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The Abduction of Dr Rajakumar

July 17, 2002
News
Krishna denies Jaya's ransom charge
Rs 300 mn paid for Rajakumar's release

July 17, 2002
News
'Rs 400 million paid for Rajakumar's release'

November 27, 2001
News
Nakkeeran editor in cahoots with Veerappan: STF

July 30, 2001
News
A year after abduction, Veerappan still reigns
Special
On the run, with Veerappan

June 21, 2001
News
2000 cops to hunt for Veerappan

June 11, 2001
News
Doubts over Dawaram's choice

February 28
News
Veerappan aide arrested: PTI

February 27
News
TNLA chief contradicts STF's claims about arrest: PTI

February 16
News
Maran remanded to judicial custody: PTI

February 15
News
TNLA chief Maran arrested
Bison attacks two STF personnel in Coimbatore: PTI

February 9
News
Veerappan man hurt in shootout: STF

February 7
News
Sangliana dons disguises to nab Veerappan

February 6
News
STF intensifies hunt for Veerappan in Kerala

February 2
News
Nedumaran accuses STF of atrocities in Kerala

January 24, 2001
News
Veerappan may have entered Kerala

January 16, 2001
News
Nedumaran moots amnesty for Veerappan

December 21, 2000
News
NSA detention of Tamil ultras quashed: PTI

December 20
News
50 forest personnel to assist STF in nabbing Veerappan

December 12
News
BSF to add muscle to STF's Nab Veerappan campaign

December 1
News
The mystery of Nagappa
BSF to assist in Nab Veerappan Mission

November 27
News
Krishna meets Advani for help to nab Veerappan

November 22
News
Give Veerappan a chance to reform: Nedumaran
Special
Sangliana: Tough cop put on Veerappan's trail

November 21
News
Operations against Veerappan in full swing, says Krishna: PTI

November 20
News
Krishna to outline strategy against Veerappan on Tuesday
Tamil Nadu STF resumes drive to nab Veerappan
AIADMK demands white paper on Rajakumar kidnap
Special
'You cannot kiss a poisonous serpent'

November 18
Interview
'Rajakumar's positive outlook helped him'
Special
'We were worried about our father's health'

November 17
News
Punish Veerappan's backers first: Nedumaran
Commando operation against Veerappan under consideration

November 16
News
Rajakumar arrives in Bangalore
Veerappan did not harass me: Rajakumar
Rajakumar thanks Nedumaran for release
Nedumaran enacted drama to get me freed: Rajakumar
Gajanur rejoices at release
Nakkeeran Gopal sulking. And, why not?
Waiting for Rajakumar

November 15
News
Rajakumar released by Veerappan, finally
Dr Rajakumar in Coimbatore hospital
Nedumaran has the last laugh: PTI
Krishna calls for restraint in celebrations
Bangalore celebrates
Karnataka opposition demands white paper on kidnap episode
Longest kidnap drama by Veerappan: PTI
Fans celebrate outside Rajakumar's residence

November 14
News
Dear Veerappan... from Ramadoss: PTI

November 12
News
Sixth mission to secure Dr Rajakumar's release: PTI

November 11
News
Nedumaran relents

November 9
News
Pressure builds on Nedumaran to change mind

November 7
News
Nedumaran 'pulls out' of mission
Krishna calls all-party meet to discuss SC verdict
Maran, not Veerappan, on Karunanidhi's mind
Despite SC verdict, emissaries will meet Veerappan
SC rules out TADA detenues' release
TMC demands Nedumaran's arrest

November 6
News
Rajakumar completes 100 days in captivity

October 31
News
New TN police chief talks of Rajakumar release plan
Supreme Court reserves verdict in Rajakumar case

October 25
News
Veerappan's associates may want a say in the case before SC

October 20
News
Tamil Nadu, Karnataka under Veerappan syndrome pressure

October 19
News
SC 'not inclined' to release TADA detenues
SC adjourns Veerappan case to Oct 31

