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End of an Era: 160-year-old telegram service in India to close down on July 15

New Delhi: After 162 years of connecting people, India is now set to disband the world's last major telegram service and its legions of cycle-borne postmen. With the service made redundant by a technological revolution,

PTI Published : Jul 11, 2013 16:38 IST, Updated : Jul 14, 2013 6:28 IST


Known locally as the "Taar" (wire), the service is also remembered for helping the British trading conglomerate the East India Company maintain its political and military domination of the region.










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