Santosh Upadhyay

A magisterial inquiry is underway into the police encounters of brothers Ghulfam and Zeeshan, suspects in the attack on businessman Saleem Wastik. Ghulfam was killed on March 3, two days after his brother Zeeshan died in a shootout. The inquiry aims to examine the circumstances and police actions, following NHRC guidelines for deaths during police action.

In view of inflation and steep rise in prices of essential commodities, including fuel and LPG, the state government has enhanced the daily dietary expenses of prisoners.

The state government on Monday issued an order for the premature release of 16 convicts, who had been serving life imprisonments for murders, following the recommendations of the Odisha Sentence Review Committee.

The Odisha fire services directorate has switched to a smart way of filling fuel in their vehicles. They have decided to avail the Indian Oil’s Xtrapower fleet card system, doing away with the existing manual practice of maintaining indent books to monitor the logistics.

Odisha fire services directorate has deputed some senior officers to oversee flood-related evacuation, rescue and relief operations in Balasore, Bhadrak and Jajpur districts, said director general (fire services) santosh upadhyay.

The Crime Branch has asked SPs to take action against official witnesses who turn hostile while depositing in courts.

More than 24 hours after fire broke out at the three-storied Laxmi market complex on Grand Road in Puri, firefighters finally brought it under control.

A major tragedy was averted at Keshari mall in the city as a fire broke out at one of the shops due to a suspected short circuit on Sunday. While no injury or loss of life was reported, the fire sparked panic among a large number of Sunday shoppers.

Amid apprehensions of a possible second wave of Covid-19 this winter, the prisons directorate has sought the intervention of the Orissa high court to prevent the jails in the state from becoming overcrowded

The state Crime Branch has prepared a plan of action (POA) to improve the standard of investigation by police across the state. POA involves specific instructions for investigating officers (IOs) on the procedures that need to be followed during probe.

The CB said most people were ignorant about RBI guidelines."We do not mind registering cases of cheating but victims should press banks for their money.

To effectively combat bank robbery, the state Crime Branch (CB) has advised authorities of banks across the state to use hidden cameras in their establishments and provide body-worn spy cameras to their staffs. CB also asked bankers to conduct regular security audits.

Director general (fire service) santosh upadhyay on Friday inaugurated a striking fire force at the Odisha Fire and Disaster Response Academy here.

Director general (fire service) santosh upadhyay on Friday inaugurated a striking fire force at the Odisha Fire and Disaster Response Academy here.

If everything goes as planned, kin of prisoners would soon get compensation by the state government following inmates’ death.

The state fire services on Saturday commissioned an advanced rescue tender with director general of fire services santosh upadhyay flagging off the new fire and rescue vehicle. The multi-functional emergency rescue vehicle cost the government Rs 35 crore.

The Odisha Fire Services may use drones for firefighting. On Wednesday, senior fire service officers had a preliminary discussion at a conference in this regard.

The Odisha Fire Services may use drones for firefighting. On Wednesday, senior fire service officers had a preliminary discussion at a conference in this regard.

At least 775 prisoners have been released on bail and parole in the state between May 1 and 15 to decongest jails following a Supreme Court order in the wake of the fresh surge in Covid-19 cases.

The poster of 'Masoom Sawaal', a fringe film, featuring an image of Lord Krishna on a sanitary pad has created a stir on social media. The film's director and actress have reacted and said that the makers did not have any intentions to hurt anyone.

Veteran actress Madhu Sachdeva will next be seen in the film 'Masoom Sawaal' which is based on the stigma around menstruation. Talking about her role, Madhu says: "I'm playing a pivotal role as Lalita Devi who is the head in the family.

The prisons directorate has said additional wards for inmates are being constructed to decongest overcrowded jails. Superintendents of jails have been asked not to keep inmates in work-sheds or on verandas in such prisons.

Meher was arrested on April 26 for planning and executing the blast that killed Sanjukta's newlywed son Soumya Sekhar and mother-in-law Jemamani on February 23.

Even as it took 36 long hours to completely douse the fire at Laxmi Market complex at Puri on Friday, the delay in registration of a criminal case against the building's owner has irked the fire-ravaged shopkeepers, whose properties worth crores were gutted in the inferno.