Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik says one has to be firm against crimes, especially over abduction by Maoists. Speaking to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate, Patnaik said that his state police officers know how to handle the hostage crisis and are able to combat the situations well. The BJD Chief says he also has an open mind towards the NCTC issue. Here is the transcript of the entire interview: Karan...
11:06 PM, May 05, 2012
New Delhi: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Friday said that his government had formed a committee under former Madhya Pradesh Chief Secretary Nirmala Buch to look into the cases against tribals as per the Maoist demands, who had pressed for the release of innocent tribals from jail in exchange for abducted Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon. Said Raman Singh, "It will help create a positive environment in the area....
12:58 PM, May 04, 2012
Sukma: Mediators BD Sharma and Professor Hargopal on Friday held a press conference where they said that the demands of the Maoist abductors of Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon had been put before the government-appointed committee which was reviewing it. "The Maoist demands have been put in front of the committee which will take it up," said Sharma. He added, "The Maoists have given a list of five people first....
11:01 AM, May 04, 2012
Sukma: Abducted Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon finally reached home in Sukma on Friday morning after 13 days, 12 of which were spent in captivity. Menon was released by the Naxals on Thursday evening. Menon was accompanied by Maoist-appointed mediator BD Sharma on his way back home. The collector seemed visibly tired while speaking to the media on Thursday after his release. He spent the night in Chintalnar and reached...
09:59 AM, May 04, 2012
Abducted Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon was released on Thursday after twelve days in captivity. ...
09:14 AM, May 04, 2012
New Delhi: Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon was finally freed after twelve days in Naxals captivity. As he spoke to the media on Thursday evening, the collector looked visibly tired. However, the question that is being asked now is whether a secret deal was signed between the Chhattisgarh government and the Naxals for the collector's release. After his release, Menon spoke to the media that had been waiting for...
07:15 AM, May 04, 2012
Chintalnar: The District Collector of Sukma, Alex Paul Menon, was released after 12 days on Thursday evening amid confusion and fading light. Alex Paul Menon was accompanied by the Naxal-appointed mediator. BD Sharma. He was calm and composed as he walked up to speak to the media. The District Collector thanked everyone who stood by him, from the government to his family and the mediators. Crucially he also said that...
10:47 PM, May 03, 2012
Negotiators BD Sharma and G Hargopal reached Chintalnaar to facilitate Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon's release. ...
11:17 AM, May 03, 2012
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
Dornator: Naxals told the BBC on Tuesday night that they will release abducted Sukma collector and IAS officer Alex Paul Menon on May 3. Tuesday. The Naxals said that Menon will be released in front of the public in Tadhmetha. This is the first confirmation by the Naxals that he will indeed be freed. The breakthrough was achieved after four rounds of talks between the Raman Singh government and Naxal-appointed...
08:27 AM, May 02, 2012
New Delhi: The mediators holding the first round of talks with the Naxal abductors of Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon in Chhattisgarh on Sunday said the IAS officer was safe and in good health. The mediators returned to Chintalnar after holding the talks. They said they were hopeful of his early release. It has been eight days since Menon was abducted by the Naxals. This was the mediators' first...
10:20 AM, Apr 29, 2012
New Delhi: It's been eight days since Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon was taken hostage by the Naxals. Two Naxal-appointed interloctors reached the rebel hideout, deep inside the Bastar forests for another round of talks but failed to achieve any breakthrough to secure Menon's release. The Naxals want 17 jailed cadres to be freed in exchange for Menon. Chief Minister Raman Singh has said their demands will be considered only...
06:32 AM, Apr 29, 2012
New Delhi: Mediators former IAS officer and social activist BD Sharma and Professor Hargopal left for Chintalnar in Chhattisgarh on Saturday morning to meet the Maoist abductors of Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon. It has been a week since the Menon was abducted by the Naxals. The mediators have had several rounds of talks in two days but the deadlock continues. The Naxals have refused to extend the deadline...
08:59 AM, Apr 28, 2012
Bhopal: Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Secretary Nirmala Buch, who has been named as one of the two mediators to hold talks with Maoists to secure the release of abducted Sukma District Collector Alex Paul Menon, said in Bhopal on Wednesday that she was optimistic about her mission. "I am by nature a very optimistic person and I am very hopeful that I would be able to work out something with...
04:18 PM, Apr 25, 2012
There is no consensus yet on mediators after the government named two former bureaucrats. ...
10:12 PM, Apr 24, 2012
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