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Time of India
24-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
No ‘ceasefire' relief for those stuck in Iran
1 2 3 Kolkata: At least 20 people from Bengal were evacuated from Iran by the Indian embassy in Tehran. With the embassy in Tehran closing the contact desk in Mashhad on Tuesday, following the ceasefire, those still stuck in the war-torn country are in a fix over how to get back home. Barrackpore resident Dipak Adhikary and his wife Soma, who were stuck in a village near Shiraz in the Fars province in the south-central part of Iran, have managed to reach Mashhad. However, they could not get on to the flight heading to India. "I could not speak to them. They are already in Mashhad and staying at a hotel arranged by the embassy in Tehran. I spoke to an embassy official on Tuesday morning, and he said they will be put on the next flight leaving Iran. However, I am not sure how it will operate since the contact desk is closed," said Naresh Senapati, a friend of Adhikary. Nearly 100 migrant workers from Nadia's Tehatta were stuck in Israel when the Iran-Israel conflict escalated. Their family members, unable to contact them, were anxious about their safety. These people, mostly construction workers, travelled to Iran in search of better livelihood opportunities. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like DOES Your Network Cut It? Boost Mobile Australia Learn More Undo With missile attacks intensifying and the region's safety deteriorating rapidly, their families back home are spending sleepless nights. You Can Also Check: Kolkata AQI | Weather in Kolkata | Bank Holidays in Kolkata | Public Holidays in Kolkata "I have spoken to their family members. They are anxious as they are unable to contact them. However, a ceasefire has been announced, and the situation is likely to improve soon. In such a case, they might stay back in Israel," said Shampa Mandal, pradhan of the Betai panchayat. At least 30 workers from Lalbazar in the Betai area are currently in Israel. Meanwhile, a group of evacuees, most of them students from Israeli universities, crossed the Israel border through Egypt. Sayantan Maiti, a Barrackpore resident and a post-doctoral research fellow at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, crossed Israel through the Egypt border on Tuesday. "Sirens went off when we were going out from Haifa. Our journey got a bit delayed due to that," Maiti told TOI over phone.
Time of India
22-06-2025
- Time of India
Kin, friends worry about Bengal residents stuck in Iran
1 2 3 4 5 6 Kolkata: A number of residents from Bengal, who were stuck in Iran, started reaching Mashhad after the Indian embassy began evacuating Indians from there. Over the past few days, the Indian embassy officials in Tehran tried to reach every individual stuck in Iran and asked them to move towards Mashhad following the govt's decision to evacuate Indians from there. Barrackpore resident Dipak Adhikary and his wife Soma were stuck in a village near Shiraz in the Fars province, located in the south-central part of Iran. In the past few days, the couple went incommunicado as internet services were largely affected in Iran. On Sunday, they started for Mashhad. "Dipak has been my colleague for long and has been working in the Middle East in the last four-five years. He and his wife were stranded in Iran over the past few days with zero communication with us. I could speak to them only on Sunday morning, and they started moving towards Mashhad. They should reach the city by Sunday evening," said Naresh Senapati. "We have been trying to get them connected with the Indian embassy in Tehran and bring them back to India before the situation in the country goes out of control. Our fears increased further after the US launched attacks on a number of areas in Iran," said Senapati. Meanwhile, 11 tourists from Dhalipara in Chourashia village of Deganga in North 24 Parganas, who travelled to Iran on May 30 to visit various religious sites, have reached Mashhad. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Onko sinulla usein vaikeuksia muistaa nimiä, tehtäviä ja kellonaikoja? Apu voi löytyä täältä. Lectinect Aivot Saa tarjous Undo Their families back home had been getting unnerved with each passing day. On Sunday, Hossain Mehdi, son of Syed Ali Gayen, one of the stranded tourists, said, "I managed to speak to my father for a very brief while. On Friday, around 160 people were transported from Qom city to Mashhad in four buses. Initially, they were told that a flight from Mashhad airport was scheduled to depart at 2 pm on Monday. But so far, their names have not appeared on the final passenger list." Three residents of Shantipur, Nadia, got stranded in Iran after Israel launched attacks on the country. Amirul Sheikh, Ashraful Sheikh, and Saber Ali Sheikh, residents of Gopalpur Mel's Street area in Shantipur, Nadia, went to Iran to work in a jewellery store there. As the internet network has been hit hard in Iran, they are unable to contact family members.
