Conference of DGPs/IGPs to begin in Delhi on Wednesday

A three-day conference of Directors General of Police (DGPs) and Inspectors General of Police (IGPs) to discuss various issues related to national security will begin here tomorrow.

The conference, organised by the Intelligence Bureau, will be inaugurated by Union Home Minister P Chidambaram. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will address the conference on Thursday.

According to an official press release, the objectives of the conference are to provide an interactive platform for senior police professionals and security administrators in the country to freely discuss and debate diverse national security-related issues as also the various operational, infrastructural and welfare-related problems faced by the police in India.

The deliberations will also include formulation and sharing of professional practices and processes in tackling challenges related to crime control and law and order management besides internal security threats such as terrorism, insurgency, left-wing extremism, espionage and organized crime, the release added.

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