becoming redundant. When IRASTIMES was launched, it was a revolutionary idea for many of us and we spent a great deal of time
exchanging our thoughts and ideas. And the benefit was immediate. Because of IRASTIMES, we got our designations changed from Accounts Officer to Finance
Manager.
<br>
<br>
There is virtually no interacation on the message boards now. We prefer interacting using the social networking sites. Is it not time for IRASTIMES to upgrade
itself... ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (prashant73)</author>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:59:16 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Congratulations ]]></title>
			<link>http://irastimes.yuku.com/topic/1281/t/Congratulations.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ So for the next five years we are free of the communist thugs and assorted Dalals.
<br>
Would PK admit ever that he has been punished for not allowing the govt to function for four and a half years and for opposing the nuke deal and our cosying up
to the great Satan? After all he has taken the tally of his Party to the lowest value ever.
<br>
Let us see what reforms the govt is able to push because the party in power is socialist in essence.
<br>
<br>
APM ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (APM)</author>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 09:32:35 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ IRAS in assembly ]]></title>
			<link>http://irastimes.yuku.com/topic/1280/t/IRAS-in-assembly.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Now our iras community has a representation in assembly.
<br>
Let us congratulate Mr A. Suresh Kumar  IRAS(1989)  for winning assembly election from Yerragondapalem constituency of Prakasam district Andhra Pradesh.
<br>
Any such earlier instances? Or can we expect more in future..
<br> ]]></description>

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			<author>feeds@yuku.com (Rama Manohar)</author>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 09:45:37 GMT</pubDate>
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