In Odisha, the second round of talks on the release of two Italian hostages ended without any concrete result. The third round of talks will resume on Friday.

Meanwhile, the State Home Secretary, U.N. Behera said that Maoists have put forward as many as 13 demands. One of the interlocutors B.D. Sharma said that they have discussed on six demands which are all most interlinked. He also informed that the two abducted foreign nationals are hale and hearty.