52 Tamil Nadu students stranded in Jammu & Kashmir
As many as 52 students from Tamil Nadu pursuing higher education in Jammu and Kashmir and four others on an educational tour to that state have been stranded owing to the developments across the border and steps were on to bring them home safely, the state government said on Friday.
The students were currently pursuing agriculture, horticulture, fisheries, sericulture, NIFT, and NIT. They expressed difficulty in returning home due to the current tense situation prevailing in that state in the wake of military conflict between India and Pakistan.
Following requests from them, the state government has made arrangements to bring the students to Tamil Nadu, the government said.
It may be recalled that Chief Minister M K Stalin had arranged for the return of the tourists stranded in Jammu and Kashmir post the April 22 terrorist attack.
He directed Pudukottai district additional collector Aftab Rasool, and Tamil Nadu House Commissioner, New Delhi, Ashish Kumar to communicate with the students and ensure their return, an official release here said.