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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Worker’s body reaches Ranchi from Saudi 4 months after death; family rejects over compensation
Ranchi (PTI): The body of a migrant worker from Jharkhand’s Giridih district killed in Saudi Arabia in October last year has arrived at Ranchi Airport, but his family refused to accept it over pending compensation, officials said.
Shikha Lakra, team leader of the state migrant control cell, told PTI that, before taking the body of Vijay Kumar Mahato, the family is demanding compensation from the private company where he used to work in the Arab country.
Mahato was killed in an alleged crossfire between the police and criminals.
“Since it was a bullet injury case, the matter is before a court in Jeddah. The final compensation may depend on the court’s decision,” Lakra said.
“The Indian Embassy informed us about the body’s arrival, and coordination was done with district authorities. Our role is limited to coordination in cases involving overseas employers and foreign jurisdiction,” she added.
Giridih Deputy Commissioner Ram Niwas Yadav said the authorities will try to convince the family to perform the last rites.
“We have already sanctioned Rs 5 lakh under the government scheme for migrant’s deaths abroad. The compensation payment might take some time,” he said.
The body is currently at the mortuary of Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi.
The Family members said they will only accept it if the company provides written assurance regarding compensation. “Without that assurance, we will not receive the body,” said Ram Prasad Mahato, the deceased’s brother-in-law.
Mahato, a native of Dudhpaniya village in Madh Gopali panchayat under Dumri block, was employed as a tower line fitter. His family said he was struck by a bullet during a gunfight between local police and an extortion gang and later succumbed to his injuries.
Social activist Sikander Ali said Mahato is survived by his wife, two young sons aged five and three, and elderly parents.
