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The Trinamool Congress staged a protest in Kolkata, alleging EVM tampering and procedural lapses in strongrooms before the West Bengal assembly polls. The party accused the BJP and Election Commission of collusion, while the EC asserted the strongrooms were secure and footage showed routine postal ballot segregation.

Strongrooms at counting centres must remain sealed until counting concludes. This directive follows recent controversies in Kozhikode and Palakkad. Officials clarified that EVM strongrooms were not opened. A decision to open a materials strongroom in Palakkad was dropped after protests. The Chief Electoral Officer seeks explanations for alleged guideline violations. Strict compliance is mandated to ensure electoral integrity.

Amazon is introducing a 3.5% "fuel and logistics" surcharge for sellers using its shipping services, effective April 17 for US and Canadian merchants. This move, driven by soaring oil prices linked to the Iran conflict, mirrors similar adjustments by other logistics providers.

PATNA: The police reportedly recovered several items of postal department including postal stamps, postal orders, envelopes and 30 small packets of smack from an alleged den of city-based smack dealers in Ramji Chak area under the Digha police station on Saturday.

Hongkong Post has suspended shipping services to the United States in response to increased tariffs imposed by President Trump, which they deem "bullying." The postal authority will no longer collect US tariffs and will halt surface mail immediately, with air mail services ceasing on April 27.

Local postal department has not been selling the widely used postal orders of Rs 10 denomination at the Patiala head post office on the plea that these are out of stock for the past around two months.

India has temporarily halted postal services to the US due to new American customs rules. US-bound air carriers are unable to carry shipments due to a lack of clarity regarding duty collection on goods valued over $100, effective August 29. Letters, documents, and gifts under $100 will still be delivered.

The cathedral of the Diocese of Medak, Nobel laureate Ronald Ross, Hyderabad Haleem, Alluri Seetharamaraju, Bandar Laddu and Bobbili Veena, have just one thing in common — special postal covers, released by the postal department.

International transfer of cash, precious items like gems, jewelleries and electronic items would now be easier, with postal department coming up with the service of sending ‘flat rate box' from May 28.

Gujarat Postal Circle will soon set up a Post Shoppe, which will sell products ranging from stationery to souvenirs and books and gift items in there.

MUMBAI: In a major case of breach of security on Thursday, an air gun and a pistol were found in a postal bag at Chennai airport which was to have been put aboard a Jet Airways flight bound for Port Blair.

A postage stamp with the picture of the proposed Ram temple in Ayodhya was released after the ceremonious bhoomi pujan rituals on Wednesday. A special cover to celebrate the presence of Lord Ram in diverse cultures of the world—it is being documented in the global encyclopedia of the Ramayana by Ayodhya Shodh Sansthan—was also revealed.