{
  "id": 10453883,
  "title": "Karnataka Postal Circle to roll out more Philately Passports in four districts including Bengaluru on October 10 and 11",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/karnataka-postal-circle-to-roll-out-more-philately-passports-in-four",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T13:39:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/karnataka-postal-circle-to-roll-out-more-philately-passports-in-four-districts-including-bengaluru-on-october-10-and-11/article71519818.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On October 10 and 11, the Karnataka Postal Circle will introduce new Philately Passports in four districts, including Bengaluru, Mysuru, Mangaluru, and Belagavi, to celebrate National Postal Week. The initiative aims to encourage travel enthusiasts, bikers, and philatelists to explore new hobbies. In Bengaluru, the department sold 1,000 passports in a single day, while Mysuru, Mangaluru, and Belagavi also witnessed significant interest.\n\nTo avoid inconvenience, the department will offer the passports on the second Saturday and Sunday of October, with staff working despite the holidays. The passports cost ₹600 each, and at least 1,000 will be available in Bengaluru's General Post Office on October 10 and 11. Additional quantities of 500 passports each will be available in Mangaluru, Mysuru, and Belagavi on these days.\n\nFor the first time, the Karnataka Postal Circle has partnered with artisans to create handcrafted Channapatna toys as merchandise. Postcards featuring GI-tagged Channapatna toys will also be available for purchase. The Philately Passport contains 100 pictorial cancellations, showcasing natural, historical, and cultural heritage landmarks such as Vidhana Soudha, Bannerghatta National Park, Nandi Hills, and more. By visiting these locations, passport holders can receive a unique postage stamp and seal of an exclusive cancellation, commemorating their visit.",
  "summary": "An official noted that hundreds of enquiries have come from people through messages on social media and phone calls to post offices while some have directly come to the General Post Office to check availability of the passports.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Pakistan ends machine-readable passports: What changes from October 15?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/pakistan-ends-machine-readable-passports-what-changes-from-october-15",
        "published": "2026-09-28T09:56:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}