Tag: Odisha Police

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday released a short documentary film on the good work done by police personnel during cyclone Fani which hit the state on May 3 this year. Patnaik said the documentary film will be useful in future for disaster mitigation activities. Sixty four people lost their lives in cyclone Fani […]

Bhubaneswar: How can the aam aadmi feel safe on Odisha’s roads? When around 85,000 – 90,000 new criminals (as per Police records, 2018 saw arrest of 85-90K first time offenders) joined the State’s crime world last year,  there were around 39,715 policemen only, including District Armed Reserve Force (DARF) on duty. But the DARF is […]

Bolangir: A tribal woman was allegedly assaulted by a constable in Bolangir Town Police Station last night after she denied signing a stamp paper for sale of her land. The constable, Anjan Pradhan was allegedly mediating between the woman, who is a widow, and the land purchaser, her brother-in-law Vikash Jain for sale of her […]

Kendrapara: The Kendrapara district Superintendent of Police, Niti Sekhar landed in trouble after a video, purportedly showing him raising his hand to slap a local television journalist, surfaced today. The video footage of the SP’s misbehaviour with journalist at the Barimula helipad in the district has gone viral on social media. As per reports, Chief […]

Bhubaneswar/Kendrapara: Media is considered as the fourth pillar of democracy. However, it seems Odisha government is finding it knotty to acknowledge this fact which, in turn, has made journalists the biggest victims. The recent alleged attack on a journalist by a Superintendent of Police (SP) in poll-bound Patkura is a glaring example of this. On […]

Bhubaneswar: In an alarming trend of sorts, Odisha has topped the country with maximum seizures of cannabis (Ganja). The big concern is the State has emerged as the prime supplier of Indian cannabis in the country, a dubious tag held earlier by the north-eastern states nationally. Even, the National Capital Region (NCR) now banks on […]

Bhubaneswar: When within a short span of around a year, if a State witnesses the redux of two Kathuas, then apparently there is some rot happening in the general law and order of the State. It’s only in April last year, when a six – year old girl was brutally assaulted sexually and the victim […]

Kendrapara: Dreaded criminal Sheikh Mehtab was injured in a police encounter near Kendrapara-Gandakhia road here on Tuesday. Mehtab, who sustained a bullet injury during exchange of fire with police, has been admitted to hospital in a critical condition. Acting on a tip off, a team of Sadar Police and special squad intercepted Mehtab and one […]

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: It’s quite well said that for a policeman bravery is not the absence of fear, but action (the mastery of it) in the face of fear. And for the rough and tough action, a cop needs to have the bursts of speed and power. For this, one needs to have the guts, not the […]

Bhubaneswar:  No sooner than ‘Mo Sarkar’ in Odisha Police was launched by CM Naveen Patnaik, the state police have come up with a shocker accepting facing political pressure during crime investigation. A massive 53 per cent police personnel in Odisha felt the nightmare of political pressure in crime investigation. While 14 per cent had felt […]

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 […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 82 children from Odisha, including 21 girls, have been rescued from other states under the ‘Operation Paree-III’ initiative, an official said here on Wednesday. Under ‘Operation Paree-III’, a total of eight teams comprising officers of Odisha Police and officials of the Women and Child Development (WCD) Department had gone to various […]

Bhubaneswar: While the amended Motor Vehicle Act (MVA) 2019 is being implemented to ensure road safety and curb the rising fatalities on the road, however, for the last 96 hours, none in Odisha was penalised for over speeding or overloading. In fact, speed is the prime culprit behind the road accidents, as nearly 60 per […]

Bhubaneswar: With rage of common man outpouring on road over the implementation of the amended Motor Vehicle Act (MVA) right in the heart of the State’s Capital city, the 5T initiative with transparency at its core, being recently launched in Odisha police, faces its first public test. Since the implementation of the MVA 2019, the outrage on road […]