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NCDRC holds post office accountable for ‘missing’ Rs 6 lakh cheques from 2008
September 02, 2026 5:36 pm
The NCDRC was hearing the Union of India’s challenge to the Rs 6 lakh award against a post office over two Rs 3 lakh cheques.
Parcel arrives torn with missing contents, man wins Rs 40,000 from postal authorities
July 13, 2026 5:08 pm
According to the complainant, the parcel weighed 17.2 kg at the time of booking and contained clothes worth Rs 35,360, but it reached the destination in a torn condition and weighed only 8.39 kg.
Same account number for 2 customers, postal department directed to pay Rs 20,000 relief
June 18, 2026 10:23 am
Giving the same account number to the complainant and to another woman is a fault on the part of the Postal Department, the consumer forum noted.
80-year-old wins Rs 5,000 after post office delays Rs 1,000 money order to widowed sister
June 15, 2026 12:27 pm
The district consumer commission was hearing a complaint filed by a man against the head postmasters of the CIDCO and Pachora postal divisions, and a project manager associated with India Post's technology services.
ECS failures, no cheques: Post office upgrade triggers maturity payment crisis
April 07, 2026 9:43 pm
At the heart of the problem is a structural change: the Chinchwad East Sub Post Office was upgraded to a full Head Office (HO) in February.
IIT-Kharagpur unveils special postage stamp as part of platinum jubilee celebrations
November 26, 2025 10:25 am
In adherence to the India Post protocol, the release was conducted simultaneously across 1,64,987 Post Offices nationwide.
Suspect arrested after car crashes into San Jose post office, setting it ablaze
July 21, 2025 5:57 am
At around 3am, the emergency crews responded to the call of a fire in a post office located in a strip mall south of downtown.
Drugs worth Rs 3.45 crore from US, Canada, Thailand seized from Ahmedabad Foreign Post Office
March 13, 2025 2:29 pm
The Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) said that the parcels - disguised as soft toys, protein powder and food products - had been sent from the US, Canada and Thailand. They had not been claimed.
Not-so-digital India: Why are post offices across Pune refusing digital payment and only accepting cash?
July 10, 2024 7:24 am
Digital payments haven’t been completely non-existent in the history of India Post
Post Office Act, 2023 comes into force: Here is what it says
June 20, 2024 7:22 pm
The Act replaces the 125-year old Indian Post Office Act. But critics argue that it retains the most draconian provisions of the Colonial era law.
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With no way out, parcels and mails pile up at post offices
June 10, 2020 10:23 pm
With movement restrictions in containment zones at Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad, mails and couriers are piling up at different post offices as mail carriers are unable to visit houses for doorstep deliveries.
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