India Post developing own road transport network across country
Mangaluru: The Postal Department is moving towards getting its own all India posts and parcels road transport facility, starting with Mangaluru and Thiruvananthapuram.
As a first move, India Post parcel delivery vehicles between the two cities were launched on Wednesday night in both the cities, said sources.
The new vehicle of the All India Road Transport Network of India Post will travel from the Mangaluru Central Post Office to Thiruvananthapuram via Kannur, Kozhikode, Thrissur and Kochi.
A press release of the Postal Department said that the vehicle will facilitate the quick transport of parcels between places like Mangaluru, Udupi and Puttur and various parts of Kerala.
The press release also said that businessmen, e-commerce company representatives, small industry owners who wish to send their parcels through the postal service may contact the marketing executives of India Post, Mangaluru Division on the following numbers: Shankar: 9448869772 and Subhash: 8073678509.
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PM Modi chairs high-level meeting after ceasefire announcement
New Delhi, May 10 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting Saturday evening with top government functionaries, including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, following the announcement that India and Pakistan have reached an understanding to stop military actions.
NSA Ajit Doval, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan and all three service chiefs were among those who attended the meeting.
The directors general of military operations (DGMO) of India and Pakistan have agreed to stop all firings and military action on land, air and sea with effect from 5 pm on Saturday, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said.
The brief announcement by the foreign secretary came shortly after US President Donald Trump said India and Pakistan have agreed to a "full and immediate" ceasefire after talks mediated by the US.
The DGMO of Pakistan called the DGMO of India at 3.35 pm earlier this afternoon, Misri said.
