Maoists are yet to respond to the appeal made by their mediators two days ago to release an Italian held hostage by them in Odisha since March 14, an official said on Monday.

"There has been no respo

The Orissa 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 BJD MLA remained u

Barely an hour after abductors of Italian national Paolo Bosusco released an audio tape threatening to take stringent action against the hostage, Odisha government and Maoist-nominated mediators late

Even as ruling BJD leaders in Odisha smelt a 'conspiracy' behind the suspension of environmental clearance to Posco's propose mega steel plant, Union Commerce and Industries Minister Anand Sharma h

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 BJD MLA remained unkno

Two Maoist interlocutors B.D.

The two Maoist interlocutors — B.D. Sharma and Dandapani Mohanty — on Thursday threatened to withdraw from the negotiation process if the state government did not respond to three of the 13 demands made by rebels for releasing the Italian hostage Basusco Paolo.

The abductors of BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka on Thursday turned down the Odisha government's request to name negotiators for talks, while parleys for the release of Italian Paolo Bosusco from Maoist capti

The Odisha government on Wednesday hoped Maoists would soon name their negotiators for talks for release of BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka, a day after it invited them for parleys, even as intervention of Chi

The Odisha government is examining the demands made by abductors of ruling BJD MLA Jhina Hikakaka, which includes release of jailed ultras, amid indication that talks with Maoist mediators for release