Chinese passports to have electronic chip

Chinese passports to have electronic chip Beijing: China will soon start issuing a new type of passport that will contain an electronic chip to record the passport holder's personal information. According to the ministry of public security, the new passports will look similar to traditional ones but the electronic chip will contain the holder's name, date of birth, photo and fingerprints, Xinhua reported. Under preparation for three years, the new passports will be available from May...
11:31 AM, May 05, 2012

China to issue passports with electronic chips

China to issue passports with electronic chips Beijing: China will start issuing a new type of passport with an electronic chip that will contain a record of cardholder's personal information. The new passports will look like the traditional ones but a chip containing information like the cardholder's name, his date of birth, photograph and finger prints will be installed in them, a statement by Ministry of Public Security said on Friday. Under preparation for the past three...
10:06 AM, May 04, 2012

'LeT now targets local youths with passports'

'LeT now targets local youths with passports' Srinagar: Following the arrest of suspected terrorists in Delhi on Thursday, Kashmir's top cop said Lashkar-e-Taiba has begun using local boys, as its foreign cadres started coming under pressure from the security forces. Changing its strategy, the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) guerrilla outfit has been trying to engage local boys, holding passports, after its foreign cadres started coming under pressure from the security forces, a senior police official said in Srinagar on...
11:52 AM, Mar 02, 2012

Puducherry Lt Gen accused of helping Hasan Ali

Puducherry Lt Gen accused of helping Hasan Ali Puducherry: Lieutenant Governor Iqbal Singh has been accused of helping facilitate a fake passport for India's alleged tax evader Hasan Ali Khan, who's now in judicial custody. Singh has denied the allegations. He told CNN-IBN that he has no plans of resigning. Meanwhile, the state government has distanced itself from Iqbal Singh. Chief Minister V Vaithilingam has said the government had not allocated any land to the Lieutenant Governor to...
08:08 AM, Apr 18, 2011

The fake passport blog - part 2

Connect |  Jaimon Joseph

In a country where Nepali's, Bangladeshis and Pakistani's can practically walk across the border - why should a terrorist bother to fake a biometric passport? ...
11:17 PM, Jul 20, 2010
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12:39 PM, Mar 07, 2010

TCS, Govt tie-up to provide passports in just 3 days

TCS, Govt tie-up to provide passports in just 3 days That's what the Ministry of External Affairs is planning at least by 2010. ...
01:29 AM, Oct 14, 2008

7/11 accused had 'pilgrimage visas'

7/11 accused had 'pilgrimage visas' Police says several of the accused in the serial train blasts had obtained "pilgrimage visas" for Iran. ...
06:29 PM, Dec 27, 2006

Police verification for passports sped up

Police verification for passports sped up The MEA has asked state governments to send police verification reports on passport applicants within two weeks. ...
05:18 PM, Aug 27, 2006
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