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Click on the above image to zoom Any doubts check under ‘Passport Process’ in www.passportindia.gov.in 1) Log on to the new website www.passportindia.gov.in 2) Should create a user ID and password 3) Download e-form (application) fill it and upload 4) Must note the 10 digit ARN Number 5) Then you should click on the ‘appointment’ link 6) Choose the date, time and book the appointment 7) You must arrive at Passport Seva Kendra 30 minutes prior to the appointment 8) You should bring all the original documents and xerox copies of certificates. 9) If you have any problems in applying online, please contact Toll free no: 1800 258 1800. PSK Centers in Andhra Pradesh Passport Seva Kendra - Ameerpet Hyderabad Aditya Trade Centre, Ameerpet, Hyderabad-500038 Passport Seva Kendra - Begumpet Hyderabad Door No: 1-8-368 to 372, Gowra Trinity, Chiran Fort Lane, Begumpet, Hyderabad-500016 Passport Seva Kendra - Nizamabad Nizamabad J.B. Towers, 5-6-33, Pragathi Nagar Near Kapi

HYDERABAD: 84 hotel rooms of VIP standards in four floors, a swimming pool, a recreation centre and three floors of commercial activi ties under one roof. This is not a description of a new mall or boutique hotel coming up in the city, these are a few components of the new state tourism office at Begumpet. The new tourism office aspires to be a landmark in the city and not only because of its brightly painted yellow and blue facade. It is first of its kind tourism office cum hotel to come up in the country. Built on two acres of land in the heart of the city, the building will be centrally air conditioned with ample parking facilities. Defying stereotypes of dusty and mouldy tourism buildings, the top four floors of the seven-storey building will be occupied by an 84-room star hotel with a swimming pool. Shopaholics may enjoy the commercial area which will house handicraft, jewellery and souvenir shops. “This will be good for last minute shoppers. Many people are on a tight schedule an

New Delhi, Dec. 28: Contrary to common perception, literacy level of Muslims is better than that of Hindus in seven Indian states, says a new book authored by noted demographer Mahendra K. Premi. At an all-India level, while the literacy level of the male population for all religious groups is 75.3 per cent and of Hindus 76.2 per cent, it is 67.6 per cent for Muslims, says the book Population of India in New Millennium: Census 2001. However, in Andhra Pradesh, while Muslim males enjoy a literacy rate of 76.5 per cent, that for Hindu males is 69.5 per cent. Similarly, in Gujarat, while Muslims have a literacy level of 82.9 per cent, it is 79.1 per cent for Hindus. In AP, female literacy level among Muslims is 59.1 per cent as against 49.2 per cent for Hindus. Again in Gujarat, 63.5 per cent of Muslim females are literate compared to 56.7 per cent Hindus. Mr Premi’s book reveals that both male and female Muslims enjoy better literacy levels in seven states — Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh,