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: BJD MLA to be freed on Thursday

Maoists, who had kidnapped Biju Janata Dal Member of Legislative Assembly Jhina Hikaka nearly a month ago, have decided to release the tribal leader on Thursday, said a lawyer who fights cases for......

Maoist deadline nears, Odisha looks for negotiators

With the Maoists firm on their demands and determined to keep Biju Janata Dal Member of Legislative Assembly Jhina Hikaka hostage till April 25, the Odisha government on Saturday said it would......

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......