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Balangir: A constable of the Town Police Station in Kantabanjhi in Odisha’s Balangir was placed under suspension on Wednesday for demanding bribe from a truck driver. The constable, Sankirtan Patel was suspended by the DIG by the order of…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police, which had cancelled the Fire No-Objection Certificate (NoC) of seven dance bars in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday, has asked the bar owners to apply for fresh fire safety certificates. “We have given a written…

Bhubaneswar: Hours after a directive from the Chief Minister, police arrested as many as 30 brokers from the government hospitals in eight districts for luring and harassing patients. Four brokers were arrested from Capital Hospital in…

Balasore: Additional District and Sessions Court on Tuesday allowed the Special Task Force (STF) of the Crime Branch to take the drug kingpin Sheikh Raja on a seven-day remand for interrogation. The STF had arrested Raja in Bhubaneswar on…

Bhubaneswar: President Ram Nath Kovind will come to Odisha on a two-day visit on September 27. According to the itinerary, the President will arrive at Biju Patnaik International Airport here in a special flight at 6 pm on September 27. He…

Cuttack: Acting on the directive of the Committee on Road Safety formed by the Supreme Court, Director General of Police (DGP) BK Sharma on Friday directed superintendents of police (SPs) to check drunken driving at the 14 toll gates across…

Cuttack: Director General of Police (DGP) BK Sharma held a video conferencing with the SPs of seven coastal districts to review maritime security in Odisha. The review came a day ahead of a scheduled meeting between the Union cabinet…

Cuttack: While the festival season in Odisha has commenced with the celebration of Ganesh Puja, the state police has decided to take stringent action against the forcible collection of chanda (donation) during this period. Director General…

Cuttack: Director General of Police (DGP) B K Sharma on Friday dismissed an inspector for remaining unauthorizedly absent from duty for more than five years. The dismissed officer was identified as Prafulla Kumar Sahu. He was fired from…

Cuttack: In a bid to make Odisha Police more proactive and people-friendly, a one-day workshop on ‘Mo Sarkar’ was organized at the state police headquarters here on Friday. Presiding over the workshop, Director General of Police (DGP) BK…