The death of Nepali student Prakriti Lamsal in Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Odisha continues to haunt the Indian state and polarise local politics. The Odisha Higher Education Department has summoned KIIT founder Achyuta Samanta in connection with the alleged suicide.

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli urged the Indian government to intervene in the issue after several Nepali students were evicted

The presumed suicide of 20-year-old Prakriti Lamsal, a third-year BTech Nepali student at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar, India, rocked the parliaments in Kathmandu and Odisha on Tuesday, with calls for justice and strong action against the culprits who pushed her to such a tragic end.

Describing the deceased engineering student as a "daughter of Odisha," the state government on Wednesday assured Nepal that justice would be done to the victim and other students allegedly tortured by

Nepal Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba in a telephonic conversation with Odisha's Higher Education Minister Surjya Narayan Patro, urged him to act against those involved in the death of Nepali student Prakriti Lamsal.

The Nepalese government warned yesterday, Tuesday, January 18, that if the situation surrounding the death of a student at a Bhubaneswar university is not resolved properly and legally, it may discontinue granting no-objection certificates to students seeking to study in educational establishments in India's Odisha.

Councillors from the Nepal Embassy, Sanjib Sharma Das & Nabin Raj Adhikari, held a meeting with Odisha Ministers Mukesh Mahaling & Suryabanshi Suraj over the death of a Nepali student at KIIT. Following the alleged suicide of a Nepali student at KIIT University in Odisha,

Kathmandu: Lawmakers in both houses of the federal parliament in Nepal on Tuesday (Feb 18) raised concerns over the death of Prakriti Lamsal, a Nepalese student in KIIT, Odisha, demanding diplomatic efforts for proper security.