Tag: Dgp

Bhuabneswar: Three suicide notes and a dairy have been recovered from the house where the bodies of Anang Manjari Patra, the palace manager of Gopinath Gajapati Narayan Deb, the successor of Gajapati dynasty of Pralakhemundi, and two of her siblings were found dead on Sunday afternoon, Director General of Police (DGP) KB Singh revealed this […]

Cuttack: For effective implementation and monitoring of the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and System (CCTNS), the Odisha police has decided to select one police station of each district as a Model Police Station. To expedite the process, Director General of Police (DGP) KB Singh has asked all district Superintendents of Police (SPs) to select […]

Bhubaneswar: To help police in tracking down criminal elements in the shortest possible time, the Odisha government has decided to upload all data relating to all crimes and criminal activities in the intranet network of the State Police under Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) project. A decision to this effect was taken […]

Cuttack: Alleging gross inaction on the part of the Odisha government in the tragic death of five innocent villagers who were killed during an anti-Maoists operation inside Malapanga forest near Kurtamgarh in Kandhamal district in the night on July 8, a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed in the Odisha High Court today demanding a […]

Bhubaneswar: The National Commission for Women (NCW) will summon the Odisha Home secretary on the issue of alleged insult of its member Sushama Sahu by the Director General of Police (DGP) KB Singh. Sources said the Commission’s move is based on the complaint lodged by its member Sushama Sahu on the incident. Briefing the media […]

Puri: Lakhs of devotees from across the country and abroad thronged this pilgrim town to witness the Bahuda Jatra (return journey) of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra, with concluded peacefully amid tight security today. The festival began with a series of rituals performed by the servitors in the wee hours today. Due to […]

Baliguda: Chairman of National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) Dr Rameswar Oraon today said the security personnel did not follow the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) during the anti-Maoist operation in Kandhamal district, which led to the tragic death of six innocent tribals. “The security personnel must adhere to the SOP during an operation against the […]

Bhubaneswar: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed by the Odisha government to probe into the death of six tribals, who were killed during an alleged encounter between the security personnel and the Maoists inside Malapanga forest near Kurtamgarh in Kandhamal district on July 8, will begin very soon. “The SIT will begin its investigation very […]

Puri: Elaborate security arrangements have been made for the Nabajoubana darshan of the deities in the Shri Jagannah temple tomorrow. Giving details of the arrangements, IG (Operation) Soumendra Priyadarshi said as the deities would come out of the Anasara Gruha tomorrow and give darshan to the devotees in Nabajoubana attire, the State Police have made […]

With only three days left for the world famous Ratha Jatra in Puri, Director General of Police (DGP) KB Singh today reviewed the security arrangements for the mega festival

Bhubaneswar: While the bloody clash at Jawahar Bagh in Mathura that left 29 people, including two senior police officials, dead on June 2 has sent ripples across the country, the Odisha police today came up with a sensational revelation that the mastermind Ram Vriksh Yadav, who had triggered the violent stand-off, had an Odisha link. […]

The killing of three Maoists during an encounter with the Special Operation Group (SOG) commandos at Aampani ghat in the Kalahandi police district on Saturday is the big success of the Odisha Police against the left wing ultras this year, said Director General of Police (DGP), KB Singh on Sunday

Bhubaneswar: High alert has been sounded across Odisha after intelligence inputs suggested that three terrorists have entered the country. Places like Bhubaneswar Airport and the Hirakud Dam area have been put on high alert. Moreover, all the important cities have also been alerted. “High alert has been issued for the Airport and other vital installations […]

Bhubaneswar: The political war between Congress leader Lulu Mohapatra and Food and Consumer Welfare minister Sanjay Dasburma is getting intense with each passing day. Supporters of the BJD minister on Tuesday took out a motorcycle rally from Brahmagiri to Cuttack to submit a memorandum to DGP KB Singh demanding the arrest of Mohapatra. According to […]

Director General of Police (DGP) KB Singh on Saturday claimed that the Maoists have no support among local people especially in South-west Odisha