Orissa: Naxals free engineer; no info on collector

Seven days after being abducted by the Maoists, junior engineer Pabitra Majhi was freed in a remote area of Malkangiri district on Wednesday even as there was no clear information on the......

Collector kidnap: Case registered against Maoists

A case has been registered against several Maoist leaders in connection with the February 16 abduction of Malkangiri district collector K V Krishna and a junior engineer, police said on Sunday. The......

Centre had asked Orissa not to free Naxals

The Centre was not not in favour of Orissa government striking a deal with Maoists for the release of its two officials in exchange for the freeing some top Maoists from jail. Home Minister P......

Orissa hostage crisis ends, Maoists free collector

After remaining in captivity for nine days, Malkangiri Collector R V Krishna was released on Thursday by Maoists, an official said, finally bringing to an end the tense hostage crisis in......