Kiev [Ukraine], April 26 (ANI): Humanitarians have launched a renewed appeal for war-ravaged Ukraine calling for USD 2.25 billion to provide assistance and protection to nearly nine million people, the United Nations announced on Monday.
Beijing [China], March 9 (ANI): War-torn Ukraine ranked second in the medal tally at
Beijing Paralympic Winter Games on Wednesday. The medals definitely serve as a golden brow raiser under a tense background of the Russia-Ukraine war that started on February 24.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 8 (ANI): As many as 77 students studying in Ukraine were welcomed by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at Bhubaneswar Airport on Monday. The special Air Asia flight was arranged by the Odisha government.
Raipur Feb 27 PTI Paras Sahu 24 among the first batch of six students from Chhattisgarh who arrived in capital Raipur after being flown into the country from war-torn Ukraine late Sunday night said the day had brought immense happiness to him and his family and this was a journey that would remain etched in his memory for all time An official said Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel met these six students all pursuing medicine in Ukraine at Chhattisgarh Sadan in Delhi after their flight landed They landed in Raipur at around 8pm after taking a flight from Delhi he added Talking to reporters at Swami Vivekanand Airport Raipur Sahu who hails from Mahasamund district said We were lucky we were in Uzhhorod a city in Ukraine where the situation was not so serious when compared to other places We were however desperate to get back to our home and now we are happy Sahu a first year medical student said his university in Uzhhorod provided a bus and helped students to cross the border for evacuation Sahu and two more students are from Mahasamund while the remaining three are from Raipur Durg and Korea districts The parents of these students were teary eyed with joy most of them anxious as news channels were beaming the devastation being caused in Ukraine continuously through the day As per officials over 100 people including around 80 students from Chhattisgarh are stranded in Ukraine currently PTI TKP BNM BNM BNM
Hyderabad Feb 27 PTI So far 39 people from Telangana most of them students stranded in Ukraine have returned to India officials here said on Sunday The 39 residents of Telangana travelling with other Indian citizens from countries neighbouring Ukraine have landed in Mumbai and Delhi on February 26-27 said an official press release Telangana government made arrangements to receive the returnees at Delhi and Mumbai airports and also booked air tickets to carry them to Hyderabad said the release The first batch of 14 students from Telangana arrived in Hyderabad today They were brought from Mumbai where they had arrived on Saturday the officials said Similarly 23 more residents boarded flights in Delhi and were expected to reach Hyderabad tonight they said On the orders of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao arrangements were made to bring students back by extending all facilities including free flight tickets the release said The State government has set up helpline centres at Telangana Bhavan New Delhi and at the Secretariat here to pass on information to the parents about their children The government shall continue to liaise with the Centre over flying students back from the foreign nation said the release The students thanked Rao for the efforts taken by the government and the Indian Embassy in Ukraine We started on Friday afternoon from Ukraine and reached Romania after crossing the border by bus From there we flew to Mumbai a student who reached Hyderabad told TV channels Some were still in hostels and some others were in bunkers she said Some of our friends are still stranded there in Ukraine another student said PTI VVK GDK NVG NVG
Patna Feb 27 PTI The first batch of seven students of Bihar from war-torn Ukraine reached Patna on SundayThe reunion of the students with their families spread cheer among those who had assembled at the Jayprakash Narayan International airport Patna to receive them in the morningThe students thanked the central government and the state government for ensuring their safe evacuationIndian Embassy was very supportive The embassy took us to the Ukraine-Romania border passports were checked there and we entered Romania and were sent to India said Ashish Giri a medical student from MotihariThe Ukrainian airspace has been closed for civil aircraft operations since February 24 morning when the Russian military offensive began Therefore the Indian evacuation flights are operating out of Bucharest Romania and Budapest HungaryBihar Deputy Chief Minister Tarkishore Prasad state ministers- Shahnawaz Hussain and Sanjay Jha-- were among those who welcomed the students at the airport District Magistrate of Patna Dr Chandrashekhar Singh was also presentSoon after the arrival of the first batch of students from Ukraine Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar