India closes its age-old telegraph department officially through-out the country…
On Sunday, at 11. 45 PM only 15 minutes to midnight, the Indian Telegram network system was buried for ever. The last telegraphic message was sent to Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi.
Officially, the telegram booth was sealed at 11:45 PM and the profits collected were Rs 68,837 on the date.
As the country bid good-bye to the carrier of good, bad and official news for generations of Indian public from generations.
A senior telegraph officer said that the last day booking totaled to 2,197 of which billing through computer was for 1,329 and phone booking 91.