Shia Personal Law Board president Maulana Mirza Ashfaq dead
Lucknow, Jul 26: President of the All India Shia Personal Law Board (AISPLB) Maulana Mirza Ashfaq died here on Friday after suffering a massive heart attack.
Mirza Ashfaq (80) was on his way to address a press conference in connection with the programme of the board slated for July 28 when he suffered a heart attack. He was rushed to the Lari Cardiology Centre, where the doctors declared him dead, spokesman of the board, Maulana Yasoob Abbas said.
Mirza Ashfaq, who is survived by his wife, was the president of the board for four years, he said.
He was the brother of Maulana Mirza Athar, the founder of the board, Abbas added.
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Patna-bound IndiGo flight makes emergency landing at Lucknow due to bad weather
Lucknow (PTI): Adverse weather forced an IndiGo Kolkata-Patna flight to make an emergency landing at Lucknow airport on Friday, airport sources said.
According to airport officials, weather conditions in Patna deteriorated suddenly on Friday afternoon, affecting flight operations.
IndiGo flight 6E 6917 from Kolkata, which was scheduled to land in Patna at 3.50 pm, could not land due to bad weather and kept circling in the air after failing to get clearance from air traffic control, they said.
The flight was later diverted to Lucknow and landed safely at the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport at around 5.15 pm. There were 180 passengers and six crew members on board, officials said.
The aircraft was later allowed to depart for Patna after weather conditions improved.
