US EditionIndia reassures Nepali students after suicide sparked protest
- More than 500 Nepali students were evicted from Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology in Bhubaneswar after the alleged suicide of a Nepali student, prompting protests for justice and demands for arrest.
- The Deputy Commissioner of Police for Bhubaneswar, Pinak Mishra, stated they rushed to the hostel to calm the agitated students following the incident.
- Nepal's Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli announced that the embassy in New Delhi is providing support to affected students and offered options for them to return home or stay in the hostel.
- Following diplomatic pressure, the university reversed its decision and encouraged Nepali students to resume classes, acknowledging their importance in the relationship between India and Nepal.
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‘Come back, resume studies’: Nepal envoy says ‘satisfied’ with govt action over KIIT student’s death
The death of a Nepali B-Tech student at KIIT in Bhubaneswar has sparked massive outrage across the Himalayan nation. Nepal’s envoy to India, Shankar Sharma, has urged students to return, stating he is satisfied with the Indian government’s response.
KIIT University row: Outrage over Nepali student death; what rights foreigner students get in India
Odisha's Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) is in the news for the wrong reason. The institute has been under fire since the demise of a 20-year-old Nepali student at the private engineering institute. She allegedly died by suicide in her hostel, leading to campus tension, following which a group of students from Nepal were evicted on Monday which fuelled the controversy further. However, the management, later, allowed the student…
Tragic Loss: Nepali Student's Death Sparks Controversy at KIIT
Tragic Loss: Nepali Student's Death Sparks Controversy at KIIT The tragic death of Nepali student Prakriti Lamsal at KIIT in Odisha has led to serious allegations from her father against the institution. Sunil Lamsal contends that KIIT mistreated Nepali students and failed to protect his daughter.These claims surfaced after the institute evicted Nepali students from their hostel amid growing tensions on campus. The college, accused of negligence…
Nepali student dies by suicide at Odisha university, triggers diplomatic row
A 20-year-old Nepali student was on Sunday found dead in the hostel of the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology in Odisha, triggering tensions on campus and a diplomatic row between New Delhi and Kathmandu, The Indian Express reported.The third-year Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science student allegedly died by suicide due to a suspected “strained relationship” and the harassment that she allegedly faced by a male batchmate on campus…
KIIT: Nepalese student's death sparks anger at India college
Nepal's government said it was stepping in to help students affected by the death of a Nepalese student at an Indian college. Tensions rose after the administration asked Nepalese students to leave the campus grounds.
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