Evacuation of Indian students, Including Kashmiris, from Iran begins: JKSA
STC NEWS DESK
SRINAGAR, JUNE 18 (STC): Amid the escalating Israel-Iran conflict, India has initiated the evacuation of Indian students stranded in Iran. Approximately 110 Indian students from Urmia Medical University, including 90 from the Kashmir Valley and others from different Indian states, successfully crossed the border into Armenia on Tuesday, reads a statement of Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA).
JKSA National Convenor, Nasir Khuehami, said, “We have spoken to the students, who safely reached the Armenian capital, Yerevan, and were accommodated at their designated hotels. We have been informed by the External Affairs Minister’s Office that all tickets have been arranged free of cost by the Government of India. Also, we are receiving information from the Ministry that tickets from Delhi to Srinagar are also being arranged to ensure a smooth and complete journey home for the students from Kashmir.”
Giving details of the return journey to India, the JKSA shared the scheduled journey of the students.
The students as per the schedule had to depart from Yerevan Airport (EVN) at 08:45 hrs on 18 June 2025, flying to Doha (Hamad International Airport, DOH) on IndiGo flight 6E 9483 (A320). The flight is expected to arrive in Doha at 14:05 hrs. Check-in and baggage drop will close at 07:30 hrs, reads the JKSA handout.
It further states that from Doha, they will board their connecting flight to Delhi (Indira Gandhi International Airport, Terminal 3, DEL). The second leg of the journey will begin at 15:05 hrs on IndiGo flight 6E 9487 (A320) and is expected to reach Delhi at 22:15 hrs. Check-in and baggage drop for this flight will close at 13:50 hrs. There is a possibility that the flight may experience a slight delay.
The Associated said, “We are grateful to Prime Minister @narendramodi Ji and External Affairs Minister Dr. S. @DrSJaishankar Ji for their timely intervention. We remain hopeful that the remaining students will also be evacuated at the earliest.”
(STC)
