West Bengal polls: 97-year-old refugee, retired teacher among those deleted from voter listWest Bengal is witnessing the fallout of the NRC-like exercise, with long-term residents and even Partition refugees being struck off voter...
10 Apr, 2026, 04.15 PM IST
Many post offices in West Bengal, passport Seva Kendra in Kolkata receive bomb threatsSeveral post offices and a Passport Seva Kendra in West Bengal received bomb threats on Thursday. This led to immediate evacuations and ext...
26 Feb, 2026, 02.05 PM IST
CBI raids 50 locations in Bengal, Sikkim in connection with fake passport racket, 2 arrestedThe CBI has exposed a fake passport racket in West Bengal and Sikkim, arresting two individuals, including an official from Passport Laghu ...
14 Oct, 2023, 07.46 PM IST
One passport centre in every 50km distanceMJ Akbar said the as per "Prime Minister Narendra Modi and MEA minister Sushma Swaraj's vision to reach out passport facilities to the comm...
15 Jul, 2017, 04.14 PM IST
Apply for passports at select post offices from next monthIn the first phase of the project, passport services will be made available in select post offices in Rajasthan, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, K...
19 Feb, 2017, 09.10 AM IST
Another ISI agent arrested from KolkataThe Special Task Force today arrested another suspected ISI operative from the central part of the city, just three days after it busted a ...
02 Dec, 2015, 11.21 PM IST
- Arrested Sri Lankans have no links with terror group: Police
The five Sri Lankans, allegedly former members of the LTTE, were arrested by Kolkata Police STF section from a city hotel with fake documen...
17 Aug, 2015, 10.26 PM IST
Holders of handwritten passports asked to apply for machine readable onesAll handwritten passports with pasted photos earlier issued by the Government of India are considered non-MRP passports.
10 Dec, 2013, 09.59 PM IST
- Indo-Bangla special passport becomes extinct
It ceased to exist from Saturday, November 30 and officials said it was done on security reasons.
02 Dec, 2013, 04.56 PM IST
India-Bangladesh Passport to be discontinued from November 15The India-Bangladesh Passport (IBP) will be discontinued with effect from November 15 this year.
11 Nov, 2013, 08.28 PM IST
Passport Seva Proj completes a year; processes 1 cr applicationPSP which runs in public-private-partnership mode with IT major TCS as a service provider has completed its first year of successful rollou...
22 Jun, 2013, 04.52 PM IST
Passport seva project boosts passport issue in BengalThe Passport Seva Project in West Bengal, the programme of the Ministry of External Affairs, has shown a positive outcome in passport servi...
14 May, 2013, 03.38 PM IST
More passport slots for DelhiIn Delhi, the appointment cycle has been increased from the present three-seven days to 15-21 days, and nearly 15,000 appointment slots hav...
11 May, 2013, 06.28 AM IST
- Ministry of external affairs ties up with TCS to boost passport services in WB, Tripura and Sikkim
The ministry of external affairs, in partnership with TCS, has taken several proactive measures to enhance passport related services for th...
21 Aug, 2012, 07.15 PM IST
- Hasan Ali aide granted anticipatory bail in fake passport case
The Bombay High Court today granted anticipatory bail to Kolkata-based businessman Kashinath Tapuriah in connection with a fake passport ca...
14 Jun, 2011, 10.13 AM IST
- Puducherry LG admits facilitating Hasan passport
Under the Enforcement Directorate's scanner for his alleged links with Hasan Ali Khan, Puducherry lieutenant governor Iqbal Singh met Union...
17 Apr, 2011, 09.25 AM IST
- CAG unearths huge passport racket
The kabootarbazi issue took a new turn on Thursday with the comptroller and auditor-general (CAG) submitting a report before Parliament sta...
18 May, 2007, 01.10 AM IST