KIIT University Girl Student's Death LIVE Update: Founder and former BJD MP Achyuta Samanta to appear before high-level committee today

KIIT University incident was barbaric, mid-semester will be rescheduled: Odisha Minister

Posted by: Poonam Singh

Amid unrest at KIIT University over a Nepali student’s death, allegedly by suicide, Odisha Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj on Friday said that the mid-semester at the university will be postponed. Read More...

Achyuta Samanta to appear before the high-level committee today

Posted by: Rashmi Ranjan

KIIT University founder and former BJD MP Achyuta Samanta will appear before the high-level committee at 6.30 pm today.

As per the notice, Samanta will appear before the committee at the mini-conference hall of the state guest house

Last rites of victim Nepali girl performed

Posted by: Rashmi Ranjan

The funeral rites of the Nepali girl student, who died by suicide in her hostel at KIIT University in Bhubaneswar, were performed in Bhairawa of Nepal on Thursday. Read more...

5 more arrested, including 4 bouncers 

Posted by: Somatirtha Purohit

The Commissionerate Police-Bhubaneswar on Thursday arrested five more persons in connection with the ongoing student unrest at KIIT University in the Capital City following the suspicious death of a Nepali girl student of the varsity on February 16 (Sunday).

As per sources, 4 bouncers & a field officer are among the arrested persons.

Achyuta Samanta directed to appear before high-level committee

Posted by: Somatirtha Purohit

KIIT University tension: Achyuta Samanta directed to appear before high-level committee#KIITUniversity #KIIT pic.twitter.com/M8K5yvOa56

— OTV (@otvnews) February 20, 2025

Clash Between Bajrang Dal and Police at KIIT

Posted by: Somatirtha Purohit

KIIT University row: Bajrang Dal activists protest in front of varsity gate; scuffle breaks out between police and protestors #KIITUniversity #KIIT #Bhubaneswar pic.twitter.com/prpA5b6tGP

— OTV (@otvnews) February 20, 2025

Culprits in KIIT University row will not go scot-free: Odisha Law Minister

Posted by: Somatirtha Purohit

Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan assured strict action following the suspicious death of a Nepali girl student at KIIT University, Bhubaneswar. A high-level probe is underway. The process to punish culprits will keep continuing, the Law Minister added.Read More...

KIIT University row: No arrests as wives of many IAS, IPS associated with varsity, alleges Tara Bahinipati

Posted by: Poonam Singh

Congress MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati on Thursday made an explosive statement regarding KIIT University, claiming that several IAS and IPS officers' wives are employed at the institution. Read More...

Odisha Minister condemns KIIT’s actions; high-level probe launched into student’s death and land irregularities

Posted by: Poonam Singh

Odisha's Skill Development and Technical Education Minister has expressed deep concern over the tragic death of a KIIT University girl student. Condemning the behavior towards students, the minister stated that such arbitrary actions by the university are unacceptable. A high-level committee has been set up to thoroughly investigate the incident. The government is committed to taking strict action against those found responsible. Furthermore, an inquiry will also be conducted into allegations of land irregularities associated with the university, as the state government remains firm in its stance against corruption.

 

Congress MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati raises concerns over KIIT University girl’s death, questions lack of arrests

Posted by: Poonam Singh

Congress MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati makes an explosive statement regarding the university and says “Many IAS and IPS officers’ wives are employed at the institution. KIIT is not just an issue. It has deeply anguished the people.”

“Why no arrests have been made so far despite the seriousness of the matter,” asked the Congress leader.

Odisha minister assures probe into KIIT University mismanagement, land grab allegations

Posted by: Poonam Singh

Odisha Skill Development and Technical Education Minister Sampad Swain criticized KIIT University authority for making ‘arbitrary decisions’ in the hours following the death of Prakriti Lamsal, an international student from Nepal, in the university’s hostel. Read More...

KIIT University girl student’s death: Voice spectrography of viral audios to be conducted

Posted by: Poonam Singh

The Twin City Police Commissioner S. Dev Datta Singh stated that the Commissionerate Police has taken Advik Srivastava, the key accused and ex-boyfriend of Prakriti Lamsal, on a three-day remand for interrogation. Additionally, a high-level probe committee also informed that it will conduct a voice spectrography to ascertain the truth behind multiple voice messages being circulated online and alleged to be call and voice message records between Srivastava and Lamsal. Read More...

KIIT University Prakriti Lamsal’s death: Odisha launches helpline & WhatsApp numbers for Nepali students

Posted by: Poonam Singh

The Higher Education Department in Odisha has established four dedicated helpline numbers for the safety, security, and academic support of all Nepali students studying at KIIT University following the tragic death of Prakriti Lamsal. Read More...

