It sure does. Now let me try this:
Postal department to be de-centralized??? That is a new one I have heard. And then, was it the NDA??? Can that be decentralized too? Is decentralization going to help? All it looks to me like is that the systems need to be more efficient - they (these specifically) still NEED to be centralized. But how in the world is this a case of discrimination against Assam? Did they take a list of these guys out and said - ok ji, now these baays are from Assam... let's delay their mail? Does the postal department in your home country take the responsibility of ensuring delivery of your normal mail? As in provide a GUARANTEE? A service level agreement? the answer is NO. What do you do then with important papers that definitely need to reach in time? Fedex it, right? Why Fedex and $ 15? 'coz it provides a better SLA. Authority and responsibility go hand in hand... and come with a price. Sure it would be fair for the students to sue the institution or the post office. But if I am not mistaken, the forms that these guys originally filled up would have mentioned that the mail used would be regular, undependable mail. And the Post Office does not sign a doc that guarantees delivery in this case. With that as evidence, the suing would not hold up in a court of law in America as well. Hope this helps. >From: Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Rajib Das" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: Snail Mail: Postal Department, India >Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 22:15:04 -0500 > >At 11:50 PM +0000 8/29/02, Rajib Das wrote: > >So now the postal department is also discriminating against Assam? > >!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;-) > > > >*** Now what inspired this question? Replete with the exclamations and the >wink? > > >*** Let us try this: > >One Central govt. branch has been grossly derelict in its duty--namely, in >delivering mail, in a timely manner. > >Another branch, which would effect the lives of dozens of aspiring >students, did not receive the mail and showed NO consideration, thereby >probably impacted the aspiring students' futures dramatically. > >*** Here lies the responsibilitry of the Central Govt., which has cornered >all the authorities, but have, once again demonstrated that it cannot live >upto to >its responsibilities. > >Under the circumstances, would it NOT be fair for the Central Govt. to be >held liable for damages? Not merely compensatory, but punitive too? > >*** But we know, more than likely any such law-suit would go nowhere. It >probably won't be heard for thirty years, as is the state of conflict >resolution in Indian democracy. Authority yes, but responsibility no. > > > >Hope that helps. > > >cm > > > > > > >>From: Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>To: "Bharat B" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Subject: Re: Snail Mail: Postal Department, India > >>Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 10:11:28 -0500 > >> > >>The Postal Department is a Central Govt. branch, isn't it? > >> > >>If so, how is it that the UPSC rejected the appeal of the Assam >candidates? > >> > >>Because a rule-is-a-rule, I am sure. And obviously is zealously guarded >by > >>some clerks-from-hell. Never mind that these kids didn't even get a >chance > >>to compete for a chance to go to a school that is supported by their > >>tax-rupees. > >> > >> > >>On the other hand, if a similar demand from some 'uporwalla' had come >thru > >>for a son or a relative, the same clerks-from-hell would probably would > >>have bent over backwards to accomodate them ( note the the culture of > >>sucking-up and pissing down). But who cares about ordinary students, >that > >>too from Assam? Must be their own damn fault! Sloths! > >> > >> > >>My urge is to tell these kids to sue the hell out of them, even though >we > >>know full well it would be pissing on the ocean. > >> > >> > >>On a personal note, 39 years ago, I almost got snagged up in a similar > >>predicament. I never RECEIVED the post card, not even belatedly, >informing > >>me that I qualified for an interview at IIT-KGP. Luckily for me, my >older > >>brother, who was a graduate of the same institution, SOMEHOW, managed to > >>get a message thru to one of his classmates, who was then teaching at >the > >>institution, to have him look up the list to see if I made it to the > >>interviews. Had this friend not sent a telegram back with an >affirmative, > >>my life's course could have been an entirely different one today (I >know, I > >>know, some netters might not mind that at all :-). But that is > >>different).The telegram, without a date of interview, created its own >set > >>of circumstances, dramatic to me, but maybe comic to others. > >> > >> > >>cm > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>At 12:52 AM -0400 8/29/02, Bharat B wrote: > >> > > >> >No wonder it is called snail mail; mail from Guwahati took almost >3months > >> >to reach Delhi by the Speed Post service of the Postal Department, >India. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >Guwahati, Thursday, August 29, 2002 > >> > > >> > > >> > 56 students to miss NDA exam for postal delay > >> >By A Staff Reporter > >> > GUWAHATI, Aug 28 � As many as 56 eligible students from Sainik >School, > >> >Goalpara, will miss their chance to appear for National Defence >Academy > >> >(NDA) entrance examination scheduled for September 15 next, thanks to > >>late > >> >delivery of their applications to the UPSC by the Speed Post service >of > >> >the Postal Department. The Principal of Sainik School, Goalpara, Lt >Col > >>RS > >> >Nehra informed that all the applications of 56 students of the school > >>were > >> >despatched through Speed Post from Guwahati on May 11 last. However, >the > >> >same were received by the UPSC office in New Delhi on August 5 last >while > >> >the last date of receipt of application was May 20 in respect of > >> >candidates belonging to Assam area. > >> > > >> > Although the authority of Sainik School has pleaded with the UPSC to > >> >consider the candidature of the students and allow them to appear in! > >>the > >> >NDA entrance examination as they should not be victimised for the >delay > >>in > >> >delivery of their application by postal department, the UPSC has >turned > >> >down the request made through Sainik School Society, Ministry of >Defence, > >> >New Delhi. The Principal stated that the rigid stand taken by the UPSC > >>had > >> >demoralised the students and training staff of the school who have >been > >> >toiling in preparing for the NDA entrance examination. > >> > > >> > The boys from Class XII standard of the School are still sweating it >out > >> >in preparing for the entrance test with a hope that their application > >>will > >> >be considered even at this stage and they will get their last chance >to > >> >join the armed forces through NDA. 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