Qatar: Suhaib Ahmed is new president of South Kanara Muslim Welfare Association
SKMWA’s 32nd Annual General Body Meeting held
During the 32nd Annual General Body Meeting of the South Kanara Muslim Welfare Association (SKMWA), affiliated with the Indian Cultural Centre under the Embassy of India, Qatar, several decisions were made, and a new President was elected for the term 2024-2026. Suhaib Ahmed has been elected as the new President of SKMWA.
The event began with the recitation of the Holy Qur'an by Moiz Imran. The outgoing President, Abdul Razak Puttur, presided over the function, providing a brief overview of the committee's activities in 2022 and 2023. Kasim Udupi extended a warm welcome, and Nasir Ullal and Mohammed Imran presented the annual and financial reports.
Alongside Suhaib Ahmed, other office bearers were unanimously elected. Rizwan Ahmed and Imran Ahmed Bava will serve as Vice Presidents, Rasheed Abdulhameed Kakinje as the General Secretary, and Anshar Ullala Thota and Abdul Rasheed Bc Road as Joint Secretaries. Mohammed Faisel Sheikh and Ahmed Shamsheer Mohammed were appointed as Treasurer and Joint Treasurer, respectively. The role of Conveners will be taken up by Mohammed Shareef and Mohammed Imran Bantwal, and Mahammad Mansoor Imthi and Shameer Mahin Ahmed will serve as Sports Secretaries. The Event Secretaries will be Ameer Hamza, Imthiyaz Abdul Razak, Saleem Ullal, Elyas Muriyala, and Mohammed Condana. Finally, Abdul Ashiq, Ahmed Irfan, Mohammed Shameer Punjalkatte, Mahammad Noushik, and Hassan Nijamuddin will undertake the role of Event Coordinators.
The new President, Suhaib Ahmed, extended congratulations to the outgoing team for their successful tenure, acknowledging their dedication and hard work. He expressed gratitude to all committee members for their support and cooperation, expressing confidence that the newly elected team will uphold and enhance the esteemed legacy of SKMWA.
The event concluded with the vote of thanks by Vice President Mohammad Shareef, who also hosted the event.
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SWR announces special trains for passengers stranded by large-scale IndiGo cancellations
Bengaluru (PTI): The South Western Railway on Saturday announced a series of special trains, in coordination with Central, South Eastern and Southern Railways, to clear stranded passengers following large-scale IndiGo flight cancellations across the country.
The special services will operate between December 6 and 10 on high-demand routes, including Bengaluru–Chennai, Bengaluru–Pune, Yesvantpur–Hazrat Nizamuddin, Shalimar–Yelahanka and Ernakulam–Yelahanka, officials said.
According to an official statement, SWR will run Train No. 06255/06256 between Chennai Egmore and KSR Bengaluru, 06257/06258 between Bengaluru and MGR Chennai Central, 06259/06260 between Yesvantpur and Hazrat Nizamuddin, and 06263/06264 between Bengaluru and Pune.
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Central Railway will operate Train No. 01413/01414 between Pune and Bengaluru, while South Eastern Railway will run Train No. 08073/08074 between Shalimar and Yelahanka. Southern Railway will operate Train No. 06147/06148 between Ernakulam and Yelahanka, the statement said.
Railways has advised passengers to check updated timings on its official channels and arrive early at stations.
For at least five days in a row, IndiGo flight operations have been significantly disrupted, with a large number of cancellations and delays causing hardships to thousands of passengers. In many cases, baggage has been misplaced.
