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Passport offices to remain open this weekend

Last Updated: Friday, June 22, 2012, 17:46

The External Affairs Ministry Friday announced that passport offices in various parts of India will be open Saturday and Sunday.

J&K gets first Passport Seva Kendra

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 18:05

To expedite the issuance of passports and ease the burden on the local passport office here, J&K got its first Passport Seva Kendra.

50 million Indians have passports

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 21:21

There are 50 million passport holders in India and the Ministry of External Affairs expect the number to reach up to 100 million in next 10 years.

Bag with 100 passports seized at IGI Delhi

Last Updated: Monday, January 2, 2012, 11:11

A bag containing over 100 passports was seized by Custom officials at the Indira Gandhi International Airport police sources said on Monday.

Issue passports promptly: Krishna to officers

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 29, 2011, 14:19

Amid complaints of delay in passport issuance, External Affairs Minister SM Krishna exhorted officers to sort out citizens` problems "promptly".

Indians returned from Libya issued fresh passports

Last Updated: Thursday, September 22, 2011, 19:41

350 Indians who returned from strife-torn Libya on `emergency slips` have been issued passport, an official said on Thursday.

UK: ‘Sex-free’ category passports for transgenders

Last Updated: Monday, September 19, 2011, 17:39

The British Home Office’s new proposal comes under pressure from the Liberal Democrats.

Fresh passports to Indians returning from Libya

Last Updated: Monday, August 1, 2011, 15:14

The process of allotting fresh passports to the Indians returning from strife-torn Libya on "emergency slips" has started, an official said on Monday.

British passports being forged in Pak: Report

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 26, 2011, 15:43

Making of forged British passports has been found to be the "most prevalent" in Pakistan.

Sri Lankan nationals caught with fake passports

Last Updated: Thursday, June 30, 2011, 00:39

Two Sri Lankan nationals were arrested from the NSCBI Airport in Kolkata allegedly for carrying fake passports.

Aviation threat: 40,000 flew with stolen passports

Last Updated: Sunday, June 12, 2011, 12:00

Interpol has said about 40,000 people criss-crossed the globe with lost or stolen travel documents in the recent past.

New substance to make passports fraud-proof

Last Updated: Thursday, May 19, 2011, 21:29

Scientists developed a new substance that can be used to prevent forging of passports and banknotes.