High-level committee led by ACS begins probe

Posted by: Somatirtha Purohit

A comprehensive investigation has been initiated following the tragic death of a student at the KIIT University campus in Bhubaneswar. Senior officials led by the Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Home Department visited the varsity on Wednesday.

Top Officials Begin Probe

Posted by: Somatirtha Purohit

KIIT University student death case: Odisha Home Department ACS, Higher Education Secretary & Police Commissioner reach varsity campus for probe; earlier yesterday, Odisha govt had constituted a high-level panel for investigation

#KIITUniversity #KIIT pic.twitter.com/pSW9ctWiHS

— OTV (@otvnews) February 19, 2025

KIIT University staff moved Prakriti Lamsal's body without police presence and tried to hush up matter, allege students

Posted by: Somatirtha Purohit

Students allege that KIIT University staff moved Prakriti Lamsal's body without police presence after her suspected suicide. A video suggests forceful entry into her room, raising concerns over possible suppression of facts.Read more...

Top Officials Reach Campus for Probe

Posted by: Somatirtha Purohit

KIIT University student death case: Home Department ACS, Higher Education Secretary & Police Commissioner reach varsity campus for probe; earlier yesterday, Odisha govt had constituted a high-level panel for investigation.

KIIT University girl student’s death: Odisha CM urges Nepali students to return to campus

Posted by: Poonam Singh

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Majhi on Wednesday urged Nepali students to return to the campus, following the alleged inhuman way of handling the unrest at KIIT University in Bhubaneswar triggered by the suspicious death of a Nepali girl student in the varsity hostel. Read more....

KIIT University row: Students apprehensive of founder and former BJD MP Achyuta Samanta’s silence

Posted by: Poonam Singh

The tragic death of a Nepali student at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar has ignited protests extending from Odisha to Nepal, as demands for justice mount. Students from across the world are currently demanding justice for Prakriti. However, the protesting students are apprehensive of the alleged silence of the KIIT founder and former BJD MP Achyuta Samanta. Read More...

KIIT University row: Amid arrests and protests, female faculty who made ‘Nepal GDP remark’ walk free

Posted by: Poonam Singh

Odisha Police on Tuesday arrested five employees of the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) including three directors- Sibananda Mishra, Director General (HR); Pratap Kumar Chamupaty, Director (Administration); and Sudhir Kumar Rath, and two security guards- Ramakanta Nayak and Jogendra Behera, following outrage from all quarters over the death of KIIT University student from Nepal, Prakriti Lamsal. Read More...

KIIT University row raises concerns about treatment of international students in Odisha

Posted by: Poonam Singh

The tragic death of Prakriti Lamsal, a third-year Nepali B.Tech student at KIIT, has sparked widespread protests and international attention. The controversy has raised concerns about student welfare, institutional responsibility, and the treatment of international students in educational institutions. Read More....

KIIT University girl student’s death: Arrested accused Advik Srivastava likely to be taken into police remand

Posted by: Poonam Singh

Advik Srivastava, the main accused in connection with the suicide of Prakriti Lamsal, a Nepalese student at KIIT University, has been arrested and charged under Section 108 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for alleged abetment of suicide. Read More...

KIIT University row: Why is Education Ministry silent despite global outrage?

Posted by: Poonam Singh

The untimely demise of Prakriti Lamsal, a third-year B. Tech international student from Nepal, in the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) has escalated into a diplomatic issue and damaged the image of Odisha on the global stage. Read More...

WATCH: KIIT students hold massive candlelight rally demanding justice

Posted by: Poonam Singh

#WATCH | KIIT University girl student’s death: With placards, and candles in hands, students take out a massive rally demanding justice for the deceased girl student from Nepal #Odisha pic.twitter.com/4G0HkW4JC4

— OTV (@otvnews) February 19, 2025

Body handed over to family after post-mortem at AIIMS Bhubaneswar

Posted by: Bibhu Prasad Ray

The body of KIIT student Prakriti Lamsal, a third-year B Tech (computer science) student at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), who allegedly died by suicide at her hostel room on Sunday afternoon, was handed over to her family members late on Tuesday night. Read More...

KIIT University girl student’s death

Posted by: Bibhu Prasad Ray

The Nepal government on Tuesday said that it may stop issuing no objection certificates to students who wish to study in institutes in Odisha if the situation arising from the death of a student at a Bhubaneswar university is not resolved in a “justifiable and legal way”. Read More...

Did Achyuta Samanta blatantly lie about tribal students studying in KISS in various public forums?