October 18
News
SC pulls up Karnataka govt in TADA detenues' case
Krishna cancels meeting with emissaries
Veerappan country: A safe haven for pan-Tamil militants
Interview
'Govindraj feels claustrophobic in his own room'

October 17
News
SC postpones TADA detenues' case till Wednesday
Govindraj rules out commando action
Emissaries blame each other for delay
Veerappan's fresh demand deepens hostage crisis
Veerappan comes up with fresh demand
Govindraj to meet Krishna on Tuesday

October 16
News
Veerappan releases one hostage, Govindraj
Emissaries haggle over Rajakumar's release
Nagappa fails to appear in court
Rajakumar's release put off to Monday night
Villagers prepare for Rajakumar's release
Profile
Nedumaran: The negotiator

October 14
News
Rajakumar family on standby as 'release' is imminent

October 13
News
Emissaries receive signal from Veerappan: PTI

October 12
News
NHRC won't intervene in Rajakumar case

October 11
News
Series: A call for partition - III
Supreme Court berates Karnataka government, postpones hearing

October 10
News
Chances for Rajakumar's release brighten

October 8
News
Emissary Gopal set to leave on 'final' mission

October 7
News
Parvathama appeals to Veerappan again: PTI

October 3
News
Krishna may go to Madras again for next move
Karnataka govt to stick by emissary Gopal

October 2
News
Nagappa goes into hiding

September 30
News
Gopal returns, says Veerappan livid
Nagappa's escape prevented release: Gopal
Gopal confident of Rajakumar's release by Tuesday
Karnataka DGP doubts Nagappa's 'encounter' tale

September 29
News
Veerappan sends taped message, warns that he is losing patience
Nagappa meets S M Krishna in Bangalore
Karunanidhi surprised over escape: PTI
Nagappa to meet Krishna, Parvathamma

September 28
News
Nagappa out of Veerappan's custody
I escaped. Annavaru is fine and safe: Nagappa
Veerappan's hostage Nagraj turns up in Talawadi
Karnataka bandh passes off peacefully
Sporadic violence marks Karnataka bandh
Peaceful start to Karnataka bandh
Karnataka govt braces up as bandh begins

September 27
News
Karnataka government braces for bandh
Observe bandh peacefully: Rajakumar
Special
'You who let Tamil blood flow like water!'

September 26
News
HC cautions government on bandh
Rajakumar's release becomes a rallying point
Special
'I kept his head as a souvenir'

September 25
News
Karnataka film fraternity to go ahead with bandh: PTI
'Gopal to enter forest on Monday or Tuesday': PTI
Special
'I aimed at his head and hit it with the first shot'

September 23
News
Rains hampering Gopal
Krishna to appeal for bandh call withdrawal
Ex-minister's plan to negotiate with Veerappan aborted

September 22
News
Karnataka MPs will seek PM's intervention
Karnataka ex-minister to lead peace march to forest
Special
'When will this nightmare end?'

September 21
News
Dr Rajakumar's family to observe fast
Karnataka bandh on September 28
Interview
SC will be blamed for trouble now: Govindu
Special
'Many people have used Veerappan to make money'

September 20
News
Dr Rajakumar's wife hospitalised
TN blames Karnataka for kidnap crisis: PTI
Special
'Anyone who tries to destroy me will be destroyed!'

September 19
News
SC decision puts spoke in Rajakumar's release
Case adjournment angers Rajakumar's fans
SC decision leaves TN govt clueless
TV channels to go off the air in Karnataka on Wednesday
Gopal will go back to jungle on Wednesday
SC to hear TADA detenus case on Tuesday

September 18
News
Gopal expected to leave in a day or two: PTI
Karnataka home minister rushes to Madras: PTI
Interviews
'Veerappan has become a terrorist'
'Rajakumar will emerge stronger'

September 16
News
Film, small screen production to resume from Sept 25
Anti-Veerappan cassettes flood market

