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May 2, 2025, 08:58 AM - 4 min read
A Nepali student was found dead in her hostel room at Bhubaneswar’s KIIT, the second such suicide involving a Nepali national in three months. The police have launched an investigation, as attention again turns to the university’s handling of safety and allegations of harassment on campus.
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February 26, 2025, 10:06 AM - 4 min read
Sources said that the Odisha government was under pressure after the Ministry of External Affairs made it clear that India accords high priority to the safety, security, and well-being of all international students in the country.
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February 22, 2025, 06:55 PM - 4 min read
A large number of youth and student activists of Congress staged the protest before the main gate of the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) and burnt effigy of Samanta.
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February 21, 2025, 09:55 AM - 6 min read
KIIT founder Achyuta Samanta has apologised to parents of Nepalese students following the death of a student and subsequent unrest. As normalcy returns, the Odisha government is probing the matter, while over 100 students have rejoined classes. Authorities assure safety and justice, urging all to resume studies.
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February 20, 2025, 09:36 PM - 3 min read
With this, the number of people arrested in the KIIT fiasco increased to 11.
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February 20, 2025, 05:04 PM - 3 min read
Commissioner of Police S Dev Datta Singh said it has obtained a three-day remand of a 21-year-old engineering student, who was arrested on charge of abetting the Nepali student's suicide.
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February 18, 2025, 05:34 PM - 3 min read
The institute said, "It is suspected that the girl was having an affair with another student at KIIT, and she may have committed suicide for some reason."
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