Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday raised concern over the safety of Kashmiri students in Iran amid ongoing waves of tit-for-tat strikes between Israel and Iran.
In a post on X, Kumaraswamy said, "I inquired about their well-being and assured them that the matter is being actively pursued with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to ensure their safe and swift return to India."
Swapnil Kollam, who claims to be an eyewitness, said, "There were more than 150-200 people on the bridge but at the place where the bridge collapsed, there were more than 50 people... It is God's grace that my family is safe."
The Indian Embassy in Tehran is actively working to ensure the safety and well-being of Indian students studying in Iran amid the current security situation, according to a statement from the Minister of External Affairs.
In a letter to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Ashok highlighted that the incident has raised serious questions about public safety, crowd control, and the organisation of sports and other events.
Senior Congress leader Pawar Khera expressed his condolences to the families of the people who were killed in the Pune bridge collapse incident on Sunday, saying that "public safety should not be an afterthought."
"Indian students in Iran are calling for help. But the government remains largely unresponsive, even as missiles rain from the sky. With flights suspended, airspace over Tehran closed, and internet access disrupted, more than 1500 Indian students are left in a state of precarity and uncertai
The Public Works Minister of Himachal Pradesh Vikramaditya Singh on Saturday expressed deep grief over the tragic helicopter crash in Uttarakhand, in which seven people lost their lives, and called for urgent reforms and enhanced safety measures in the country's aviation sector.
Calling for strict compliance with safety norms, the Chief Minister said, "An emergency meeting has been called immediately, in which instructions have been given that the rules of our DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) should not be violated, and the pilots flying in the upper