Nihal Ahmed

The Karnataka High Court has strongly criticized a Regional Transport Office (RTO) officer for unilaterally confiscating a high-end car during ongoing legal proceedings. The court deemed the action unwarranted and improper, emphasizing that RTO officials must act with fairness. The registration was revoked despite the matter being sub judice, prompting the court to order its restoration.

Fondly called 'Nihal bhai', former state minister and 90-year-old Janta Dal leader nihal ahmed Maulavi Mohammed Usman passed away in Nashik on Monday.

MUMBAI: The controversial president of the state unit of Janata Dal (Secular) nihal ahmed on Friday alleged that the police had selectively targeted members of the minority community during the Malegaon riots last month.

The election result, however, shows that the people of Malegaon have rejected politicians talking on divisive lines and instead chosen those standing for the development and welfare of the constituency, observers said.

Shiv Sena chief Balasaheb Thackeray has okayed his party's tie-up with the Indian Muslim Congress Party in the Malegaon Municipal Corporation.

A 27-year-old man was killed after he lost control of his bike and rammed against the sidewalls of Nabadiganta flyover near Wipro crossing at Salt Lake Sector V on Saturday night.

A political storm erupted in Malegaon after a Tipu Sultan portrait was displayed in the deputy mayor's office, leading to its removal by civic administration. State Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal's comparison of Tipu Sultan to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj drew sharp criticism from Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who deemed the comparison unacceptable and an insult to Maharashtra's history.

MALEGAON: Former minister nihal ahmed, who was elected the first mayor of Malegaon, has promised to make special efforts to change the image of Malegaon.

JD(S) has given a call for Malegaon bandh on November 14, to protest the visit of Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh.

The terror-struck Malegaon has rebuffed the overtures of the Congress. Mufti Ismail, the Deoband-trained chief imam of the Muslim-dominated textile town's Jama mosque won the seat by a handsome 17,000 votes.

BJP's Prataprao Sonawane retained the seat defeating Congress candidate Ambrish Patel and Janata Dal (S) candidate nihal ahmed.

Maharashtra Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal has courted controversy by comparing Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj with Tipu Sultan. His remarks have led to a police case against him. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis condemned the comparison. Meanwhile, Congress leader Sachin Sawant accused the BJP of double standards and a polarization agenda, citing past BJP endorsements of Tipu Sultan.

NASIK: A total of 384 candidates will contest the 72 seats of the Malegaon municipal corporation (MMC), which will go to polls on May 12.

MUMBAI: The Congress party emerged as the single largest party in the just concluded civic elections to the Bhiwandi-Nizamuddin municipal corporation in Thane district.

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.

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra BJP has warned the ruling Democratic Front (DF) that its activists will take to the streets to condemn the government's act of ``banning a convention of a patriotic organisation like the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) in Jalgaon, but not arresting an alleged instigator of Malegaon riots like former Janata Dal MLA nihal ahmed.''

MUMBAI: The State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) did not provoke the riots at Malegaon last Friday, local Congress MLA, Shaikh Rashid, stated on Wednesday.

MUMBAI/MALEGAON: The State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) did not provoke the riots in Malegaon last Friday, according to local Congress MLA Shaikh Rashid.

NASIK: In fresh outbreak of communal violence, a mob on Monday night set on fire some shops and two vehicles at Devla town near the riot-torn city of Malegaon in Maharashtra forcing the authorities to clamp curfew.

URAN: BJP's national vice-president Gopinath Munde has decided to come out in favour of militant Hindutva by warning that if the authorities failed to curb anti-national elements, his party would be compelled to tackle those individuals and organisations.

At least 18 people, mostly Shiv Sainiks, who had gone to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray at Shivaji Park in Dadar on Thursday evening, have lodged a complaint stating their mobile phones and other valuables were stolen. The Shivaji Park police late Thursday arrested three suspects.

Akhilesh Yadav, the leader of Samajwadi Party, stated the party's demand for 12 assembly seats in Maharashtra from the MVA alliance. He emphasized the importance of caution, referencing unexpected outcomes in Haryana. He also criticized the BJP for spreading divisive sentiments and highlighted the role of SP and MVA in ensuring a democratic government in Maharashtra.

MUMBAI: The Janata Dal (Secular), a constituent of the ruling Democratic Front (DF) in Maharashtra, on Sunday expressed dissatisfaction with the functioning of the state government and said it might reconsider its support to the same, if its concerns were not addressed.

MUMBAI: Beleaguered Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh on Tuesday refuted the charge that his reported proximity with NCP president Sharad Pawar, whose party is the main partner of the ruling front, was responsible for the possible change of guard in the state.

A 30-member delegation from Malegaon met ATS chief K P Raghuvanshi and demanded that the investigation into the September 2008 blast case be expedited.