IFP Editorial: The recent move to appoint nine valley MLAs in the Hill Areas Committee was a move ill-advised. It boomeranged and was subsequently withdrawn, but the damage had already been done.

Father Stan Swamy, accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, was waiting for an interim bail on medical grounds.

The council claimed that trespassing of tribal rights and consents in any form is unconstitutional and a grave violation of human rights and indigenous rights, respectively.

AMTU president RK Ajin said that AMTU was formed out of necessity to protect tribal identity, rights, land and to extend helping hands to tribal people.