Jammu, March 15 -- The first batch of more than 70 Indian students, most of them from Jammu and Kashmir, along with several pilgrims stranded in Iran amid the ongoing war-like situation in the region, safely arrived at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, on Sunday morning, marking the beginning of the evacuation process.
The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association confirmed the development in a statement issued on Sunday.
National Convenor of the Association, Nasir Khuehami, said the students reached India after undertaking a long and challenging journey involving both land and air travel through Armenia and Dubai. The transit arrangements were made in coordination with the concerned authorities.
According to Khuehami, the stu...