A million tribals have got land rights: Tribal Affairs Minister (Interview)

NEW DELHI – Nearly a million tribals have been given land rights under the forest rights act and they will be made stakeholders in development projects, says Tribal Affairs Minister Kantilal Bhuria, as this largely neglected section of Indian society comes to the fore of government policy.

“We have received over 28 lakh (2.8 million) representations …. Original article  : A million tribals have got land rights: Tribal Affairs Minister (Interview).

Iran agrees to release female US hiker

TEHRAN – Iran said Sunday that it would be ready to grant bail to Sarah Shourd, one of the three Americans jailed for more than a year.

The news agency ILNA quoted Tehran public prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi as saying that Shourd could leave the country after paying a bail amounting to $500,000.
But the prosecutor …. Original source  : Iran agrees to release female US hiker.