told reporters here I thank the Centre for arranging special flights to bring back those stranded in UkraineWhile the Centre has said the rescued students will not be charged for the evacuation flights the Nitish Kumar government has said it will bear the expenses of the remaining part of the commute of those hailing from the state Talking to media persons at the airport Tarkishore Prasad said The government has a list of 273 students from the state stranded in Ukraine This number can go up The state government is collecting details from the district authorities in this regardReema Singh a medical student and daughter of ruling Janata Dal U MLA Rajiv Kumar Singh was among the returneesThe MLA burst into tears as he hugged his daughter who thanked the government for the swift action in helping those strandedMy daughter had gone to Ukraine for pursuing medical studies in the first week of January this year said the MLA from Tarapur constituencyThe first evacuation flight carrying 219 Indian students had reached Mumbai from Bucharest on Saturday evening PTI PKD MM MM
Mumbai Feb 27 PTI The Indian students from Ukraine who landed here by the first evacuation flight of Air India are happy to have returned safely but are also anxious about future as the war has disrupted their education The Air India flight AI-1944 carrying 219 passengers from Bucharest Romania arrived at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport here at 750 pm on Saturday I was a little worried when it all started But I am now happy to be back in the country The Indian embassy and Indian government helped us a lot said a medical student who went to Ukraine last June Another medical student who was in the second year of his course said he was confident of returning safely I want to go back to Ukraine but the situation is deteriorating there I may have to take online classes now he said A medical student from Maharashtra said he was very happy to be back But I am not sure how my future will pan out after this he said Union minister Piyush Goyal was at the airport to receive the Indian nationals returning from Ukraine which is reeling under an invasion by Russia From day one Prime Minister Narendra Modi was worried about all our students every Indian citizen and wanted all of them safe secure and back to India Goyal told reporters I am really delighted that our first batch of students has returned219 young boys and girls from all over the country from Himachal Pradesh down south from Gujarat Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh have arrived Students from all over the country have been taken care of he added The Air India flight had left from Mumbai for Bucharest at 338 am Saturday and landed there around 1045 am Indian Standard Time It departed for Mumbai at 155 pm IST The Ukrainian airspace has been closed for civil aircraft operations since the morning of February 24 and therefore the evacuation flights are operating out of Bucharest and Budapest Indian nationals who reached the Ukraine-Romania border by road have been taken to Bucharest by Indian government officials so that they can be evacuated in the Air India flights Around 16000 Indians mainly students were stranded in Ukraine Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla had said on February 24 The Air India will operate more flights to evacuate Indians stranded in Ukraine Prior to the closure of the Ukrainian airspace the Air India had operated a flight to Ukraines capital Kyiv on February 22 that brought 240 people back It had planned to operate two more flights on February 24 and February 26 but could not as the Russian offensive began on February 24 and the Ukrainian airspace was consequently shut down PTI IAS KRK GK GK
Agartala (Tripura) [India], February 26 (ANI): Responding to the anxious appeals of the parents of students who are stranded in the war-hit Ukraine, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Friday wrote a letter to the Ministry of External Affairs seeking help for their safe return.
New Delhi Feb 25 PTI Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday spoke to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to enquire about the well-being of Indian students stuck in war-hit Ukraine and suggested that proactive measures be taken to bring all of them safely back to India The Vice Presidents Secretariat in a tweet informed about Naidus interaction with Jaishankar following a Russian military offensive against Ukraine He suggested taking proactive measures to bring all of them safely back to India it said The government is making efforts to evacuate Indian nationals from Ukraine through its land border crossings with its neighbouring countries and they would then be brought back home official sources have said Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla had said on Thursday that there were around 20000 Indians in Ukraine and of them nearly 4000 have returned to India in the last few days PTI NAB SMN SMN
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