Karnataka CM seeks Centre's help for 600 stranded Umrah pilgrims

Bengaluru, Oct 24 (UNI) Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar has urged the Centre to arrange special flights, wherever necessary, to facilitate the safe return of over 600 Umrah pilgrims from the state stranded in Saudi Arabia amid flight disruptions and heightened regional tensions. In a letter to union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Shivakumar sought urgent intervention to coordinate with Saudi authorities, airlines and Indian diplomatic missions to ensure the pilgrims' safe return from the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah. The Chief Minister said the Karnataka State Haj Committee chairman and his team, who recently visited the holy…