'500 per cent' improvement in passport services under Modi govt: MoS Muraleedharan"Passport services have improved very much in the last eight years, I would say 500 per cent. The number of offices which process passport ...
09 Dec, 2022, 01.13 PM IST
Passport Mela in Bengaluru and Mysuru on February 8The RPO will release appointments for normal category for the said mela at 4.30 pm on January 31, regional passport officer Bharath Kumar K...
27 Jan, 2020, 04.21 PM IST
Cases of illegal migrants seeking passport on the riseThe regional passport office is closely coordinating with central and state agencies to take immediate action against such cases.
13 Jul, 2019, 08.00 PM IST
MEA ties up with TCS to get students to apply for their passports in timeThe groundwork for this has been going on for close to three months, while the initiative was actually launched about a month and a half ba...
23 Dec, 2016, 08.51 AM IST
Jammu and Kashmir must draw benefit from PM's 'Transforming India Mission': Jitendra SinghJitendra Singh said that Jammu and Kashmir must draw maximum benefit from PM Modi's 'Transforming India Mission' and should not be left beh...
16 Apr, 2016, 10.26 PM IST
92 mobile medical camps on wheels, health key focus area in Tamil NaduAt least 92 mobile medical camps are on wheels across the rain-affected areas in Chennai and adjoining districts affected by the recent flo...
08 Dec, 2015, 10.48 AM IST
Chennai rains: Passport office to re-issue passports free-of-costThe Centre has announced a special scheme for "prompt re-issue" of passports, which were damaged in floods, at free-of-cost in Chennai and ...
07 Dec, 2015, 06.52 PM IST
Things you need to know about the 2015 Kumbh at NashikThe best time to take a Shahi Snan in the holy river is early in the morning, specifically before sunrise, since it is less crowded at that...
22 Jul, 2015, 02.08 PM IST
Getting a passport may be a four-week affair in BengaluruThe passport office wants to bring down the end-to-end time taken for normal applicants from 7-8 weeks to 3-4 weeks in Bengaluru.
26 Jan, 2015, 11.16 AM IST
Patna Passport Office records highest growth in IndiaThe RPO launched an Android-based application to provide passport-related information to applicants and facilitate quick solutions for thei...
31 Dec, 2014, 10.21 PM IST
Parliamentary Committee pulls up MEA for delay in issuance of passport to online applicantsStanding committee has advised that all constraints of manpower should be removed through all possible efforts including taking people on d...
03 Dec, 2014, 11.14 AM IST
Want passport quickly? Tatkal is the only wayThe supply of booklets dried up as the India Security Press in Nashik, Maharashtra, was closed between end of December 2013 and January 201...
25 Mar, 2014, 10.55 AM 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
Visitors to Lahore's Jore Mela to get Pak visa from Apr 29The Pakistani High Commission here has asked those who want to visit Lahore for the Shaheedi Jore Mela to submit their passport and visa fo...
26 Apr, 2013, 05.14 PM IST
- Getting passport's easier and speedier through collaboration between TCS and Passport Offices
The endless wait for getting one's passport made has now been tackled effectively under the e -governance initiative of the MEA in partners...
10 Aug, 2012, 08.10 PM IST
Online payment facility, more passport kendras in offingAs part of efforts to make availability of passports easier, government is working on a number of steps which include the facility of onlin...
28 Jun, 2012, 04.45 PM IST
- Police pastes CBI notice outside Balkrishna's residence
Haridwar Police today pasted a CBI notice outside the residence of Baba Ramdev's close aide Balkrishna, asking him to appear before the age...
27 Jul, 2011, 02.23 PM IST