Maoists free Hikaka on promise to quit as MLA

Odisha MLA Jhina Hikaka was on Thursday released unharmed by Maoists at a village in Koraput, 33 days after he was abducted from the same district by the rebels.Clad in a green kurta and......

Odisha MLA completes 30 days in Maoist captivity

Biju Janata Dal MLA Jhina Hikaka Monday completed a month in captivity of Maoists even as all including Odisha government were anxiously waiting for the 'praja (people's) court' proposed by the......

Maoists decide to keep MLA hostage till April 25

Early release of ruling Biju Janata Dal MLA Jhina Hikaka in Odisha looked remote on Saturday as Maoists decided to keep the tribal legislator hostage till April 25 and announcing another people's......

Odisha government agrees to Maoists demands

Bowing to demand by Maoists that it withdraw cases against 13 prisoners for the freedom of Biju Janata Dal MLA Jhina Hikaka, the Odisha government on Wednesday announced that it was agreeable to do......