Posted by: Somatirtha Purohit

Did Achyuta Samanta blatantly lie about tribal students studying in KISS in various public forums?#KIITUniversity #KIIT pic.twitter.com/4WMT2PMt5W

— OTV (@otvnews) February 18, 2025

5 Arrested in KIIT University Tension Granted Bail.

Posted by: Somatirtha Purohit

5 arrested persons including 3 directors and 2 security guards, granted bail; Bhubaneswar JMFC-2 grants bail

KIIT University ‘attempted to suppress the matter’!

Posted by: Somatirtha Purohit

The suspicious death of a Nepali student at KIIT University in Bhubaneswar has sparked controversy, with students questioning if there was an attempt to hide facts surrounding the incident. The varsity attempted to suppress the facts, they alleged on Tuesday.

KIIT University tension | Protests reported from the varsity

Posted by: Somatirtha Purohit

KIIT University tension | Protests reported from the varsity #KIIT #KIITUniversity #Bhubaneswar #OTV pic.twitter.com/52VKrlWEYo

— OTV (@otvnews) February 18, 2025

KIIT University Girl Student’s Death: Students Protest Again, Hold Candlelight March

Posted by: Somatirtha Purohit

KIIT University girl student’s death: Students protest again; agitating students hold candlelight march holding ‘We Want Justice’ placards#KIITUniversity #Bhubaneswar pic.twitter.com/7ik0mU4kaD

— OTV (@otvnews) February 18, 2025

Unrest over KIIT University girl student’s death: ‘They tried to hide facts so bad that it exploded’

Posted by: Somatirtha Purohit

Students at KIIT University in Bhubaneswar protested against the alleged mishandling of a Nepali student's suspicious death, accusing hostel wardens Jayanti Nath and Manjusa Pande of misconduct. Claims include physical assault, forcible snatching away of electronic gadgets, and suppression of facts.Read more...

5 Arrested Following Student Unrest in Varsity

Posted by: Somatirtha Purohit

5 persons including 3 directors and 2 security guards arrested; Director General HR Sibananda Mishra, Pratap Kumar Chamupaty Director Admin, Sudhir Rath Director Hostels among arrested.

KIIT University tension: 5 persons including 3 directors and 2 security guards arrested; Director General HR Sibananda Mishra, Pratap Kumar Chamupaty Director Admin, Sudhir Rath Director Hostels among arrested#Odisha #Bhubaneswar, #KIITUniversity pic.twitter.com/q6cD9hjtHF

— OTV (@otvnews) February 18, 2025

Odisha govt places KIIT University under notice, sets up high-level probe committee following girl student’s death

Posted by: Poonam Singh

The Odisha government, on Tuesday, constituted a high-level fact-finding committee under the chairmanship of the Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) of the Home Department to probe into the death of a Nepalese female student inside the hostel premises of KIIT University as well as the alleged excessive use of force by university security personnel. Read More...

Unrest over KIIT University girl student’s death: ‘They tried to hide facts so bad that it exploded’

Posted by: Poonam Singh

Students at KIIT University staged a silent protest on Tuesday in the scorching heat, raising concerns over the allegedly inhuman way of handling of the unrest triggered by the suspicious death of a Nepali student in the varsity hostel. Read More...

KIIT University girl student’s death: Past cases highlight alarming pattern of negligence!

Posted by: Poonam Singh

In the wake of a student from Nepal at KIIT University in Bhubaneswar allegedly taking her own life, intense discussions about the institution's authorities and their alleged negligence have come to the fore. Read More...

WATCH-KIIT Student’s Death: Protests intensify as students demand justice, apology from hostel wardens

Posted by: Poonam Singh

#WATCH | KIIT University girl student’s death: Students stage a silent protest outside the university, demanding justice. The protesting students revealed how they were allegedly forced to leave the hostel.

The students also demanded a public apology from hostel wardens Jayanti… pic.twitter.com/6oBAtQtK6S

— OTV (@otvnews) February 18, 2025

"I lost my daughter, but no other student should face this tragedy," says grieving father

Posted by: Poonam Singh

#WATCH | KIIT University girl student’s death: My daughter is no more, but I hope no other student faces such a fate, says Sunil Lamsal, father of the deceased Nepali girl student #Odisha #Bhubaneswar pic.twitter.com/4MsqCunoIi

— OTV (@otvnews) February 18, 2025

WATCH- KIIT University girl student’s death: Local goons assaulted hostel inmates, alleges student in a purported viral audio

Posted by: Poonam Singh

#WATCH | KIIT University girl student’s death: Local goons assaulted hostel inmates, alleges student in a purported viral audio #Odisha #Bhubaneswar pic.twitter.com/lJyjNnCKki

— OTV (@otvnews) February 18, 2025

Bhubaneswar KIIT University girl student’s death sparks massive protests in Nepal bringing global shame

Posted by: Poonam Singh

A couple of days after a girl student from Nepal, a third year B.Tech student at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), in Bhubaneswar died, allegedly by suicide, members of the students wing of the Nepali Congress party staged a protest in Kathmandu on Tuesday, demanding justice for the victim. Read More...

