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Centre extends postal ballot facility to voters above 65, COVID-19 patient
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): The government has extended the postal ballot facility to electors above 65 years of age and COVID-19 positive patients who are under home or institutional quarantine.
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Welcome decision to release postal stamp in honour of PV Narasimha Rao: N
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 30 (ANI): PV Narasimha Rao's grandson and BJP spokesperson NV Subash said that the central government will be releasing a postal stamp in honour of former Prime Minister of India.
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Chennai Air Customs seizes narcotic substance sent from UK
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 27 (ANI): Chennai Air Customs recovered a foreign postal parcel containing 270 pills suspected to be MDMA, a narcotic substance valued at Rs 8 lakhs on Friday. One person was detained.
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Adani Power approves delisting of equity shares at Rs 33.82
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], June 22 (ANI): Adani Power Ltd on Monday gave the final nod to its voluntarily delisting of equity shares at Rs 33.82 which is 10 per cent less than its previous closing of Rs 38 on Friday.
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As home-delivery of 'Shahi Litchi' begins in Bihar, officials say no corre
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Muzaffarpur (Bihar) [India], May 25 (ANI): With the Bihar government starting the home-delivery of Muzaffarpur's famous 'Shahi Litchi' in select districts from Monday with help from the postal department, officials have said there is no harm in connoisseurs enjoying the coveted fruit.
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IATA, UPU warn of air capacity shortage
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva/Berne, May 4 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Universal Postal Union (UPU) on Monday warned that air capacity for postal services is insufficient and urged governments to do more to support the movement of mail by air during the COVID-19 crisis.
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Treat COVID-19 as opportunity, prepare for boom in electronics manufacturi
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): The Union Minister for Electronics and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad has asked state governments to treat the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity and prepare for the forthcoming boom in the electronics manufacturing sector.
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Postal department to deliver essential items through National Road Transpo
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): To ensure the delivery of essential items within the country during the lockdown, department of Posts designed a National Road Transport Network with 22 long routes of over 500 km interspersed with 34 interstate/intra-state schedules touching over 75 cities
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Union Minister Javadekar gives letters of appreciation to frontline COVID-
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday presented the letter of appreciation to frontline COVID-19 warriors, which include healthcare workers, police personnel, bank staff, Postal Department employees, sanitation workers, and oth
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Postal employees to get Rs 10 lakh compensation if they succumb to COVID-1
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): The Central government has decided to provide a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to all postal employees, including Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS), who succumb to COVID-19 after being infected on duty.
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Post Offices making special efforts to serve far-flung areas of J-K, Ladak
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): The Postal Department has taken steps to ensure doorstep delivery of pension to elderly pensioners to achieve social distancing and prevent crowding at post offices as part of measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
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Premium payment period for Postal Life Insurance, Rural Postal Life Insura
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 30 (ANI): In wake of nationwide lockdown in the backdrop of coronavirus outbreak, the Directorate of Postal Life Insurance (PLI) on Monday extended the premium payment period for Postal Life Insurance and Rural Postal Life Insurance up to April 30.
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