Sahebaan Community’s get-together to be held in Dubai on January 10
Dubai: The UAE Sahebaan Community, an Urdu-speaking Muslim community from the twin districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, will organise a family get-together at Amity School, Al Gusais, Dubai, on Saturday, January 10, 2026.
The day-long programme will be held from 10 am to 9 pm and will feature a range of cultural events, competitions and recreational activities for families. UAE Sahebaan Convener and Patron H.M. Afroz Assadi said the event is aimed at strengthening community bonding and providing a platform for members of all age groups to participate.
The programme will include a ‘Teddy and Me’ event for children below seven years of age, cultural performances such as nasheed, qawwali and skits by children, a cooking competition for women, and various games for adults and families. Several kiosks will also be set up to showcase the talents of Sahebaan members, along with a book exchange kiosk.
As part of the event, Sahebaan Excellence Awards will be presented to Mateen Ahmed Chilmbi for Business Excellence, Mohammed Shafi Shaban for Sports, and Mohammed Iqbal Manna for Community Welfare. Meritorious students studying in the UAE who have scored above 90 per cent, as well as individuals who have achieved distinction in sports, will also be felicitated.
The chief guests for the programme will include Sahebaan Community patrons Hidayatullah Abbas, President of the Hidayath Group, and K.S. Nisar Ahmed, owner of Nash Engineering Company, Dubai. Several other dignitaries, including K.S. Imthiyaz Ahmed Karkala, will also attend the event.
Organisers said the gathering is expected to draw participation from Sahebaan families across the UAE.
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NCB busts secret drug lab in Karnataka's Mysuru; four held
New Delhi (PTI): The Narcotics Control Bureau has busted a secret drug manufacturing laboratory in Karnataka's Mysuru and arrested four people from Rajasthan after seizing narcotics worth Rs 10 crore, the agency said on Friday.
This crackdown began on January 28 in Gujarat's Surat, where federal officials intercepted a SUV in the Palsana area. The vehicle was found carrying about 35 kg of Mephedrone.
Followingthe seizure, the Narcotcis Control Bureau (NCB) arrested the alleged mastermind of this trafficking racket named Mahindra Kumar Vishnoi and three others. All four suspects are residents of Rajasthan's Jalore district.
The investigation led to officials to a "clandestine" drugs manufacturing laboratory located in Hebbal industrial area of Mysuru.
The laboratory was being operated under the guise of a chemical manufacturing unit for cleaning purposes. The facility had been rented by a co-accused and relative of Vishnoi, the NCB said in a statement.
"Drugs worth Rs 10 crore (market value), Rs 25.6 lakh in cash, an SUV and 500 kgs of chemicals used in the manufacturing of drugs have been seized during the operation," it said, adding that the lab is understood to be established in 2024.
According to the NCB, Vishnoi is a "habitual offender" who "conceived" the idea of manufacturing synthetic drugs in secret labs while he was incarcerated in a drugs trafficking case. He has three drug-related cases registered against him in Rajasthan and one in Gujarat, the NCB added.
