Karnataka DG, IGP Neelamani Raju retires, Praveen Sood to take charge as the new DG-IGP
Bengaluru: Praveen Sood, the incumbent DIG of CID’s Economic Offences Wing will take charge as the new Director General and Inspector General of Police for Karnataka as the current DG and IG Neelamani Raju retired on superannuation. A notification in this regard was issued by Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms.
Sood, a 1986 batch IPS officer was born in 1964 and is a graduate from IIT Delhi. He began his career as the Assistant Superintendent of Police in Mysuru in 1989. He has served as the SP of Ballari and Raichur before being posted as the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) of Bengaluru.
In 1999, he served as the police officer on foreign deputation as the police advisor to the Government of Mauritius for 3 years. He was posted as Police Commissioner of Mysuru City between 2004 and 2007.
In 2017, he was appointed the Bengaluru Police Commissioner. He was also instrumental in launching “Suraksha” App and “Pink Hoyasalas” managed by all-women police officers.
As the DIG of the CID, Economic offences and Special Units, he is credited for opening the Centre for Cyber-crime Investigation, Training and Research for training police officers, prosecutors and the judiciary in handling cybercrime cases.
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Over 270 flights delayed, 10 cancelled at Delhi airport
New Delhi (PTI): At least 10 flights were cancelled and more than 270 flights were delayed at the Delhi airport due to fog and low visibility conditions on Tuesday.
An official said 6 arrivals and 4 departures have been cancelled for the day.
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Over 270 flights have been delayed and the average delay time for departures is 29 minutes, as per information available on flight tracking website Flightradar24.com.
"Visibility at the airport is improving; however, flight departures for certain destinations may experience delay," Delhi airport operator DIAL said in a post on X.
The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in the national capital handles around 1,300 flight movements daily.
