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All these students were studying in Sumi Medical University.
While Operation Ganga has brought back thousands of students, on the other hand a video has surfaced which has questioned its success. The student trapped in Sumi has released the video saying that this is his last video and last appeal. After this they will risk their lives and go towards the Russian border. Shortly after this, the Ministry of External Affairs said that we have asked all Indian students to be alert and safe. Students should stay in a safe place and do not take unnecessary risks. The Ministry of External Affairs and our Embassy are in constant touch with the students.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said that we are trying to make a safe corridor for the students. We have strongly pressured the governments of Russia and Ukraine through multiple channels for an immediate ceasefire. This morning Russia has declared a ceasefire in two cities of Ukraine, both of which are 600 km from Sumy. Firing continues at other places. Even help has not reached there. Due to which these students decided to leave on foot.
Embassy arranged buses in Pisochin
11 flights will arrive on Saturday under ‘Operation Ganga’ being run to bring back Indians stranded in Ukraine. Of these, more than 2,200 Indians will be brought back. Of these flights, 10 will land in Delhi and one in Mumbai. The Indian Embassy in Ukraine says they have arranged buses to evacuate 298 Indian students from Pisochin in Kharkiv.
Birthday celebration in the camp
On the other hand, the birthday of an Indian student, Karthik, was celebrated at a camp in Romania. Earlier, till 8 am on Saturday morning, three C-17 cargo planes of the Air Force have reached Delhi carrying 629 Indians. An IndiGo plane carrying 229 Indians from Susiava, Romania also reached Delhi at around 7 am.
Dr. L Murugan arrived at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Airport to welcome the students.
Relief news for students
On the other hand, the National Medical Commission gave great relief to the students returning to India after leaving their medical studies in Ukraine. Those who pass the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) will not have to pay fees for internship in the country. The order was issued by the commission’s deputy secretary Shambhu Sharan Kumar on Friday. Along with this, 7.5% seats of internship have been fixed for students coming from abroad.
Now students doing MBBS from abroad before 18 November 2021 will have to come to India and do one year internship. Till now internship fee was not to be paid only in Delhi.
No decision on bringing Naveen’s body even after 4 days
Efforts are on to bring back the body of Naveen, an MBBS student killed in a gunfight in Ukraine. This was stated by Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai. He told that he is in touch with the Indian Embassy, the matter has also been discussed with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
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India is evacuating its citizens from Ukraine’s neighboring countries Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Poland through special flights. Ukraine’s airspace has been closed since February 24 due to Russia’s attack.
Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan welcomed the 170 students who returned from the plane, which reached Delhi in the early hours of Saturday.
Indian Embassy will run buses
The Indian Embassy in Ukraine has said that it is engaged in evacuating students trapped in the war zones of Kharkiv and Pisochin. A large number of students have also been evacuated from Kharkiv. Buses will be run on Saturday at the expense of the Government of India to evacuate the students from Pisochin.
Despite difficult conditions, food and water have been delivered to students stranded in Kharkiv and Pisochin. Around 300 Indians are still stranded in Kharkiv.
More than 10 thousand Indians returned from 48 flights so far
Foreign Ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi said that in the last 24 hours 18 aircraft carrying Indians from Ukraine have reached India. About 4 thousand Indians have been brought back from them. So far, 10 thousand 348 Indians have been brought back in a total of 48 flights.
The dam of patience of the students trapped in Ukraine is broken
Rijiju met with the Slovak PM
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, who arrived in Slovakia to oversee Operation Ganga, met the PM Eduard Hager there. He thanked PM Narendra Modi for his cooperation in evacuating Indians.
Tears spilled as soon as they reached the ground
Divyanshi, a first year student, was crushed to death by people on the Romanian border in the crowd on the third day. She said, ‘People were trying to move forward, trampling my head, shoulders. When we crossed the Romanian border, we met people from the Indian Embassy. Tears welled up in his eyes while saying this, his throat was full. Read full news…
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