Back from war-torn Iran, Valley students head to home towns

Of the 110 students evacuated from Iran, 94 are from Kashmir

- Mir Ehsan

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday confirmed the arrival of 110 Indian students, including 94 from Kashmir, in Delhi and said that the government had made transport arrangements for their journey back to Kashmir.

Out of the 94, 20 students have already reached Kashmir via flights.

As many as 94 students from Jammu and Kashmir were among the 110 people evacuated from war-affected Iran on Wednesday. They were taken to Armenia before being flown to Doha. The students arrived in Delhi from the Qatari capital early Thursday.

"94 of our students evacuated from Iran have safely reached Delhi. The Government is making transport arrangements to ensure their smooth journey home, which will be in place within the next few hours," Omar Abdullah wrote on X.

However, after reaching Delhi Airport, the students claimed that no one from J&K government was there to receive them and also criticised the state government for making poor transport arrangements.

However, new buses were arranged by the government on the intervention of chief minister Omar.