Houses of Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon in Chennai and Samathanapuram in Tirunelveli wore a festive look as family members celebrated his release by bursting crackers and distributing sweet

Chhattisgarh's Sukma District Collector Alex Paul Menon reached home on Friday morning, 13 days after he had been kidnapped by the Maoists.

His wife Asha, who is pregnant, was there to receive him at

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Friday said no secret agreements had been made with Maoists in exchange for the release of Sukma District Collector Alex Paul Menon.

"The agreement with the

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Friday said no secret agreements had been made with Maoists in exchange for the release of Sukma District Collector Alex Paul Menon.

"The agreement with the

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh, who arrived here on Friday after the release of abducted district collector Alex Paul Menon a day earlier, said there was nothing like Salwa Judum against the

Two Maoist mediators — former bureaucrat B.D. Sharma and Hyderabad-based academician Prof. Hargopal — are scheduled to reach Tadmetla in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district on Thursday to get the abduct

Alex Paul Menon’s family is overjoyed at the prospect of the Sukma collector returning home on Thursday after 12 days in Maoist captivity.

“This is a new start for Alex. I am sure he will continue t

After being held hostage by Maoists for 12 days, abducted Sukma Collector Alex Paul Menon is expected to be freed by this evening when he will be handed over to the two mediators handpicked by the cap

Bringing smiles on the faces of family and friends, abducted Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon has been released by the Maoists on Thursday afternoon.

TV reports claimed the collector has been handed

The bullet-riddled body of an abducted engineer of Assam agriculture department was on Thursday recovered in Bongaigaon while another was still missing.

Police said the body of abducted engineer Gada