India, March 5 -- As many as 111 residents of Pune district stranded in Dubai returned home safely on Wednesday even as efforts are underway to bring back the rest, said Pune district collector Jitendra Dudi.

According to Dudi, 111 of the total 184 residents of Pune district who were stuck in Dubai, including 84 students, have reached Pune amid continued tensions in West Asia following the US-Israel attack on Iran. "The departure timing of 19 citizens has been rescheduled, and the process to facilitate the return of the remaining 54 is going on in coordination with the authorities," Dudi said.

The development comes a day after deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde organised two special flights from Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates (UA...