Kasargod's Nagma Mallick appointed as new Indian Ambassador to Republic of Poland
New Delhi: Nagma Mohammed Mallick an IFS officer of the 1991 batch has been appointed as the next Indian Ambassador to the Republic of Poland.
A native of Kasargod Nagma completed her education at St Stephen's College & Delhi School of Economics. She holds a bachelor's degree in English Literature and a master's degree in Economics.
She has earlier served as High Commissioner of India to Brunei, India’s Ambassador to Tunisia before this posting.
She was born in New Delhi to Keralite parents from Kasaragod Mohammad Habibullah and Sulu Bhanu.
She joined the Foreign Service in 1991 as a career diplomat. She was the first Muslim woman in the Indian Foreign Service. Her first posting was in Paris where she served in the Indian Mission to UNESCO. Thereafter, in New Delhi, she served in various capacities in the Ministry of External Affairs, including on the Western Europe desk. She served as a staff officer to Prime Minister I.K. Gujral. She then served as the first woman Deputy Chief of Protocol (Ceremonial).
Dep. FM @marcin_przydacz met today with Nagma Mohamed Mallick, Ambassador-designate of #India 🇮🇳 to 🇵🇱. Minister pointed out a good condition of political relations between Poland & India. During the meeting, a range of economic issues of mutual interest were discussed. pic.twitter.com/Y9uihg1ZkS
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs 🇵🇱 (@PolandMFA) September 15, 2021
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Bengaluru customs arrest Bangkok flyer with drugs worth 2.8 crores at KIAL
Bengaluru: Customs sleuths on Tuesday arrested a passenger arriving from Bangkok at the Kempegowda International Airport for allegedly trafficking drugs.
During routine checking at the airport, customs officials seized a large quantity of hydroponic cannabis from the passenger’s luggage.
Officials said around 8 kg of hydroponic cannabis was recovered, with its estimated market value pegged at approximately Rs 2.8 crore.
In a separate case on the same day, customs officials recovered about 900 grams of ganja, worth around Rs 31.5 lakh, from another passenger who had arrived from Hong Kong.
According to the officials, both passengers had concealed the narcotic substances inside their luggage in an attempt to evade detection.
The customs department has taken both the accused into custody and have initiated questioning.
A probe in connection with the incident is underway, and legal action is being pursued against them under the relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
