Mangaluru: Hikmah Educational Trust (HET) was formed in the year 2016 to impart education to the society and to establish, run modern educational institutions with values for the benefit of the people.

Accordingly, at present, the Trust is running a Montessori nursery and a primary school in Attavar by name The Shepherds’ International Academy (SIA). The Trust is planning to start higher primary classes, a high school and a pre-university college in the near future on a new campus in Mangaluru.

As the term of previous office bearers is completed, the Board of Trustees conducted a meeting on 12th September, 2022 to select the new office-bearers of the trust through an election process. The polling officer conducted the election to select the chairman of the Trust for the new term.

Three nominations were received for the position of Chairman. All the members of the Board of Trustees cast their votes in favour of Ar. Mohammed Nissar, and elected him as the chairman for the new term of the years, from 2022 to 2025. Ar. Mohammed Nissar being on the chair, the Board of Trustees elected Mohammed Rizwan as secretary and Shajid A K as the treasurer for the new term from 2022 to 2025.

The Board of Trustees complemented the new office-bearers and assured their full cooperation in managing the educational institutions with quality standards.

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Imphal (PTI): Four militants belonging to two banned outfits have been arrested in Manipur for possession of firearms and involvement in extortion, a police statement said on Saturday.

Three militants belonging to the Kangleipak Communist Party (Peoples' War Group) outfit were arrested on Thursday for possessing firearms and extorting people, it said.

They have been identified as Chongtham Shyamchandra Singh (23), hailing from Imphal West district, and Maibam Suraj Khan (32) and Boghimayum Sahid Khan (30), who hail from Imphal East district.

Three 5.56 mm INSAS live cartridges, an empty case of .32 ammunition and three mobile phones were seized from their possession.

In another incident, a militant belonging to the banned United National Liberation Front (Ningon Macha group) was arrested on Thursday for illegal possession of firearms.

The arrested militant was identified as Sangomshumpham Warish (25), who hails from Lilong Haorou in Thoubal district. A .32 pistol and ammunition were seized from his possession, it added.

Meanwhile, security forces seized arms and ammunition during an area domination exercise in S Mongpi ridge in Kangpokpi district on Thursday.

A .303 rifle, a 9mm pistol, two SBBL guns, a 5.56mm INSAS LMG magazine, two hand grenades, two detonators, 16 cartridges and three tear smoke grenades were seized, it added.