Raipur: The 12-day long hostage crisis in Chhattisgarh is expected to end on Thursday as the Naxals have said they will be releasing Sukma District collector Alex Paul Menon before the public in Tadhmetla. Negotiators B D Sharma and G Hargopal on Thursday morning left the state capital and reached Chintalnaar, from where they are slated to move to the jungles inside Tadhmetla. The mediators are then likely to escort...
07:30 AM, May 03, 2012
New Delhi: It's been 6 days since Alex Paul Menon was abducted and despite three rounds of talks, mediators and Naxals have failed to come up with any solution to free the Sukma collector. In fact Naxals have increased their demands, seeking the release of nine more of their jailed leaders, including, Kartam Joga and Vijay Sodhi. The government has already missed one deadline to meet demands and is yet...
06:14 AM, Apr 27, 2012
Raipur: The fate of Sukma District Collector Alex Paul Menon in Chhattisgarh hangs in balance even as the government has appealed to the Maoists for an extension of their deadline. One of the handpicked interlocutors of the Maoists, B D Sharma, will be reaching Bastar on Thursday to begin talks with them. The Maoists have demanded the release of 8 jailed leaders, including two women for the safe release of...
08:51 AM, Apr 26, 2012
Raipur: The Chhattisgarh government on Tuesday rushed medicines for abducted Sukma District Collector Alex Paul Menon hours after the Maoists informed them that he was critically ill. The medicines are being sent through president of All India Adivasi Mahasabha Manish Kunjam, one of the mediators named by the Maoists for holding negotiations with the government. Though Kunjam refused to take part in the mediation process, he agreed to take the...
01:07 PM, Apr 24, 2012
Mumbai: Activist Binayak Sen on Monday demanded repeal of sedition laws, saying they were being used to "suppress" the voice of the people. "Sedition laws are not benefiting free people in free polity and they should be repealed. The law is being used to suppress the voice of the people," Sen, currently on bail after being convicted on charges of sedition by a Chhattisgarh court for his alleged links to...
09:00 AM, May 31, 2011
Kolkata: Human rights activist Binayak Sen, who is on bail from the Supreme court, on Tuesday said he is still to be absolved of the sedition charges and is not certain will he remain out of jail. "I have been merely granted bail and not absolved of the charges. The case is still pending at Chhattisgarh High Court. The Supreme Court only granted bail to me as it observed that...
08:42 PM, May 24, 2011
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the Chhattisgarh government on a petition by human rights activist Binayak Sen seeking bail after he was awarded life imprisonment by the trial court. An apex court bench of Justice H.S. Bedi and Justice CK Prasad issued notice after counsel appearing for Sen mentioned the matter in the court. The notice is returnable in four weeks. Sen was sentenced to life...
10:20 AM, Mar 11, 2011
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Chhattisgarh High Court will give its order on the bail plea of Dr Binayak Sen and Kolkata businessman Piyush Guha on Thursday, 10th February. Prosecution ...
09:32 PM, Feb 09, 2011
The court took just 30 seconds to grant him bail. ...
04:00 PM, May 25, 2009
Sen has been lodged in a Raipur jail for two years under unproven charges. ...
12:51 PM, May 25, 2009
Sen has been lodged in a Raipur jail for two years under unproven charges. ...
12:51 PM, May 25, 2009
Doc accused of Maoist links; detained in Chhatishgarh jail for 2 years. ...
08:42 PM, May 04, 2009
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