Bhatkal: JD(s) leader Inayathullah Shabandri was on Thursday elected as the President of Majlis-e-Islah Wa Tanzeem Bhatkal.

In a closely contested battle, Inayathullah secured to win the election by one vote against ex-President Syed SM Parvez, to become the new president of the organization.

Inayathullah has previously served as the Vice-President of Tanzeem. He had also unsuccessfully contested the 2013 Karnataka Assembly Elections from Bhatkal-Honnavar Consistency with backing from Tanzeem.

NRI Businessman Atiqur Rahman Muniri has been elected as Vice President I for the second consecutive term. Mohtisham Muhammad Hashim will be Vice President II while Ruknuddin Mohiddin Kochubapa will be Vice President III.

Abdur Raqeeb MJ has retained his position as the General Secretary and Shabandri Mohiddin Jeelani has retained his position of Administrative Secretary for a second term.

Muallim Muhammad Husain will be the new Finance Secretary while Iqbal Suhail Javeed will be the new accountant for a three-year term.

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Bhopal (PTI): A Bhopal-bound Air India flight from Mumbai carrying 175 persons on board made a “priority” landing here on Sunday due to a snag, an airport official said.

The aircraft landed safely at Bhopal airport at 3.20 pm, he said.

Consequently, the return leg of the flight from Bhopal to Mumbai, with 178 passengers booked, was cancelled, the official said.

AAI-run Bhopal airport said in a statement that Air India flight AI 633 “reported a technical issue to Air Traffic Control (ATC) during the flight from Mumbai to Bhopal”.

Immediately, all prescribed safety protocols were activated, and seamless coordination was ensured between ATC, airline ground operations, CISF and airpiort fire and rescue team of Bhopal airport, it said in a statement.

The flight, carrying 175 persons, including 166 passengers and nine crew members, landed safely at Bhopal airport at 3.20 pm, the airport operator said.

All necessary assistance and support were extended by the airport and airline teams as per the requirements of the flight crew, it said.

“Due to the technical issue, the aircraft was declared unserviceable, and as a precautionary measure, the return flight AI-634 (Bhopal to Mumbai) was cancelled by the airline to facilitate detailed inspection and rectification,” the statement said.