Post Office

In 2006, Mauri Bhowmik, an agent for National Savings Certificates, was sent to 15-day judicial custody for having embezzled more than Rs 10 lakh from AD Nagar post office, but she managed to escape.In 2008, another employee Rakhi Sarkar was found to have stolen Rs 15 lakh. She was dismissed …

The Postmaster says the poor economy is to blame. A post office in Danville is cutting hours to stay open. More: continued here

Trancas post office losing parking lotNapa Valley RegisterStarting Friday at 7 a.m., the Postal Service will temporarily close the lot in front of Napa's main post office so it can be reconfigured with a few more spaces and new traffic flow, Richards said. This work should be finished by Monday, …

The Fairdale Post Office has been declared spider-free. More: continued here

Postal Service records another quarter of red ink; can corporate America help?Peoria Journal Star (blog)The latest report from the U.S. Postal Service is that it's drowning in red ink (a $5 billion quarterly loss). Despite cuts and closures, the post office is still running a huge deficit. This doesn't come …

Greece’s inter-ministerial committee for privatizations approved the sale of state stakes in ELTA SA, the country’s postal service, and Hellenic Vehicle Industry SA. More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk London 2012 Olympics: man arrested for painting post box goldTelegraph.co.ukThe Post Office have been giving mailboxes a golden makeover in the home town of successful Olympic champions across the country, and have already resprayed one in the sailor's honour in Cornwall, where Ainslie grew up. But Mr Smith, a …

The Postal Service has been here beforeNews & ObserverThe U.S. Postal Service is in trouble, and there's no telling whether it will survive. It's been battered by the Internet and a dragging economy, besieged by commercial competitors and stymied in its efforts to trim a costly web of post offices …

A former Syrian soldier has been jailed for at least 19 years for murdering a Melb post office operator. More: continued here

High Sheriff of Somerset backs Post Office petition in WillitonThis is The West CountryIn just a few days, almost 2000 of their customers have signed a petition as part of a campaign run by the National Federation of SubPostmasters to urge the government to continue working with the Post Office. …