CMs to discuss internal security in backdrop of Maoist abductions
April 15th, 2012 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The central government and chief ministers will Monday discuss the internal security situation in the country in the backdrop of recent high-profile abductions by ... Read more...
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Maoists release Italian hostage, MLA still held (Roundup)
April 12th, 2012 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 12 (IANS) Maoists Thursday released Italian tour operator Bosusco Paolo after keeping him in captivity for nearly a month, while the fate of another hostage, Odisha's ruling Biju ... Read more...
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Maoists release Italian hostage, MLA still missing (Second Lead)
April 12th, 2012 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 12 (IANS) Maoists Thursday released Italian tour operator Bosusco Paolo after keeping him in captivity for nearly a month, officials said as the fate of another hostage, Odisha's ... Read more...
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Maoists release second Italian (Lead)
April 12th, 2012 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 12 (IANS) Maoists Thursday released Italian tour operator Bosusco Paolo after keeping him hostage for nearly a month, official sources said."He has been released and has already arrived ... Read more...
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Maoist leader’s wife freed from jail (Lead)
April 10th, 2012 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 10 (IANS) Subhashree Das, wife of Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda, was released Tuesday from a jail in Odisha after a court acquitted her in a 2003 shootout case ... Read more...
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Odisha court acquits Maoist leader’s wife
April 10th, 2012 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 10 (IANS) A fast track court in Odisha Tuesday acquitted a top Maoist leader's wife in a 2003 shootout case for lack of evidence, sources said. Her release ... Read more...
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Odisha hostage crisis: Maoist deadline ends Tuesday
April 10th, 2012 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 10 (IANS) As the Tuesday evening deadline set by Maoists for fulfilment of their demands neared, uncertainty continued over the fate of the Italian and the Odisha legislator ... Read more...
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Hostage crisis: Odisha yet to decide on fresh demands (Lead)
April 10th, 2012 - 12:36 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 9 (IANS) Odisha has yet to decide on the latest Maoist demands for the release of an Italian and a legislator being held captive by the rebels since ... Read more...
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Hostage crisis: Odisha yet to decide on fresh demands
April 9th, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 9 (IANS) Odisha has yet to decide on the latest Maoist demands for the release of an Italian and a legislator being held captive by the rebels since ... Read more...
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Odisha crisis: Uncertainty over hostages’ release (Lead)
April 9th, 2012 - 12:56 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 8 (IANS) Odisha's efforts to secure the release of an Italian tour operator and a state legislator kidnapped by the Maoists last month plunged into uncertainty Sunday with ... Read more...
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Odisha crisis: Uncertainty over hostages’ release
April 8th, 2012 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 8 (IANS) Odisha's efforts to secure the release of an Italian tour operator and a state legislator kidnapped by Maoists last month plunged into uncertainty Sunday with the ... Read more...
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Maoists holding Hikaka jack up their demand (Second Lead)
April 8th, 2012 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 7 (IANS) Extending their deadline to Tuesday, the Maoists holding Biju Janata Dal legislator Jhina Hikaka Saturday demanded unconditional release of five more people from Odisha jails in ... Read more...
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Maoists holding Hikaka jack up their demand (Lead)
April 7th, 2012 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 7 (IANS) Extending their deadline to Tuesday, Maoists holding Biju Janata Dal legislator Jhina Hikaka Saturday demanded unconditional release of five more people from Odisha jails in order ... Read more...
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Odisha hostage crisis: Maoists refuse to release Italian (Lead)
April 6th, 2012 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 6 (IANS) Maoists Friday refused to release the Italian tour operator Bosusco Paolo they have kept hostage in Odisha since March 14 even though the government offered a ... Read more...
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Maoists refuse to release Italian hostage
April 6th, 2012 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 6 (IANS) Maoists Friday refused to release the Italian tour operator Bosusco Paolo they have kept hostage in Odisha since March 14, though the government has offered a ... Read more...
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Odisha hostages: Maoists yet to respond to swap offer
April 6th, 2012 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 6 (IANS) Two mediators Friday sought clarification from the Odisha government on its swap offer to secure the release of an Italian and a state legislator from Maoist ... Read more...
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Hostage crisis: Maoist’s wife, 26 others to be freed (Lead)
April 5th, 2012 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 5 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday announced the names of 27 people, including a Maoist's wife, whose release will facilitate the freeing of an Italian and ... Read more...
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Hostage crisis: Maoist’s wife, 26 others to be freed
April 5th, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 5 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday announced the names of 27 people whose release will facilitate the freeing of an Italian and a legislator being held ... Read more...
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Hostage crisis: Odisha to release 27 prisoners (Lead)
April 5th, 2012 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 4 (IANS) The Odisha government has decided to facilitate the release of 27 prisoners, including eight Maoists, to secure the release of an Italian tourist and a legislator, ... Read more...
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Patnaik postpones Chennai trip
April 4th, 2012 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 4 (IANS) With an Italian and a ruling party legislator abducted by Maoists still not traced, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday postponed a trip to Chennai.On Thursday ... Read more...
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Maoists set Thursday deadline for abducted legislator (Second Lead)
April 4th, 2012 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 3 (IANS) Maoists holding BJD legislator Jhina Hikaka for 10 days in Odisha Tuesday set the government a Thursday deadline to meet their demands. Appealing for his immediate ... Read more...
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Maoists set Thursday deadline for abducted legislator (Lead)
April 3rd, 2012 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 3 (IANS) Maoists holding BJD legislator Jhina Hikaka for 10 days in Odisha Tuesday set a Thursday deadline to the government to meet their demands. Meanwhile, Hikaka has ... Read more...
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Maoists set Thursday deadline for abducted Odisha legislator
April 3rd, 2012 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 3 (IANS) Maoists holding ruling Biju Janata Dal lawmaker Jhina Hikaka for the past 10 days in Odisha Tuesday gave an April 5 deadline to the state government ... Read more...
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Maoists reiterate demands to release Italian (Lead)
April 3rd, 2012 - 1:17 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 2 (IANS) Maoists holding one of the two Italians hostage since March 14 reiterated Monday that the government must concede their demands in order to secure his release.Sabyasachi ... Read more...
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‘Can’t be blackmailed on Odisha crisis’
April 2nd, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 2 (IANS) Condemning the kidnapping of an Italian and a legislator by Maoists in Odisha, Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh said Monday that the government is not going ... Read more...
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Odisha Maoists yet to respond to mediators’ appeal
April 2nd, 2012 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 2 (IANS) Maoists are yet to respond to the appeal made by their mediators two days ago to release an Italian held hostage by them in Odisha since ... Read more...
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Kerala Travel Mart visitors marvel at novel houseboat
September 21st, 2008 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Sep 21 (IANS) Visitors to the Kerala Travel Mart here are marvelling at a novel houseboat on display that has a roof-top garden, a swimming pool, a jacuzzi and a conference ... Read more...
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