From correspondents in Orissa, India, 04:31 PM IST

The Orissa government has appointed Manmohan Praharaj as the Director General of Police (DGP), a senior official of the state home department said.

A 1976 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, Praharaj last served as a director in the state intelligence department since November 2003.

Praharaj, 54, took charge from the retiring DGP Gopal Chandra Nanda Tuesday. Nanda had been in office since November 2007.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)