SC refuses judicial probe in Naxalite leader's case
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to order any judicial inquiry or a probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the alleged fake encounter killings of top Naxalite leader Cherukuri Rajkum
Naxals want jobs to lay down arms
Even as the Chhattisgarh government is trying to work out a strategy with the Maoists for the release of kidnapped Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon (32), the members of the proscribed outfit, CPI (Maoi
Maoist presence likely in Kerala forests: DGP
Kerala Police has received intelligence reports of possible presence of extremist elements having links with ultra-left outfits like Maoists in the state's forests.
"It is suspected that extremist el
Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon to be released on Thursday
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
Unified hostage policy after Menon release
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
‘Police brutalities compelled abduction’
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
Abducted Chhattisgarh collector may walk free on Wednesday
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
Army to reach out to Chhattisgarh tribals
Army units are currently undergoing jungle warfare training in naxal-affected Chhattisgarh, even as the Union government’s policy of not deploying the Army for anti-naxal operations anywhere in the co
Chhattisgarh hostage crisis: Mediators agree on some points
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
Abducted Chhattisgarh district collector's release likely
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