Bhubaneswar, Aug. 7 -- Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Selection Committee will meet on Friday in New Delhi to shortlist candidates for the next Director General of Police (DGP) of Odisha. The high-level meeting will take place under the chairmanship of the UPSC Chairman in accordance with directives laid down by the Supreme Court.

Odisha Chief Secretary Anu Garg and incumbent DGP Y. B. Khurania are scheduled to attend the selection meeting. The tenure of incumbent DGP Y. B. Khurania is set to conclude on 16 August.

The state government had earlier forwarded a panel of 11 IPS officers to the UPSC for consideration.

The selection procedure involves specific steps to finalize the state police chief:

Shortlisting Candidates: The U...