Abdul Malik

Former minister Abdul Malik and LJP's extremely backward caste cell general secretary Vinod Choudhary, along with party's district office-bearers from Samastipur on Wednesday joined the Congress.

The wife of Banbhoolpura violence mastermind Abdul Malik, Safia, was detained in Biharipur village, Bareilly, by Uttarakhand Police for unlawful activities related to property seizure using a deceased person's identity. Abdul Malik and son Abdul Moeed are already arrested. Chaos in Banbhoolpura, Haldwani, led to six fatalities and over a hundred injuries.

People can now heave a sigh of relief as buses will no longer halt in the middle of the roads within the city corporation limits.The corporation is working on a proposal to set up modern bus bays at selected locations.

The busting of Pusad-based module of pro-jihad group and their associates across India has brought to fore that social media platforms are being increasingly used by Pakistan and Afghanistan-based terror groups to indoctrinate youngsters to participate in the ‘holy war’. The terror outfits are also learnt to be training Indian youths, including the ones arrested by state anti-terrorist squad (ATS), in the techniques of preparing bombs and other improvised explosive devices apart from grooming them as active militants targeting different key destinations.

In a shot in the arm for the ongoing efforts to revive the Conolly Canal and the Kallayi river, which are facing threats from rampant pollution and encroachments, the district administration will prepare a development master plan for the 11.4 km canal stretch and two kilometre river stretch within a month.

In a joint operation with Delhi police, Nainital police on Sunday detained Abdul Malik, suspected mastermind of Haldwani violence that left five dead and dozens injured, from Delhi. Cops said Malik, owner of Malik Ka Bagicha, a spot around which violence had erupted, built an "illegal" madrassa and mosque in Banphoolpura. His son, who was not named, and SP leader Matin Siddiqui's brother Javed Siddiqui have also been held.

Abdul Malik al-Houthi cited 37 casualties and 30 injuries from 424 US and British airstrikes in Yemen, disrupting global shipping with 34 assaults and 125 ballistic missiles, targeting Red Sea international vessels to aid Palestinians in the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Rashid Khan returns to Afghanistan's ODI squad for their series against South Africa in Sharjah from September 18-22. Injuries rule out Ibrahim Zadran and Mujeeb Ur Rahman, leading to the inclusion of Darwish Rasooli and Abdul Malik. This will be Afghanistan's first bilateral ODI series against South Africa.

The Kabali action figure were launched recently by Rajinikanth.

Both the leaders, however, maintained that they would lead the election campaign of their respective parties.Simultaneously, they made it sure that nominations of their close kin were confirmed.

Nedumangad police on Thursday recorded the arrest of four men who were involved in the alleged kidnap and assault of 18-year-old youth at Azhikode.

Abdul Moeed, son of Abdul Malik, alleged 'mastermind' of Haldwani violence, was arrested by the Delhi police team. The probe has led to the apprehension of 84 people. Rewards were announced for the police team involved in the arrest

A local court recently ordered the local police to conduct a detailed inquiry against Union minister Vilasrao Deshmukh for allegedly misusing his position as the state's chief minister to protect an MLA's kin involved in a money-lending racket in Vidarbha from prosecution.

The local self-government department in the state has asked officials in the five corporations to include their name and designation in the file along with seal to ensure transparency in awarding various certificates.

At a time when Assamese youth are fast losing interest in Assamese literature and language, a Marathi woman - Vidya Sarma - has penned a translation of Assamese writer Rita Choudhury's 'Makam', which has been widely praised in Maharashtra and also has been selected for an award.