PONDA, March 11 -- A youth from Tisk-Usgao found himself at the mercy of luck, or rather, the lack thereof, after missing a scheduled job interview due to the lethargic attitude of his local post office.

The unfortunate incident unfolded when the youth filed a job application for a position at Bal Bhavan. Despite receiving a letter from Bal Bhavan on March 1, inviting him for an interview on March 9 at 9.30 am, fate had other plans. The letter reached the Usgao post office on March 4. However, due to the postman being on leave, it was only delivered to the candidate on March 9, the same day as the interview, and at 10.30 am.

The candidate's excitement turned to disappointment as he realised he had narrowly missed the interview due to so...