Odisha

Odisha-Born IPS Officer On KBC Hot Seat!

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OB Bureau

Senior IPS officer from Odisha Satya Narayan Pradhan, who is currently serving as Director General (DG) of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), will soon be seen on the hot seat of Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) Season 11, according to media reports.

It will be aired on Friday under this season’s Karamveer episodes when Amitabh Bachchan hosts people who contribute towards the society in different ways.

The 1988-batch Jharkhand-cadre IPS officer belongs to Bhubaneswar.

He did his post-graduation in Political Science from Hyderabad University, and M.Phil in International Relations from JNU, New Delhi. He was awarded the prestigious Chevening Fellowship of the British Council under which he acquired the degree of LLM with distinction in International Human Rights law from University of Essex, UK.

He was awarded the President’s Medal for Meritorious Service in 2006 and the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service 2012.

In 2008, he was given the Queen’s Award for Innovation in Policing by the Government of UK.

In recent years, he has been conferred with several awards for his numerous innovations in use of IT in policing.

 

 

OB Bureau

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