Amarnath pilgrims can get registered through post officesIBNLive.comPTI | 03:04 PM,Apr 30,2012 Srinagar, Apr 30 (PTI) In a major initiative, the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) has tied up with the Department of Posts for registration of pilgrims through select post offices across the country.and more » More: continued here

Post office announces changes in pension payment timeStabroek NewsBy Stabroek editor | 0 Comments | Breaking News | Monday, April 30, 2012 The Guyana Post Office Corporation says it wishes to advise the public that for ease of comfort there will be changes to the usual time for pension payments …

Asset test for food stamps goes into effect TuesdayWFMZ AllentownAbout 1.8 million Pennsylvanians currently receive food stamps. That's one in seven people in the state. She recently suffered a stroke and relies on her monthly allotment to help feed her five children. "I'm concerned. I'm very concerned," she said.Food stamp …

First Republic Bank Opens Third Office in BostonMarketWatch (press release)BOSTON, Apr 30, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — First Republic Bank, a leading private bank and wealth management company, today announced the opening of a third Boston location at One Post Office Square in downtown Boston. First Republic's Post Office Square …First …

Boston.com Postal Service Offices Harder to Close Under Senate OverhaulSan Francisco ChronicleApril 24 (Bloomberg) — A Senate bill to overhaul the cash- strapped US Postal Service would make it more difficult to shutter post offices considered too costly to maintain. The legislation would create an appeal process to let customers …

Toledo Blade Food stamp challenge: Could you eat on $23 a week?Fremont News MessengerThe average Ohio food stamp recipient gets $4.60 per day to spend on food, said Colleen Stoker, spokeswoman for the agency. The word "supplemental" is in the formal name of the food stamp program (the Supplemental Nutrition …

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) FedEx has donated $2.5 million to the University of Memphis to complete renovation of the video scoreboard and sound system at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. More: continued here

UK SMEs 'fear the impact' of today's Postal Rate Changeinspiresme.co.ukBy Jamie Lawrence | April 30, 2012 SMEs may wish to consider metered mail in response to Royal Mail's price increase. Image courtesy of Jay Lopez/sxc.hu Following the Royal Mail's rate change announcement at the end of last month, it appears …

The rise in the cost of posting a letter is four times more for pensioners and vulnerable groups than for businesses, it has emerged. More: continued here

Columbia Post Office Carrier David Wright, a 25-year veteran of the U.S. Postal Service, unpacks local food donations as part of the annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive, the largest one-day food drive in the country. More: continued here