Capital's post offices challenge for disabledTimes of IndiaAfter Suwarna sent several letters to the ministry of communication and information technology, she was told that a sum of Rs 2.4 lakh has been released to construct a ramp at Krishna Nagar post office. The ministry also wrote to Suwarna that Shahdara …
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