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News18
4 days ago
- Politics
- News18
Omar Abdullah Steps In, Orders Deluxe Buses For Iran-Evacuated Students Travelling To Kashmir
Last Updated: Three non-AC regular buses were arranged by the Jammu and Kashmir administration to transport the students from Delhi to their hometowns. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday announced that students evacuated from Iran will be ferried from Delhi to the Union Territory in deluxe buses. As many as 90 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. In a post on X, the chief minister's office said the resident commissioner has been directed to arrange deluxe buses of the Jammu & Kashmir Road Transport Corporation to transport the students. The Chief Minister has taken note of the request of the students evacuated from Iran regarding the quality of buses arranged to transport them from Delhi to J&K. The Resident Commissioner has been tasked with coordinating with the JKRTC to ensure proper deluxe buses are arranged.— Office of Chief Minister, J&K (@CM_JnK) June 19, 2025 'The Chief Minister has taken note of the request of the students evacuated from Iran regarding the quality of buses arranged to transport them from Delhi to J&K," the Office of the Chief Minister said. 'The Resident Commissioner has been tasked with coordinating with the JKRTC to ensure proper deluxe buses are arranged," it said. Abdullah shared the post from his official X handle. In another post, the chief minister said: '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". While students from Jammu and Kashmir evacuated from war-hit Iran have expressed gratitude to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) for swiftly bringing them home, many are disheartened by the lack of proper arrangements made by the Union Territory government for their onward journey to Kashmir. 'We have been travelling for four days now. We were assured that we will be provided bus serviced till Srinagar," said a student, who was evacuated from Iran. Three buses were arranged by the Jammu and Kashmir administration to transport the students from Delhi to their hometowns. However, these were regular, non-air-conditioned Jammu and Kashmir State Road Transport Corporation (JKSRTC) buses, many of which are reportedly in poor condition. Exhausted after a harrowing evacuation and long journey from Iran via Armenia, several students voiced their discomfort and disappointment over having to travel such long distances in non-AC buses.
Indian Express
25-05-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Gujarat Confidential: A bus ride
Governor Acharya Devvrat on Sunday traveled to Anand in a Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) bus to attend a natural farming conclave at Anand Agriculture University like a common man, bypassing the conventional VIP protocol and special traffic arrangements. As per an official release, the Governor made online booking for a non-AC Super Deluxe category bus operating on the Visnagar-Anand route. He boarded the bus from Gandhinagar depot. At Anand bus station, the Governor was welcomed by senior officials of the district administration. During the 'simple and humble journey', the Governor engaged with fellow passengers and collected feedback on the services provided by the state government. Call for Name Change Opposing Turkey's support for Pakistan during India's recent military confrontation with the neighbouring country, Surat BJP MP Mukesh Dalal has written a letter to Surat Municipal Commissioner Shalini Agrawal, requesting her to change the name of Turkiwad, a locality in the walled city area of Surat, with immediate effect. Dalal, in the letter, has said that the name Turkiwad was like an 'insult' to the people of Surat. A few days ago, some people from Surat had also written a letter to the SMC commissioner with the demand for a change of name for Turkiwad.
