Govt. yet to decide on issuing ID cards in rest of the country

October 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - BJP President Rajnath Singh has said that the UPA Government should strongly denounce for issuing separate visas to Kashmiris. "Kashmir is an integral part of India.

September 21st, 2009 CHENNAI - Union Home Minister P Chidambaram said on Monday that the proposed unique multi-purpose national identity cards would be issued to all citizens of the country by 2011. Speaking to newsmen here, Chidambaram informed that in the first phase during the current fiscal, 1.2 crore people in about 3,331 coastal villages and cities would receive the cards.

September 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government will complete the census survey across the country by next year for issuing the unique multi-purpose national identity cards for all citizens, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said here Friday.

September 9th, 2009 MUMBAI - Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) chief Nandan Nilekani said on Wednesday that at least 60 crore people would get their identity cards in next five years. "We expect to give Unique Identification Numbers (UIDs) to at least 600 million citizens in the next 4-5-years.

August 25th, 2009 NAKTA VILLAGE - Farmers in drought-hit Nakta village of Jharkhand are forced to migrate to cities in search of jobs as they are left with damaged crops due to prolonged drought. "Our paddy and corn crop have been damaged due to drought.

August 2nd, 2009 KOLKATA - Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Sunday sought intervention of the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the ongoing gas controversy related to Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Industries Limited in the Krishna-Godavari basin. CPI (M) Polit Bureau Member and the Rajya Sabha MP Sitaram Yechury here said: "The CPI-M has sent a letter on behalf of the 30 CPI-M MPs today to the Prime Minister of India Dr.Manmohan Singh on the recent gas controversy of Mukesh Ambani controlled Reliance Industries Limited in the Krishna-Godavari basin." Divulging the details of the letter, Yechury said that in the letter the party has demanded that since gas is a national asset, the Central Govt.

July 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Activists of Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI) held a demonstration in the national capital, on Wednesday over irregularities in the distribution of Below Poverty Line (BPL) social security cards. Scores of SUCI activists marched to Delhi state secretariat, raising slogans against the government, alleging that Delhi government is laidback in issuing BPL cards.

July 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - About 120,000 residents of 3,331 coastal villages will be given identity cards in the first phase of a scheme that will eventually cover the entire country, the Rajya Sabha was informed Wednesday. "In nine states and four union territories, we have identified 3,331 coastal villages where identity cards will be distributed to all usual residents over the age of 18," Home Minister P.

June 11th, 2009 JAMMU - Investigations by the Crime Branch of Jammu and Kashmir police into the SIM card scam has resulted in deactivation of 36,000 SIM cards by Reliance Communication in Jammu. It is alleged that the distributors of the company issued SIM cards without the mandatory prior verification and in some cases even by forging documents.

May 19th, 2009 MUMBAI - The principal of a Hyderabad college Tuesday testified before the court hearing the Mumbai terror attacks case that the seven identity cards of his institution, recovered from Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab and his nine associates, were forged. Principal C.

April 21st, 2009 KURIYA VILLAGE - Farmers in Uttarakhand can now avail loans from banks through 'Kisan' credit cards. The Government equips the farmers of Kuriya village with credit cards to help them to take loans for seeds, manure, fertilizers and other necessities.

March 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and prime ministerial candidate Lal Krishan Advani on Saturday said that the National Democratic Alliance would enact multi-purpose national identity cards mandatory for citizens of the country, if voted to power. Citing security being the main concern behind the need to make national identity cards mandatory, Advani pointed out the increasing infiltration of Bangladeshi nationals into the country, particularly in the northeast, as he unveiled the IT Vision Document of the party for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.

March 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - BJP leader L K Advani has said the NDA, if voted to power, would enact a law to make multi-purpose national identity cards mandatory for citizens to strengthen national security. Unveiling the IT Vision Document of the party for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, Advani said security was NDA's main concern for making national identity cards mandatory.

March 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Thursday said 82 percent electors would use photo identity cards to cast their votes in the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls. 'Eighty-two percent electors have photo identity cards issued by the Election Commission across the country.

January 7th, 2009 CHENNAI - Qualified overseas Indian professionals, with Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) cards as well as others, can soon practise in India, it was announced here Thursday. The government will extend its new scheme permitting qualified professionals holding Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) cards to practise in India to other members of diaspora possessing similar qualification.