September 14
News
Anti-Kannadiga posters surface in TN

September 13
News
Karnataka police feel the stress
Interview
After Dr Rajakumar's release, the truth will come out: Elangovan

September 12
News
Krishna rules out change in strategy

September 11
News
TN files counter-affidavit in TADA detenues case

September 9
News
Karnataka opposition supports negotiations with bandit

September 8
News
CMs decide to await SC verdict in Veerappan aides case
Shakeel Ahmed was a Rajakumar fan
A tale of two languages
Call for 'Bangalore bandh' has no takers
Karunanidhi visits Dr Rajakumar's house: PTI

September 7
News
Two Union ministers offer to end hostage crisis: PTI

September 6
News
Gopal cautions against police action
Karnataka HC gives another jolt to negotiators: PTI
Gopal rushing to Bangalore as hostage crisis drags on
Gopal returns from meeting 'intransigent' Veerappan
Cracks appear in Karnataka film chamber
TN is ready with its counter-affidavit

September 5
News
TN govt preparing to tackle SC verdict
Veerappan case: SC order may expedite hearing
Interview
'There was no political will to catch Veerappan'

September 4
News
Rajakumar's release suffers further setback before SC
Karnataka claims hostage crisis in 'decisive stage': PTI
'Catching Veerappan is difficult, not impossible'
We never anticipated this: Puneet Rajakumar
Nagappa's daughter unaware of his abduction

September 3
News
Krishna convenes all-party meeting on Monday
Krishna to speak only in Kannada

September 1
News
SC stays release of detainees indefinitely

August 31
News
'Gopal may have met Veerappan by now': PTI

August 30
News
Gopal enters forest with Veerappan's consent: PTI
I also believe in divine justice, says Abdul Kareem

August 29
News
Karnataka won't appeal to Karim, will file counter affidavit
Latest court decision makes Krishna's life miserable
Emissary Gopal may not proceed ahead
SC puts off TADA detainees' case till Sept 1
'Nakkeeran' Gopal sets out to meet Veerappan

August 28
News
Conditional bail for 51 TADA detainees
Krishna, Veerappan put god in a dilemma
Judge reserves order on TADA detainees' bail plea

August 25
News
Bandit wants cases dropped against 70 more
Two govts accept Veerappan's demands, Gopal to meet brigand again
S M Krishna arrives in Madras for crucial talks

August 24
News
Gopal brings more cassettes, more questions
Gopal returns to Madras with another tape
Dr Rajakumar cautions against rescue bid
TN, Karnataka CMs to meet again: PTI

August 23
News
Gopal's aide in Madras with message
TN police nab TNLA militant
HC restrains Jaya from criticising Gopal: PTI
Hostage crisis in decisive stage: Krishna

August 22
News
Jayalalitha, pan-Tamil parties plot Karunanidhi's downfall

August 21
News
Detainees want scribes in swap party
TNLA ultras fear freedom

August 19
News
Gopal establishes contact with Veerappan: PTI
Gopal likely to reach hideout by Sunday morning: PTI
Rajakumar is safe, says yoga teacher
Mysore court allows government to drop TADA charges

August 18
Diary
What to do when Veerappan kidnaps you

August 17
News
Ultras refuse bail, demand unconditional release
HC dismisses petition to stop release of extremists
The tension is palpable in Rajakumar's family
'I have no anger towards Veerappan. But he should not be given amnesty'
STF consulted on Rajakumar release

August 16
News
Gopal's departure may be delayed
Veerappan's daughter studies in English
New website on Dr Rajakumar kidnap
Karunanidhi behind abduction: Jayalalitha
PIL in Madras HC against release of extremists
TADA charges against extremist dropped
Bomb hoax calls spread fear in Bangalore
Gopal leaves for jungle to meet Veerappan

August 13
News
Is Dharmapuri district turning into a trouble spot?
Gopal to leave after I-Day: PTI

