Orissa hostage crisis ends, Maoists free collector

After remaining in captivity for nine days, Malkangiri Collector R V Krishna was released on Thursday by Maoists, an official said, finally bringing to an end the tense hostage crisis in Orissa.......

Collector's abduction: Mediators meet Naxal leader

Maoist-chosen mediators discussed certain key demands of the rebels with hardcore Naxal leader Ganti Prasadam in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday, as negotiations for the release of the abducted Malkangiri......

Talks to free Collector on; anti-Naxal ops stopped

Orissa government has said that there would be no combing operations against Naxals till conclusion of negotiations with the mediators for release of abducted IAS officer and a junior engineer who......

Orissa kidnap: 12 Maoists get bail, talks progress

Twelve Maoists including hardcore rebel leader Sriramalu Srinivasalu were on Tuesday released on bail as talks for safe return of abducted Malkangiri district collector and an engineer appeared to......