Tag: Prakash Mishra

Bhubaneswar: The trend of shunting out Director Generals (DG) of Police in untimely and unceremonious manner continues in Odisha with KB Singh too failing to continue in the top post till his superannuation. It is now almost a decade that not a single IPS officer after Gopal Nanda has been able to hold the top […]

Bhubaneswar: Former Odisha Director Genral of Police (DGP) Prakash Mishra has been appointed advisor to the Uttarakhand governor KK Paul. Mishra will take charge tomorrow as advisor to the Governor of the state, which was brought under President’s rule on Sunday by the Centre on grounds of “breakdown of governance” in a controversial decision in […]

Sambalpur: Another five rapid action force battalion will be set up in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), DG Prakash Mishra said. As many as 10 such battalions are there in the para military force. On the sidelines of laying foundation stone for the CRPF Group centre at Basantpur in the district, DG Prakash Mishra […]

Bhubaneswar: Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) DG Prakash Mishra is scheduled to visit Samabalpur today. During his visit to the city, Mishra will lay the foundation stone of CRPF group centre at Basantpur area in Gosala. Notably, after Bhubaneswar this will be the second CRPF centre in Odisha which has both accommodation and training facilities […]

Bhubaneswar/ New Delhi: In a major relief to Odisha’s Director General of Police (DGP) KB Singh, the Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging his appointment filed by Utkal Bharat president and former MP Kharavela Swain. A three-member bench of the apex court rejected the PIL, which sought to declare the […]

Odisha had proposed the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to deploy more forces in Kandhamal and Nuapada district, said DGP Sanjeev Marik here

The Central Reserve Police Force’s (CRPF) director general (DG) Prakash Mishra would visit cut-off area in Odisha on Monday to take stock of its operations against Maoists in the state, said sources

Two Odia IPS officers, former DGP of Odisha Prakash Mishra and ex-Police Commissioner of Mumbai Arup Patnaik, are among the frontrunners for the CBI director’s post as incumbent Ranjit Sinha is retiring on December 2

After a review of security preparedness for ensuing polls on April 10 in police districts under northern and north central ranges, Director General of Police (DGP) Prakash Mishra in Sambalpur on Thursday said their prime objective was to provide security to voters and contesting candidates

In a major breakthrough in the Minister Maheswar Mohanty attack case, Director General of Police (DGP) Prakash Mishra claimed the police have got vital leads after visiting the crime spot on Saturday. He said the attack could have involvement of local miscreants

With reports of Left Wing Extremists (LEW) planning a corridor through the State, CRPF today said it would like to ensure that the Maoists fail in their move

Odisha police on Tuesday directed its force to remain neutral and honest while on duty during the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly elections

In the wake of the recent Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh, Odisha Police have decided to issue a list of 'dos and don'ts' for candidates in poll fray in the Maoist-hit areas

Ruling out diversion of central para-military force (CPMF) from ongoing anti-naxal operations in the state, Odisha Police today said it required an additional 50 companies of central forces for the ensuing twin elections in the state

Identifying Maoist activities in the state as the single major challenge for Odisha Police, DGP Prakash Mishra on Friday asked the senior officers to act tough against the offenders