Hostage crisis: Odisha govt to release five Maoists

The Odisha government on Saturday said it will release five of the six rebels the Maoists have demanded for release of the Italian hostage, while another Naxal group holding MLA Jhina Hikaka......

No word on hostages from captors, fresh talks held

The two Maoist groups holding Biju Janata Dal member of Legislative Assembly and an Italian hostage were today yet to respond to the Odisha government's decision to free 27 prisoners, while the......

Odisha: Maoist-backed outfit lays down demands for talks

Three days after the Odisha government invited it for talks for the release of abducted Biju Janata Dal Member of Legislative Assembly Jhina Hikaka, Maoist-backed Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangh on......

Hostage crisis: Odisha government may release rebels

Odisha government on Sunday said it was examining release of some rebels as demanded by Maoists and hoped the Italian hostage crisis would end soon, even as the fate of abducted Biju Janata Dal MLA......