Sunday, April 05, 2015

Engineer returns to an emotional welcome

Mangaluru: Rajesh Gowda (26), an engineer who was stranded in strife-torn Sana’a in Yemen, was given an emotional welcome at the Mangaluru Central Railway Station on Saturday.

Last of the five children of Channappa Gowda, a farmer at Kodimbala near Kadaba in Puttur taluk, Mr. Rajesh reached here via Kochi in Kerala.

Mr. Channappa broke down as he hugged his son and said, “God has sent him back. I thank him.”

He said the previous week had been very stressful for the family.

Mr. Rajesh, who appreciated the government’s efforts in helping Indians return home, said he and many others were first flown to Djibouti on Friday morning.
05/04/15 Govind D Belgaumkar/The Hindu
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