Mangaluru: The Hillford School (A unit of Millat Model School) was inaugurated at Patla, Kallapu, in Ullal taluk, with Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker UT Khader inaugurating the campus.

The programme began with a welcome address by trustee Naikat Ahmed Younus. Sayid Hussain Al Bukhari offered a dua to formally begin the event.

In his address, UT Khader congratulated the committee for establishing the school and said real patriots are those who set up educational institutions and spread the light of education. He said that India cannot become number one in the world only through ministers, MLAs, MPs or IAS officers working from air-conditioned offices. According to him, India can reach the top only through students sitting in classrooms.

He further said that in today’s world, intelligence quotient alone is not enough to succeed. Emotional quotient has become equally important in every field, he said. Along with IQ and EQ, he also spoke about the need for spiritual quotient to keep individuals grounded and disciplined. UT Khader assured the institution of his full support, stating that it falls under his constituency.

Usthad Ibrahim Khaleel Hudawi, Director of Eduguide, Dr. Basim Gazzali, Director of Eduguide, and advocate Haneef Hudawi Delampady, Director of Eduguide, also addressed the gathering. They spoke on the role of education, parenting, and how education plays a key role in shaping responsible citizens.

Anees Kutty, Founder and Director Kutty’s Academy Pvt. Ltd. spoke about career opportunities available for students in the defence sector. He explained the different paths students can take to join the armed forces and highlighted the importance of discipline, physical fitness, and early preparation for a career in defence services.

Dr. Ahmed Rizwan, trustee of The Hillford School, delivered the presidential address. Speaking on the occasion, he underlined the importance of education and said education has the power to improve lives in this world as well as the hereafter. He spoke about how Islam places strong emphasis on seeking knowledge and learning. He also stressed that irrespective of the field of education one chooses, it is important to remain a good Muslim and uphold values.

During the programme, the brochure of The Hillford School was released by Chairman of Unity Health Complex CP Habeeb Rahman, while the school website was launched by Chairman of Highland Hospital CP Abdul Rahman.

The event was attended by trustees, educators, and guests from various fields including Moosabba Beary, President MEIF Central Unit Mangalore, and trustees, CP Mohammed Riyaz, Mohammed Ilyas, Mohammed Thayyab, Kandak Aboobakkar Imdad, Shahul Hameed, Abdull Rayyan and other.

 

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Thane (PTI): Police in Maharashtra’s Thane city have seized more than 4 kg of heroin worth over Rs 13 crore and arrested three persons in connection with the drug during a special operation, officials said.

One of the arrested accused allegedly had links with Mumbai’s underworld, and his name had also cropped up during the probe into the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, a senior official said.

In a crackdown in the early hours of February 3, a crime branch team seized heroin, a highly addictive drug, valued at Rs 6.9 crore, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Amarsingh Jadhav on Friday evening.

Police nabbed 47-year-old Wajahat Sayeed near a school in the Diva area with the contraband. His interrogation led to the arrest of his associate, Mohammad Mahadik (67), identified by investigators as the primary supplier.

Police said Mahadik was an accused who fled India shortly after the 1993 blasts. After absconding for nearly 22 years, during which he worked in Muscat and Oman under a fake identity, he slipped back into the country, DCP Jadhav said.

He was a well-connected figure in the 1990s underworld, police said.

“Mahadik has a long criminal history... and he had good relations with all the gangs then, including Dawood Ibrahim and others,” an official said. His prior criminal record includes murder, kidnapping, extortion, and a previous arrest for using a fraudulent passport.

In another haul, a crime branch team intercepted a 50-year-old autorickshaw driver, identified as Fardin Gulzar Mulla, in the Ghodbunder area on February 1 and seized heroin valued at more than Rs 6.68 crore.

More than 4 kg of heroin, worth over Rs 13 crore, has been collectively seized in both cases, police said.

A probe is underway to ascertain the source of the drug and the intended customers, as well as to identify other members of the drug supply network, said DCP Jadhav.

He added that cases have been registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in connection with the seizures.