Jagatsinghpur: A powerful high tide swept across Siali beach in Erasama block of Jagatsinghpur district Saturday, flooding the coastline and nearby parking areas. The surge caused sea waters to breach nearly 200 metres inland, submerging the parking lot and adjacent areas, a source said. Local authorities and the Meteorological department attributed the flooding to the []

Hyderabad: Seventeen Maoists active in Chhattisgarhs Bijapur and Sukma districts surrendered before police in Telanganas Bhadradri Kothagudem district Friday. The members of the banned CPI-Maoist surrendered in the presence of Superintendent of Police Rohit Raju and CRPF officials at the district police headquarters. According to police, the Maoists, including two Area Committee members, four party []

Paralakhemundi: Tragedy struck during Home Guard recruitment process in Odishas Gajapati district as two job aspirants lost their lives during a physical fitness test Thursday, a source said. The deceased have been identified as Deepak Padal from Narayanpur village in Rayagada block and Sulant Mishal from Parisala village under Ramagiri police limits. According to the []

Puri : The Puri district administration Tuesday stated that the probe into the boat capsize in which former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Gangulys brother and sister-in-law had a narrow escape found that the private agency involved was operating in a high tide zone unsuitable for water sports. Puri district Collector Siddharth Shankar Swain said, []

Berhampur: Nine people were arrested with arms and ammunition in Odishas Ganjam district, police said Tuesday. The arrests were made Monday night as the district police continued its special drive against criminals, they said. Acting on a tip-off, police raided the Jilundi area. On seeing the police, some of the anti socials started to flee. []

Chhendipada: A woman was beaten to death by her younger son during a quarrel at Para village under Jarapada police limits in Angul district late Sunday night. The victim was identified as Shantilata, wife of Damodar Pendui. Police registered a case after the deceaseds sister lodged a complaint at Jarapada police station Monday. The body []

Bhanjanagar: Two people were killed and three others critically injured in a head-on collision between two motorcycles on the Sorada-Bhanjanagar main road near Kulangi in Ganjam district, Monday morning. The deceased have been identifi ed as Biranchi Bhuyan, 30, of Singhamardani village in Ganjam and Prabhat Pradhan, 45, of Dihapadhal village in Nayagarh. Both were []

Tokyo: The Indian all-party parliamentary delegation led by Janata Dal (United) MP Sanjay Jha Saturday departed Japan for South Korea following their successful and productive visit to the country during which the delegates reaffirmed Indias resolute stance of zero tolerance for terrorism post April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. The delegation is part of Indias global []

Bhubaneswar: In a significant step to enhance emergency medical transport services in Odisha, a meeting was held here under the chairmanship of Commerce & Transport department Principal Secretary Usha Padhee, along with Health and Family Welfare department Commissioner-cum-Secretary Aswathy S Saturday. The discussion focused on creating a comprehensive regulatory framework for private ambulance services across []