August 12
News
Gopal may set off on Mission-II after Monday
Karnataka tries to prove its sincerity to Veerappan
Veerappan's new demands difficult to meet

August 11
News
George rules out rescue by army commandos
Veerappan sets eight-day deadline
5 Tamil ultras to be freed, as demanded by Veerappan: PTI
'I am ready to leave at a moment's notice'
Krishna to meet Karunanidhi today
Gopal reaches Madras with videotape

August 10
News
Karnataka wondering what's on Veerappan's mind
Rajakumar's fans reach out to him by e-mail
Veerapan's absence on tape is curious
Veerappan tape reaches Madras: PTI

Diary
Veerappan, smitten

August 9
News
Karnataka government clueless
The TADA detenus Veerappan has in mind
Another cassette on the way, say TN police
Karnataka worried by delay in Veerappan's response
TN parties divided on amnesty for Veerappan

August 8
News
Good news by Wednesday: Krishna
Veerappan's links with TNRT, TNLA are old
Veerappan has a second daughter
New pointers emerge in kidnap drama

August 7
News
TNLA may be behind Veerappan's demands
Family hopes Dr Rajakumar will be released by Tuesday
Veerappan's demands are difficult to meet
Gajanur prays for their 'hero'
Dr Rajakumar will be released soon, say former hostages

August 6
News
Chief Minister Krishna upbeat about Rajakumar's release
CMs give Veerappan a positive response on demands
'Statesman' Veerappan surprises Karnataka, Tamil Nadu

August 5
News
Karnataka prays for Rajakumar's release
Gopal yet to meet Veerappan, says Karunanidhi
CMs will decide on Veerappan's fresh demands
Parvathamma responds to cassette over radio
Veerappan sends fresh demands on tape
Unconfirmed reports talk of second cassette from Veerappan

August 4
News
'I am happy, I am well, I am comfortable,' says Rajakumar
We have an open mind on Veerappan's demands, says Krishna
Rajakumar sends tape, calls for peace

August 3
News
Tamil TV channels go off the air in Karnataka
Editor Gopal meets Veerappan
Uncertainty continues to prevail in Karnataka
STF officer had warned of kidnap risk
'If Veerappan kills Dr Rajakumar, I will also die'

August 2
News
Gopal contacts Veerappan
Nakkeeran editor enters Sathyamangalam forests
Negotiations may be a protracted affair
Veerappan tape speaks of real threat
Family reaches out to Dr Rajakumar on radio
Can ailing Dr Rajakumar take to the jungle?
Heavy rain raises anxiety
Schools, colleges to remain closed this week
Huge losses do not bother Karnataka film industry
Karnataka schools, colleges shut Wednesday too

August 1
News
Editor Gopal sets off to meet Veerappan
Gopal may get Veerappan's message soon
Emissary needs 2 days to meet Veerappan
Rajnikanth offers to meet Veerappan
Peace returns to Bangalore, tension persists
Karnataka govt trying to restore normalcy
Talavadi: A bone of contention
A glimpse into Veerappan's psyche
Veerappan may seek amnesty: Official
Karnataka suspends operations against bandit
Rajakumar's ties with Madras go back a long way
Govt to approach Veerappan demands with open mind
Karnataka govt drops charges against Gopal

July 31
News
Veerappan kidnaps Dr Rajakumar
I will not harm Dr Rajakumar: Veerappan
Karnataka braces for long haul with Veerappan
Kannada film industry downs shutters in grief
Tamils get jittery, Sonia calls on Krishna
TN to send emissary to meet Veerappan
Kidnapping exposes Karnataka police
One killed in mob violence in Bangalore
Mahajan promises all help from Centre
Mobs attack four Tamil dailies' offices
Dr Rajakumar turned down security
'It is sad he has gone back to his old ways'
The Veerappan farce turns into tragedy
Karnataka to approach demands with open mind
Tamil editor to mediate with Veerappan
When the news spread...
Talvadi police station locked by angry protestors
Tamil Nadu emissary to meet Veerappan

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