Licenses

2 arrested for making fake birth certificates, licences

New Delhi: Two persons were arrested on Sunday for allegedly making fake driving licenses and birth certificates in north-west Delhi. Additional Commissioner of Police (crime) Ravindra Yadav said Babu Ram, 29, and Ram Singh, 37 were arrested on a tip-off that they along with others were indulged in selling fake driving license and birth certificates.



The duo were arrested from Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar on Friday, police said. The police have seized 21 fake driving licenses, 31 fake stamps of several State Transport Authorities, holographic stickers, a laptop, scanner and printer from them. After the arrest, Babu Ram told police that he has been carrying out this illegal business for the last one and a half year with the help of his associates Ram Singh, Dheer Dhwaj, Akram Bhodha, Ashok and Dharamveer.

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RBI expected to grant new bank licenses by end of FY'14

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank, which issued clarifications on the new bank licence guidelines, is expected to grant new licenses by March 2014. on Tuesday, the central bank issued clarifications making it more stringent for getting new bank licence even as it allowed the aspirants to have the holding and capital structure of the bank-holding company in place within 18 months of getting the in-principle nod, instead of 12 months...  

Not possible to give bank permits to all eligible seekers: RBI

Mumbai: Making it tougher for aspirants, the Reserve Bank on Monday said it will look for very high quality applications to issue new bank permits and may not be possible to issue licences to all eligible applicants. "There is no predetermined number. RBI will be very selective while considering the applications for new bank licences. It will look for very high quality applications," the RBI said in a notification elaborating...  

RBI clarifies rules for new bank licences

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank on Monday said in-principle approval for setting up of new banks will now be valid for 18 months, up from earlier proposed one year. Issuing clarification to queries on new bank licences, the RBI said the companies which would be eligible to apply must have a public shareholding of at least 51 per cent. "..companies forming part of the Promoter Group whereof companies in which the...  

Singapore to require news websites to be licenced

Singapore: Singapore's government says a new policy will require online news websites to be licensed, a move that is being criticised as a form of censorship in a country where media outlets are already strictly controlled. The policy will require websites that report regularly on Singapore news and have at least 50,000 visitors a month to obtain annual licenses, the city-state's Media Development Authority said in a statement Tuesday. They...  

No licenses for new liquor shops in Goa till June end

Panaji: The current ban in Goa on issuing licenses for new liquor retail outlets will continue to be in effect till June end, a senior official said on Monday. "The state government has decided not to issue any new licenses for the retail sale of liquor in the state till June end this year. The applications received for new outlets are not being considered by the department for the time...  

Microsoft sells 60 million Windows 8 licenses so far

Microsoft Corp has sold 60 million licenses and upgrades for its new Windows 8 operating system in the 10 weeks since its launch, one of the top executives of the company's Windows unit said at the Consumer Electronics Show on Tuesday. ...  

2G: SC ruling a serious attack on us, says Telenor

New Delhi: Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor on Friday came out strongly against the Supreme Court ruling ordering all 2G licenses to be scrapped saying that the order was a "very serious attack" on the firm's investments. "The Supreme Court ruling is a very serious attack on the firm's investments. Quitting the Indian market now is an option being considered," a statement by the company read. It added, "(The firm) may...  

35 telecom licenses to be terminated by March

New Delhi: The Department of Telecom (DoT) on Friday said it is in the process of issuing notices to telecom companies pertaining to 35 licenses that failed to meet rollout obligation. "We are in the process of issuing notices to 35 licenses," R Chandrashekhar, Secretary, DoT, said on the sidelines of a Confederation of Indian Industry event. "That action would be completed by March." The telecom ministry had sought legal...  

DGCA needs to probe in fake pilot licenses: Rudy

New Delhi: The crime branch of the Delhi Police is probing the role of the officials of aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in granting fake pilot licenses. BJP spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy, who is also a qualified pilot, says the DGCA must probe how pilots with phoney degrees were allowed to fly. As witnessed by investigations, it all started with the Rajasthan flying club, where the anti-corruption...  

Halls won't screen Marathi films, cops suspend license

Mumbai: Selection committee chairman Krishnamachari Srikkanth on Wednesday made it clear that opener Virender Sehwag and pace spearhead Zaheer Khan were not dropped and have been rested purely on fitness ground. Physiotherapist have advised that both Zaheer and Sehwag need to take rest as they have some injuries. It is an honest truth, the fact of the matter. I can assure you nobody has been dropped, Srikkanth told reporters after...  

Need arms license? Go to Nagaland

Nagaland is fast emerging as a hub for issuing bogus arms licenses for people from across the country. ...