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New Indian Express
20 hours ago
- New Indian Express
Traffic alerts to be sent during Bahuda Yatra, Suna Besha
BHUBANESWAR: In a bid to prevent traffic congestion during Bahuda Yatra and other major rituals in Puri, Odisha Police has planned to send bulk SMSes providing realtime information to the people travelling to the pilgrim town. 'Residents of districts and cities like Khurda, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur and Jajpur will receive SMSes having travel alerts from 6 am on Bahuda Yatra day. The service will continue on Suna Besha and end the next morning on Monday,' said a senior officer. About 70 platoons of police force will be deployed to ensure smooth traffic flow on Bahuda Yatra and Suna Besha which will be celebrated on Saturday and Sunday respectively. Police said waiting time is expected while travelling to Puri as vehicle movement will be regulated and they will be diverted to different parking places via Malatipatpur, Hotel Sterling and Talabania. ADG (Communication) Dayal Gangwar, who is in charge of the integrated control room and traffic, held a meeting with Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Police commissioner S Dev Datta Singh and SPs of districts earlier in the day and discussed measures to regulate traffic approaching towards the temple town this weekend. Gangwar is being assisted by DIG Kanwar Vishal Singh in traffic management. On the day, Puri police issued a detailed traffic advisory for travellers from Brahmagiri, Konark and Bhubaneswar. Police also issued 24x7 helpline numbers - 6370967100/06752-232551 for the citizens in case they need any assistance.
New Indian Express
09-05-2025
- New Indian Express
Women police officers to act as student link officers to tackle rising suicide cases in Bhubaneswar
BHUBANESWAR : To address the rising cases of suicide among youngsters, the Commissionerate Police has decided to appoint a lady cop from each police station to act as a link officer and address psychological/legal issues faced by students in various educational institutions of the capital city. The decision was announced during a programme, 'Commissionerate Police - Student Connect: For Better Safety and Security of Students', organised at the Police Seva Bhawan here on Thursday. This comes after two Nepali students studying in a private university here allegedly died by suicide in a span of three months. The link officers will help address the psychological or legal issues faced by students, and offer assistance to them without needing their physical appearance at the police stations. Commissionerate Police's IT and social media cell ACP, Suchismita Das has been designated as the nodal officer for the students in distress. During the event, police commissioner S Dev Datta Singh asked the educational institutions to enhance CCTV coverage on their respective campuses. He also informed that self defence programmes will be organised in schools and colleges here to train the students to protect themselves from any potential harm or violence. This apart, awareness drives on cyber crimes will also be organised in all educational institutions, Singh added. The first session on a series of such upcoming activities was also conducted on the day. About 170 female students participated and interacted with the senior officers. They also expressed their opinions to strengthen the safety and security of the women. The city police highlighted the need for such interactive sessions and called upon the students to act as volunteers and report incidents of harassment without any fear. Additional CP Narasingha Bhol, DCP Jagmohan Meena and other senior officers were present.
Hans India
05-05-2025
- Hans India
4 held for taking money from NEET aspirants
Bhubaneswar: Police arrested four members of an interstate gang here for allegedly taking money from NEET aspirants for admission to medical college. The four persons, including two from Odisha, were arrested by Bhubaneswar Special Crime Unit on Saturday, Police Commissioner S Dev Datta Singh said. The Police Commissioner said the gang used to take money from medical aspirants by promising them admission to medical colleges. The gang had plans to engage dummy candidates to write the examination, Singh said. The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) UG-2025 was held on Sunday from 2 pm to 5 pm. The four arrested persons were identified as Priyadarshi Kumar from Jharkhand, Arvind Kumar from Bihar and Sunil Samantray and Rudra Narayan Behera from Odisha, police said. 'The modus operandi involved local scouts who procured NEET aspirant details, including Aadhaar cards, facilitating their registration. Once the admit cards are obtained, they are transferred to operatives in Bihar. It is suspected that proxy candidates take the NEET exam by manipulating the admit card details,' a statement issued by police said. The gang was charging Rs 20 lakh to Rs 30 lakh per candidate, it said.
Hindustan Times
04-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
NEET conducted amid tight security in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Medical entrance exam NEET-UG was held amid strict security in Odisha, including Bhubaneswar, on Sunday, officials said. The examination, which was held in 27 places across the state, commenced at 2 pm and concluded at 5 pm, they said. The National Testing Agency conducted the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test UG-2025 for admission to the MBBS course. CCTV cameras were installed in the examination centres, while senior police officers were in charge of the security, an official said. Bhubaneswar-Cuttack police commissioner S Dev Datta Singh and Bhubaneswar Deputy Commissioner of Police Jagmohan Meena visited some examination centres in the city to review the security arrangements. The examination was conducted in 32 centres here. "Elaborate security arrangements have been. All students were properly screened before they were allowed to enter the examination centres. Biometrics was also checked. There is no scope for any malpractice," Singh said. An aspirant broke down at an examination centre here after she was not allowed to enter it because of a delay. The female student said she arrived at the allotted centre on time. The officials deployed at the entrance gate asked her to bring another photocopy of her Aadhaar or class-10 certificate as her picture was not clear in the first one, she alleged. "I was delayed by two minutes as I met with an accident on my way to the centre. Despite repeated requests, they have not allowed me to appear for the examination," she said. The examination in other cities across the state were conducted peacefully with no incidents of unfair practice reported from anywhere, another official said. The police on Saturday arrested four members of an interstate gang here for allegedly taking money from NEET aspirants for admission to the MBBS course. The gang was charging ₹20 to ₹30 lakh per candidate, police said.
Scroll.in
02-05-2025
- Scroll.in
Another Nepal student found dead at Odisha institute two months after 20-year-old's suicide
Over two months after a 20-year-old student from Nepal was said to have died by suicide at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology in Odisha's Bhubaneswar, another student from the neighbouring country was found dead in the university on Thursday, India Today reported. The student was found dead in her room in one of the girls' hostels around 7 pm, India Today quoted unidentified police officers as saying. She was from Birgunj in Nepal and was in her first year of engineering at the institute, The Indian Express reported. The police along with a scientific team arrived at the spot and a case of unnatural death was registered, Bhubaneswar Police Commissioner S Dev Datta Singh told India Today. An investigation has been initiated into the death, he added. Singh said that the students at the hostel were being questioned in the matter. 'We have recovered the body and sent it to All India Institute Of Medical Sciences for autopsy,' The Indian Express quoted him as saying. Officials in the Nepal embassy in New Delhi were informed about the death, Singh said, adding that they had contacted the parents of the student. This was the second death of a Nepali student at the institute in less than three months. On February 16, a 20-year-old student from the neighbouring country was found dead in the university hostel. She was believed to have died by suicide due to a suspected 'strained relationship' and the harassment that she allegedly faced from a male batchmate on campus. A day after her body was found, the Bhubaneswar Police arrested a 21-year-old man from Lucknow, accusing him of having blackmailed the Nepali student. The student's death had triggered tensions on campus. About 500 Nepali students at the university claimed that they had been forcibly evicted from campus on February 17 for protesting their batchmate's death. As protests escalated, the university administration had announced that the campus was closed for Nepali students, instructing them to vacate immediately, according to reports. Subsequently, Nepali students were told to board buses and were dropped at several railway stations for them to return home. However, the order asking students to vacate the campus was revoked on February 17 amid pressure as the incident had triggered a diplomatic row between Kathmandu and New Delhi.
