The Maoists held Italian hostages in Orissa continue to be untraceable. However, the Maoists responded to halting counter-insurgency operations by naming their politburo members Narayan Sanyal, civil rights activists Biswapriya Kanungo and Dandapani Mohanti as their interlocutors with the government. It may also be noted that the Naxals who had first set March 18 as deadline for conceding to their 13 demands, extended it to Tuesday evening. Meanwhile, negotiators named by the Maoists await governments nod to commence mediation.


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