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 Centre is veering towards formulating a unified hostage policy in the country following frequent incidents of abductions by Maoists.

Home minister P. Chidambaram on Monday said a full-fledged dis

The Naxals through their two intermediaries, B.D. Sharma and Prof. Harg-opal, have for the first time spelt out the reason for kidnapping Sukma Collector Alex Paul Menon.

The two interlocutors on th

Maoists may set abducted Sukma District Collector Alex Paul Menon free on Wednesday, official sources in Chhattisgarh said on Tuesday.

"Maoist interlocutors G. Hargopal and B.D. Sharma communicated t

Barring any last minute hitch, Sukma Collector Alex Paul Menon, who has been held hostage by Maoists for 11 days, will be freed on Thursday.

A late night statement by the Maoists said: "We are ready

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh said on Monday that there was some progress in the talks with Maoists for the release of abducted Sukma Collector Alex Paul Menon, with both sides agreeing on s

The release of abducted Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon seemed likely with the Maoist interlocutors and the Chhattisgarh government-appointed mediators agreeing on Monday night to form a high-powered