Educationist Prof. M Abubaker Thumbe Passes Away at 59
Bantwal: Educationist, UAE Ras Al Khaima Scholars Indian High School’s principal Professor M Abubaker Thumbe (59) passed away due to a cardiac arrest on Tuesday morning at his residence at Ras Al Khaima in UAE.
Born on August 15th in 1962, he began his career as a teacher in 1982 at the Badriya Primary School in Mangaluru. He served as a teacher in the institution till 1987. For some duration, he worked as an Executive Manager at the Thumbe B.A Group. He began serving as the principal of the Thumbe B. A College from 1988 and continued on the position till 1995.
After becoming the principal of the Kotekar Muslim Residential School in 1996, Professor M Abubaker became the principal of the UAE NIMS Institution in 1997. Thereafter, he became the principal of the UAE Ras Al Khaima Scholars Indian School and to date, he was serving as the principal in that institution.
As the Official CBSE Counsellor in the UAE, he was also a Director of the Diamond International School located in his hometown in Brahmarakootlu.
With extensive expertise in the field of education, Professor M Abubaker Thumbe has contributed immensely to the field of learning. He was also a distinguished resource person in the social set-up. For his contributions to the field of education, the Bearys Welfare Forum conducted a felicitation program during their centenary celebrations.
Professor Abubaker’s family lives in Thumbe and he is survived by his wife, one son son, two daughters.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
