Kamal Ghorui
Almost all 1,200 Indian students in Iran back home | page 1Around 1,100 of the 1,200-odd Indian students stranded in Iran, most of them from J&K, have returned home, while the remaining 100 have crossed into Armenia and Azerbaijan and are on the final leg of their journey to India, J&K Students Association said Thursday. JKSA national convenor Nasir Khuehami said the evacuation was carried out in coordination with officials of the Indian embassy in Tehran. Almost all 1,200 Indian students in Iran back home, rest on way | page 10Dehradun: Around 1,100 of the 1,200-odd Indian students stranded in Iran, most of them from Jammu and Kashmir, have returned home, while the remaining 100 have crossed into Armenia and Azerbaijan and are on the final leg of their journey to India, Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) said on Thursday.JKSA national convenor Nasir Khuehami said that the evacuation effort was carried out in coordination with officials of the Indian embassy in Tehran. “The remaining students are expected to reach India on Thursday or by Friday. All the students who have returned are safe and in good health,” he said.Khuehami said the ministry of external affairs and the Indian embassy in Tehran intervened and coordinated evacuation efforts to move the students to safer places during the crisis. “Necessary logistical support and facilitation were provided to ensure their safe evacuation. However, the students returned via commercial flights by booking the tickets on their own. We are in constant touch with the authorities and the students to ensure the safe return of every individual,” Khuehami said.
