Passport Fees to Increase from July 1: Fresh Passports to Cost ₹2,500, Tatkal ₹5,000

  GUWAHATI: The Central Government on Thursday, June 25, revised passport fees by amending the Passports Rules, 1980, increasing charges for fresh passports, Tatkal applications and the replacement of lost or damaged passports. The revised fee structure will come into effect from July 1. ALSO READ: Blinkit Expansion in Meghalaya Hits Roadblock as KHADC Denies Trading…

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MHA Amends Citizenship Rules, Mandates Declaration and Surrender of Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh Passports

  GUWAHATI: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has introduced amendments to the Citizenship Rules, 2009, requiring specific citizenship applicants to declare whether they possess or have previously held passports issued by Pakistan, Afghanistan, or Bangladesh. ALSO READ: ₹362-Crore Modernisation Project Underway at Assam State Zoo in Guwahati The revised rules, notified through a gazette…

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