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Swelling support for Alex Paul Menon; Over 2,500 hits on his Facebook page

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Even as efforts are on to secure the release of kidnapped Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon, a page created on the 32-year-old officer by his family and friends, on social networking site Faceb

Maoists kill 2 villagers, abduct 10 others in Maharashtra

TV reports said two villagers were killed in the state's Gadchiroli district, while ten were taken away. Security officials have rushed to the spot to investigate the claims.

The ultras have been dem

Mediators hold talks to secure Alex Paul Menon's release

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Mediators of the Chhattisgarh government and the Maoists on Thursday met for the first time to find a solution to end the six-day-old hostage crisis involving abducted Sukma District Collector Alex Pa

There are chances Maoists will free IAS officer, says Chhattisgarh home minister

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Chhattisgarh home minister Nankiram Kanwar dropped hints Tuesday abducted Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon may be “released unconditionally”.

“There are chances the kidnapped IAS officer wil

'Abduction occupational hazard for civil servants’

Following the abduction of Sukna collector Alex Paul Menon by Maoists, former Malkangiri collector R. Vineel Krishna, who was abducted two years ago by Naxals in Orissa, said that it has become an occ

I’m losing confidence, says Asha

“I lose confidence as the deadline is drawing to a close,” an anguished Asha Alex, wife of the abducted Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon, said on Monday night.

Asha, fighting for the release

Maoist deadline passes, mediators prepare for talks

The first deadline set by Maoists for meeting their demands to set free abducted Sukma Collector Alex Paul Menon passed on Wednesday amid reports it has been extended till Friday to give talks between

Location of abducted collector Alex Paul Menon traced

The security agencies have traced the exact location where the Maoists are holding Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon captive — Gangunda in southern Bastar’s Chintagufa area, a senior paramilitary offici

Maoists name Prashant Bhushan, 2 others as mediators

Hours after the Chhattisgarh government offered to hold talks to secure the release Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon, Maoists on Monday night named three mediators, including lawyer Prashant B

TN parties pitch for collector’s release

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Leaders of various political parties including chief minister J. Jayalalithaa have pledged support to the family of abducted Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon, even as CM wrote to the Prime Minister see

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