Raipur: Sukma Collector Alex Paul Menon has taken charge and joined office on Saturday, two days after his release from Naxal captivity. Tweeting about his his abduction by the Naxal he says the death of his two security guards has left him shattered, but he's looking forward to getting back to work. "Wanna go back to my office, continue doing what all I had planned for this district with the...
11:45 AM, May 05, 2012
Raipur: IAS officer Alex Paul Menon, who was on Thursday released by the Naxals after 12-day captivity, was on Friday relieved as the District Collector of Sukma. The District Collector of Dantewada, O P Chaudhary, has been made the in-charge of the district for the time being. A government notification has already been released in this regard. The development came just hours after Menon reached his home in Sukma. He...
01:18 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: Sukma District collector Alex Paul Menon has been freed by Naxals after 12 days in captivity. But it is still not clear as to what deal was struck between the the Chhattisgarh government and the Naxals for his release. Menon looked tired as he spoke to the media, which had been waiting for hours at Chintalnar on Thursday. "I thank all the people, the government, my family and friends...
11:25 PM, May 03, 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
Chintalnar: Sukma Collector Alex Paul Menon, who was released by the Naxals on Thursday said that he was tired and shattered and that he wanted to rest. "I am tired and shattered. I would just like to rest, I will talk to the media on Friday," Menon said after being freed by the Naxals. Thanking the Chhattisgarh government for their efforts to get him released, Menon said, "I would like...
07:42 PM, May 03, 2012
New Delhi: Sukma Collector Alex Paul Menon has been released by the Naxals on Thursday. After a long wait, Menon surfaced along with mediators in front of the media personnel. He said, "I am fine. I will work wherever government wants me to work." "I would like to thank the mediators, state government, Chief Minister and family and friends who supported me during this tough time," he said. Menon said...
06:45 PM, May 03, 2012
Sukma: Confusion remains over the release of Sukma Collector Alex Paul Menon. The initial reports suggested that he had been freed. But now there seems to be a last minute doubt. The ADG of Naxal operations in the state had confirmed to CNN-IBN that he has been released and he and the mediators were driving to Chintalnar. Principal Secretary to the Chhattisgarh Chief Minister, N Brajendra Kumar said, "Till now...
06:10 PM, May 03, 2012
New Delhi: Alex Paul Menon is a 2006 batch IAS officer. Menon, who was abducted on April 21 by the Maoists while attending a villagers' meet, was released on May 3. Menon is also a fan of superstar Rajinikanth. Menon is the first collector to have been abducted by the Maoists in Chhattisgarh. The 32-year-old is an active blogger and Twitter user. In his last tweet before abduction, Menon said,...
04:05 PM, May 03, 2012
Raipur: A few hours after Naxals reportedly released abducted Sukma District Collector Alex Paul Menon, there is still no confirmation if the 12-day long hostage crisis is over as the IAS officer is yet to walk free. Chhattisgarh ADG (Naxal Operations) Ram Niwas earlier told CNN-IBN that Menon had been released and he and the mediators were driving to Chintalnar. But a few hours later there was still no sign...
03:41 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
New Delhi: Terming the Chhattisgarh government's initiative to form a high-powered committee to hold talks with Maoists as an "eyewash", Swami Agnivesh on Wednesday demanded Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention in ensuring result-oriented talks with the extreme leftists. Agnivesh claimed that the Maoists are releasing Sukma District Collector Alex Paul Menon solely on "humanitarian grounds". "It is time for the Central government and the Prime Minister to step in and...
02:23 AM, May 03, 2012
New Delhi: Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday said the government will not thrust its opinion on Telangana and the decision on the statehood issue will be taken after consensus among political parties. "The government will not impose its views on Telangana and the decision will be taken only after the eight political parties come up with a view," Chidambaram said while replying to a debate in the Lok Sabha...
12:48 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
Sukma: Abducted Sukma collector and IAS officer Alex Paul Menon will be released on May 3, the Maoists told BBC on Tuesday. The Maoists said Menon will be released in front of the public in Tadhmetha. Menon has been in the custody of the Maoists for the past ten days. Reacting to the reports N Brajendra Kumar, Principal Secretary at the Chhattisgarh Chief Minister's Office, said, "We are happy to...
10:18 PM, May 01, 2012
Bhubaneswar: Despite being assured of safety by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Laxmipur MLA Jhina Hikaka on Tuesday said he was yet to take a decision whether to resign as assembly member. "I have not taken any decision in this regard. The Chief Minister has advised me to relax and release tension," Hikaka told reporters at his heavily guarded residence in Bhubaneswar. Hikaka, who was released by the Maoists captivity...
06:40 PM, May 01, 2012
New Delhi: An end to the 10-day Chhattisgarh hostage crisis involving Sukma Collector Alex Paul Menon is in sight with Maoists' mediators announcing on Monday night that the IAS officer will be released within 48 hours. Menon could be home by Wednesday, after a breakthrough in talks between the government and the Naxals. The Maoist-appointed mediators made the announcement after the fourth round of talks since the 32-year-old collector was...
07:29 AM, May 01, 2012
