New Delhi: Former Karnataka DGP Praveen Sood took charge as the new Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday (May 25). Sood is a 1986 batch IPS Officer, who was appointed the CBI Director on Sunday (May 14), for a period of two years. Sood replaced CBI Director Subodh Jaiswal as his…
New CBI Chief Praveen Sood to take charge on May 25
May 15, 2023‘I had no desire of heading CBI and never expected this; it is Goddess Chamundeshwari’s blessings’ Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka Director General of Police (DGP) Praveen Sood will be the next Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), according to a Government Order issued last evening. Sood has been appointed to the post for a period…
Vehicle theft? You can now file online FIR
November 2, 2022Visit www.ksp.karnataka.gov.in to register a complaint Bengaluru: You will no longer have to go to the Police Station to lodge a complaint of vehicle theft as you will be able to file FIR on the portal with mobile phone, tablet, PC or a laptop, which is convenient and easy. It will help save citizens’ time…
Checking on roads: People remind Police about DG-IGP’s order
July 29, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Checking for traffic violations by the Traffic Police has turned out to be a headache to them as motorists have begun to argue by reminding the Cops about the DG-IGP’s instruction. “DG-IGP has instructed the Police not to stop vehicles for checking documents, why are you stopping us?” motorists were heard arguing with the…
No random vehicle check only to see papers: DG-IGP
June 28, 2022But will the ground-level Policemen listen to their boss, wonder public Bengaluru: Amid frequent allegations against Traffic Policemen that they stop vehicle users to check documents though there is no violation of any rule, Director-General and Inspector-General of Police (DG-IGP) Praveen Sood yesterday instructed the Police not to stop any vehicles for random checks unless…
Anti-sabotage team lands to sanitise PM visit venues
June 18, 2022DG-IGP Praveen Sood reviews security scenario; to hold meeting with senior officers Mysore/Mysuru: With just 48 hours left for the high-profile and event-packed visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the security apparatus of City, State and Centre is on high alert. Though the final decision will be taken by the Special Protection Group (SPG) that…
Hit-and-run accident victims to get more compensation
March 19, 2022Bengaluru: The State Government has decided to increase the compensation for hit-and-run accident victims and henceforth, the immediate family members of the victims will get a compensation of Rs. 2 lakh in case of death in such accidents. Till now, Rs. 25,000 was being paid in case of death. Any person grievously injured will get…
CM asks Top Cops not to join hands with mafias
September 7, 2021Bengaluru: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai warned Top Cops against joining hands with land, sand and such other mafias in the State. He was speaking after inaugurating the Annual IPS Officers Conclave at the office of DG&IGP here on Monday. The conclave was held after a gap of two years due to COVID-19 pandemic. Asserting that…
Breakthrough in gang rape incident at Chamundi Foothill: Five arrested in TN
August 28, 2021Another absconding; One among accused is a minor Mysore/Mysuru: In a major breakthrough, the city Police have arrested five persons in connection with the gang rape incident that occurred at Lalithadripura at the foot of Chamundi Hill on the night of Aug. 24. One among the accused is a minor and all of them were…
Vidyaranyapuram Jewellery Shop Dacoity Case: From Mysuru to Maharashtra, West Bengal, Rajasthan, J&K
August 28, 2021Police chase and nab six accused across eight States; two more on the run Mysore/Mysuru: The city Police have arrested six persons, including two masterminds, for looting a jewellery shop at Vidyaranyapuram — the masterminds of which are from Mysuru and Bengaluru. Though sources had confirmed to Star of Mysore yesterday that three persons were…
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