21-year-old student arrested with ganja worth Rs 35 lakh in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: The Panambur ACP team and personnel from Mulki Police Station jointly arrested a 21-year-old student for allegedly attempting to sell ganja and seized 1.042 kg of the narcotic substance, valued at around Rs 35 lakh, Deccan Herald reported.
Commissioner of Police Sudheer Kumar Reddy CH identified the accused as Suhana, a native of Hulidevarabana in Sagar taluk of Shivamogga district. She is a final-year BCA student at a college in Kundapur.
The arrest was made during an operation conducted on Mulki Railway Station Road under the limits of Mulki Police Station.
During the operation, police personnel seized around 1 kg and 42 grams of ganja, a mobile phone allegedly used for the crime, and other materials connected to the case.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused allegedly sourced the substance from Chennai and brought it to Mangaluru with the intention of selling the narcotic substance for profit.
A case has been registered at Mulki Police Station under Sections 8(c) (Drug possession) and 22(c) (Psychotropic trafficking) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
Police said the accused is also facing two other narcotics-related cases, one at Kavoor Police Station and another registered by Bengaluru International Airport Customs.
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Thumbay Group begins work on Sharjah’s first private integrated psychiatric, rehabilitation hospital
Sharjah: Thumbay Group has laid the foundation stone for the Thumbay Psychiatric and Rehabilitation Hospital at Sharjah Healthcare City, a 120-bed facility that the company says will be the region’s first private, fully integrated hospital dedicated to psychiatric care, neuro-rehabilitation and addiction recovery.
The groundbreaking ceremony was led by Dr. Abdelaziz Saeed Al Mheiri, who is also a member of the Sharjah Executive Council, in the presence of Dr. Thumbay Moideen.
Spread across 110,000 square feet, the hospital is being developed to address growing demand for specialised mental health and rehabilitation services in the UAE and the wider Gulf region.
The facility will include inpatient and outpatient services in psychiatry, neuro-rehabilitation, addiction treatment, child and adolescent mental health, and care for mood and anxiety disorders. It will also feature VIP inpatient villas designed to provide privacy and support long-term recovery.
A mosque, named the Thumbay Masjid, will be constructed within the campus and will be open to the public.
The hospital is being designed to meet standards for Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), an internationally recognised accreditation system for rehabilitation facilities.
Speaking at the event, Dr. Abdelaziz Saeed Al Mheiri said the project reflects Sharjah’s commitment to strengthening healthcare infrastructure in all aspects of wellbeing.
“Mental health and rehabilitation have long needed dedicated infrastructure, and we are proud to support a private partner whose vision matches the ambition of this Emirate,” he said.
Dr. Thumbay Moideen said the project was a response to a growing need for specialised mental healthcare services in the region.
“We have spent over three decades building healthcare in this region, and the one conversation that has grown louder every year is mental health. Families have been carrying this quietly for too long. This hospital is our answer. It is purpose-built, not retrofitted, and it has been designed around dignity, recovery, and outcomes that families can trust,” he said.
Construction is scheduled to begin in June 2026, and the hospital is expected to become operational by mid-2027.
Once completed, the facility will become part of Thumbay Group’s network of healthcare, education and diagnostic institutions across the UAE.
