Now Maoists say Hikaka will be tried April 25
Maoists in Odisha have set April 25 as the date to try Jhina Hikaka in a kangaroo court amid rumours that the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) legislator - held hostage by the rebels for three weeks - would be r
Maoists kill 2 BJP workers, driver in Chhattisgarh
Maoist guerrillas on Friday carried out a deadly attack on the convoy of a legislator of Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) triggering a powerful landmine blast in the troubled Bastar
SC seeks Centre, Odisha response on PIL against Naxals’ release
The Supreme Court on Thursday sought response from the Centre and the Odisha government on a petition seeking to restrain the release of jailed Maoists in exchange for captive BJD MLA Jina Hikaka.
Maoists produce Hikaka in people's court
Maoists on Thursday produced abducted ruling BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka before a people's court to decide his fate, a day after the Odisha government said it would withdraw cases against 13 prisoners in
Ex-Army officer moves SC to stop Orissa from releasing Naxals
Hours before the deadline set by Naxals for release of their jailed members in exchange of an abducted Orissa MLA, a retired Army officer on Wednesday approached the Supreme Court to restrain the s
Little movement on release of Odisha legislator
With a day to go before the deadline set by the Maoists lapses, the fate of abducted Odisha legislator Jhina Hikaka continued to remain uncertain on Tuesday as both the government and the guerrillas r
Maoists seek to know steps for prisoner release by 5 p.m.
The Maoists holding ruling BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka hostage since March 24 have asked the Odisha government to clearly spell out by 5 p.m. on Tuesday the steps being taken by it to free 29 prisoners to pa
Odisha govt hopes MLA will be released soon
With the Maoists dropping the name of a hardcore ultra from the list of their 30 jailed associates and extending the deadline, the Odisha government on Monday expressed hopes that BJD MLA Jhina Hik
Maoists extend deadline for MLA release
The Maoists holding ruling BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka hostage on Sunday extended the deadline for fulfilment of their demands till April 18.
In a message, a leader of Maoists' Andhra Odisha Border Special
Maoists torch five vehicles of private firm
Maoist ultras torched five vehicles of a private road construction company at Dumri Buzurg village under Nayagaon police station in Bihar's Saran district.
DIG (Saran Range), Alok Kumar said ar