Now, Karnataka citizens will get passport in 10 days

October 17, 2016

Bengaluru, Oct 17: Here's good news for passport applicants in Karnataka. The Regional Passport Office is taking all necessary steps to ensure that the applicants get the passports within 10 days.

“From the time an applicant applies for a passport to passport delivery and completion of police verification, it should take about 10 days,” said P S Karthigeyan, regional passport officer-Karnataka.

"In September, we took an average of 13 days in Bengaluru and it was 25 days across the state. This is possible because of the mobile passport police app which was piloted first in Bengaluru with five police stations in May 2016. From August it has been extended to all police stations in Bengaluru," he said.

The app allows cops to download the digital copies of applications cleared by passport officers and upload the verification immediately from the field, thus reducing the time and paper use.

Karnataka has been second highest issuer of passports in 2015 after Lucknow—6.18 lakh passports issued in the calendar year. As on last Thursday, the RPO issued five lakh passports and hopes to issue 6.3 lakhs by the end of this year. Of the volume, Karthigeyan claims 45% applications come from Bengaluru alone.

"But we are not seeing a drastic increase in demand for passports as compared to 2013 and 2014. One of the reasons we think, may be, the penetration of passport holders in Karnataka is much higher than few other states like Lucknow," he added.

It has already reduced the wait period for one day for appointment slots, the officer claimed. Last year, it held 27 passport melas to expedite and resolve pending applications. This year, RPO Karnataka has already held seven camps and one more is being organised in Chitradurga on Saturday.

That is not it. Beginning October 13, the state RPO is also authorized to attest or apostille documents required for visa or other purposes by existing passport holders. The documents however, have to be submitted to four outsourced agencies—BLS International Services (Shivajinagar), VFS Global Services(Shivajinagar), IVS Global (Sheshadripuram) and Superb Enterprises (Infantry road).

"We have set up a attestation cell in the Koramangala headquarters of RPO where two senior passport officers will attest documents that must be originated and issued from Karnataka. Even if people living in other states have documents originating or issued from Karnataka, it will be attested. This will take two days," he said.

Ministry of external affairs has prescribed a fee of Rs 18 and Rs 20 for different types of documents and a fixed fee of Rs 150 to be paid to the outsourced agency.

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Wow Karnataka citizens.....I wish its true....

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Karnataka initiates process to ban PFI?

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January 18,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 18: The Karnataka state government has reportedly initiated the process to ban organizations like Popular Front of India (PFI).

State Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday evening said that instructions have been given to the police and officers concerned to gather information about the activities of such organisations so that necessary inputs can be sent to the Center.

He made it clear that the action would not be limited against PFI and SDFI (Social Democratic Front of India), rather any organisation which is involved in such activities, would meet the same fate.

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Once again Bengaluru witnesses massive protest against CAA, NRC, NPR

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January 21,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 21: A massive protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Register of Citizens (NRC), and National Population Register (NPR) was witnessed at Shivajinagar's Chandni Chowk area on Tuesday.

Scores of people came together carrying national flags and placards to register their protest in the city.

Speaking to ANI, a protester said, "People of all religious community have assembled here in Chandni Chowk to protest against CAA, NRC, and NPR. We the people of India are against this law."

Terming the law as anti-constitutional, he said that we support all the states who oppose the CAA. We demand the revocation of CAA and the government should remove conditions in NPR which lead to NRC.

CAA grants citizenship to Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Parsi, Buddhist and Christian communities fleeing religious persecution from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh and who came to India on or before December 31, 2014.

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What if the Caa was implemented by congress which was earlier planned by dr mnmohan singh and even Gandhiji said this that minorities of Pak amd Bangladesh can come india. Go check facts. Domt trust ur whstapp knowledge.

Unfortunately Hitler brother is our HM who is deaf, dumb and blind. He has shit in his brain. He is unfit to be called as human being. He is thinking that he has no death. I am sure that he will meet a miserable end.

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Cops resort to baton charge as protesters attempt to lay siege to Reddy’s house

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January 5,2020

Ballari, Jan 5: Thousands of Muslims, joined by the members of various organisations, on Saturday staged a massive protest in the town condemning the provocative speech by Bellary MLA G Somashekar Reddy.

The police caned the agitators after they tried to lay siege to the house of BJP legislator.

The protesters holding national flag took out a rally from Kaul Bazaar, which passed through the major streets, and culminated at Gadagi Channappa Circle. They raised slogans against the BJP and burnt the effigy of Somashekar Reddy.

The protest sent the traffic haywire Gadagi Channappa Circle and the cascading effect of it was seen across the town. SP C K Babu told the agitators that the MLA has been booked for making provocative speech and pleaded them to hold a protest at Municipal College grounds. But the agitators were in no mood to relent.

Inspector General (Bellary Range) I G Nanjundaswamy has rushed to the town to oversee security. The BJP MLA on Friday made inciting remarks against minorities during his speech at a pro-CAA rally in the town.

FIR against Reddy

The Gandhinagar police in the town on Saturday registered an FIR against MLA Somashekar Reddy, for making a provocative speech, under IPC Sections 153 A (promoting enmity between two religions), 295A (insulting religious beliefs) and 505B.

During his speech at a pro-CAA rally on Friday, Reddy had said, "Hindus are 80% of the population while minorities are 17%. What will happen to you if we hit back? Hence, you should be very careful about your moves and steps."

The legislator came down heavily on those staging protests against CAA in Ballari. "We won't keep quiet if another protest is staged against the CAA. Each Hindu is like Shivaji. Nobody will be alive if all Hindus come out to streets holding swords," he had said.

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