441 students from Andhra Pradesh reach New Delhi after the outbreak of India-Pakistan conflict
The government has worked round-the-clock to bring its students back safely from the States that faced the threat of attacks post-Operation Sindoor and provided them food and shelter.
Of the 441 students, 158 have returned to their hometowns and the remaining 283 students are currently staying at AP Bhavan in the national capital.
The students are from the National Institute of Technology in Srinagar, Lovely Professional University in Punjab, Sher-e-Kashmir University, and 10 from Iamrin Tech Skill University in Punjab.
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