Tag: Odisha Dgp

Bhubaneswar:  Bringing up a shocking allegation, the Kunduli gang rape survivor accused the Odisha DGP of offering her money while she was in the hospital. The survivor alleged that she was offered Rs 90,000 in a packet along with a blank sheet of paper wherein she was asked to put down her signature. However, she […]

Bhubaneswar: Maintenance of manual registers including entry of station diaries will be done online in various police stations in Odisha from January, 2018, informed DGP RP Sharma on Friday. After reviewing the status of Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) project, Sharma informed that at present 490 police stations are already equipped with […]

Bhubaneswar: Adequate deployment of security forces will be made and more camps will be set up as part of a comprehensive strategy to combat left wing extremists in Odisha, said Director General of Police RP Sharma. During his maiden visit to Naxal-infested Malkangiri district after assuming charge as DGP, Sharma today hinted of massive joint […]

Bhubaneswar: Reacting to the reported statement of Odisha DGP that stoppage of central funding for police modernisation will hit the force, the BJP today said such a remark is grossly misleading and will confuse the public regarding the intention of the Central government. Financing for modernisation of police forces has been stopped in all states […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Director General of Police RP Sharma today congratulated the force in tackling left wing extremism in the state but said it needed to evolve new strategies as the problem continues. The problem (LWE) still exists and Odisha Police needs to evolve the strategies against the naxals, he said and asked police officers not […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid reports of sexual abuse in shelter homes in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur and Uttar Pradesh’s Deorio, Odisha police has now geared up to keep vigil and conduct a detailed verification of several child care institutions across the State. Director General of Police, RP Sharma today instructed superintendents of police and deputy commissioners of police of […]

While reviewing the preparedness for the impending Cyclone Yaas, the Director General (DG) of Odisha Police, Abhay on Sunday said that the police force in the coastal districts have been put on high alert to deal with any eventuality that might arise due to the possible Cyclone Yaas

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police has urged the Railway Protection Force (RPF) to train Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel of the state to detect and defuse bombs, officials said. Odisha Director General of Police R P Sharma came up with the suggestion during the first quarterly meeting of the state level security committee for the railways […]

Puri: In order to thwart any security threat to the car fest, the State police has given final touches to its security blue print for the fest today. The pilgrim city will be put under 24X7 CCTV surveillance, and every details will be monitored at a special control room here. “The entire city will remain […]

Bhubaneswar: With the Lokayukta selection panel proposing name of Director General of Police (DGP) RP Sharma for membership of Lokayukta, the State’s top anti-corruption watchdog, speculations have now begun over change of guard in the top post of Odisha police. According to experts, if such a proposal comes into effect, it will be the first […]

Bhubaneswar: Senior IPS officer Bijay Kumar Sharma has been appointed as the Head of Police Force in Odisha. Sharma, who is currently the chief of Fire Services, Home Guards and Civil Defence, will assume the full additional charge as the Director General of Police from tomorrow. His new appointment comes shortly after Odisha Governor Ganeshi […]

Bhubaneswar: Senior IPS officer Bijay Kumar Sharma today stressed upon the use of modern technologies for better policing as his topmost priority apart from ensuring overall improvement in police station functioning. Taking over as the Head of Police Force in Odisha from the outgoing DGP RP Sharma at the State Police headquarters, the 1986-batch IPS […]

Bhubaneswar: Hours after handing over the charge of Odisha director general of police (DGP) to his batchmate B K Sharma in Cuttack, IPS officer R P Sharma on Thursday joined Lokayukta as its non-judicial member. Sharma, who was also the director of the vigilance wing of Odisha Police, said he would continue his fight against […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police on Friday asked educational institutions where Kashmiri students are studying to ensure their safety and security. Director General of Police (DGP) B K Sharma issued such a direction while reviewing law and order situation in the state, an official said. Sharma has categorically said that though there is no such threat to […]

Bhubaneswar: A police officer in Odisha was dismissed from service on Friday for remaining absent from duty without notice for more than five years. Besides unauthorised absenteeism, Inspector Prafulla Kumar Sahu was dismissed by Odisha Director General of Police BK Sharma on the grounds of gross misconduct, dereliction of duty and disobedience of orders. Sahu […]