KIIT University girl student's death: What forced Prakriti Lamsal from Nepal to 'kill self'

Posted by: Poonam Singh

A third-year Mechanical Engineering B.Tech international student from Nepal, Prakriti Lamsal, of KIIT University in Bhubaneswar allegedly took her own life on Sunday. In the days that followed, unprecedented chaos and alleged mismanagement by the university authorities have come to light. Read More...

Achyuta Samanta says 'we are his children, but he abandoned us on road': KIIT University student from Nepal

Posted by: Poonam Singh

In the aftermath of a third-year B.Tech student of Bhubaneswar KIIT University from Nepal allegedly taking her own life, some hasty decisions by the university management have compounded the situation. One such move, declared on Monday, was an order for all the KIIT students from Nepal to vacate the campus immediately. Read More...

KIIT University girl student’s death case rocks Odisha Assembly, founder Achyuta Samanta’s arrest demanded

Posted by: Poonam Singh

Concerns were fervently expressed in the Odisha Assembly during the zero hour on Tuesday, as opposition parties raised alarm over the state’s law and order situation following a Nepali student’s death, allegedly by suicide, at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar. Read More...

Nepal girl’s death in KIIT University: Local goons assaulted hostel inmates, alleges student in viral audio

Posted by: Poonam Singh

The days following the death of an international student from Nepal at the KIIT University in Bhubaneswar have opened a can of worms for the university management. Following allegations and viral footage of high-handedness and excessive use of force by KIIT security personnel, a video clip featuring its founder, Achyuta Samanta, interacting with and asking the agitating students to dismiss their protest has now come to the fore. Read More...

Bhubaneswar KIIT University has done wrong with Nepali students, rues father of deceased girl

Posted by: Poonam Singh

Expressing disappointment over the death of the Nepal girl student at a hostel of the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University in Bhubaneswar, the father of the deceased on Tuesday slammed the educational institution and demanded justice. Read More...

KIIT University is ruining India-Nepal relationship, says relative of deceased Nepali girl

Posted by: Poonam Singh

A day after a third-year B.Tech international student from Nepal allegedly took her own life at KIIT University in Bhubaneswar, a grave aftermath appears to be brewing. Family members of the deceased have suggested that the entire chain of events, from unrest at the campus to the university’s manner of handling it, has the potential to disrupt diplomatic relations between India and Nepal. Read More...

KIIT University is ruining India-Nepal relationship, says relative of deceased Nepali girl

Posted by: Poonam Singh

A day after a third-year B.Tech international student from Nepal allegedly took her own life at KIIT University in Bhubaneswar, a grave aftermath appears to be brewing. Family members of the deceased have suggested that the entire chain of events, from unrest at the campus to the university’s manner of handling it, has the potential to disrupt diplomatic relations between India and Nepal. Read More...

Bhubaneswar KIIT University and controversies: From UP girl killing self to Nepal girl’s death…

Posted by: Poonam Singh

A 20-year-old Nepali student at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar died, allegedly by suicide, in her hostel, leading to massive protests. The news of the student's death spread quickly, causing hundreds of students, including those from the neighbouring country, to gather on the campus on Sunday night. They staged a demonstration demanding justice. Read More...

KIIT University girl student’s death: Post-mortem to be conducted today, security guards detained for assaulting students

Posted by: Poonam Singh

Following the unfortunate death of a Nepali student at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University in Bhubaneswar, post-mortem of the body will be conducted on Tuesday. Read More...

KIIT University girl student’s death: University asked to check intimidation toward students, says Odisha Minister

Posted by: Poonam Singh

Odisha Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj has termed the troubling incident involving the death of a Nepali student at the hostel of Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University in Bhubaneswar and some other students being sent to Cuttack station as unfortunate. Read More...

KIIT University girl student’s death: Nepal PM expresses concern, Embassy in New Delhi demands impartial investigation

Posted by: Poonam Singh

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Monday weighed in on the troubling incident involving the death of a Nepali student at the hostel of Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University in Bhubaneswar and others who have been forcefully evicted. Read More...

KIIT University urges Nepali students to return after ‘forcibly sending them home’!

Posted by: Poonam Singh

Following public backlash and outrage over allegedly inhuman way of handling the unrest triggered by the suspicious death of a Nepali student in KIIT University hostel, the varsity authorities took an ‘U-turn’ and appealed the students to come back, on Monday. Read More...

Bhubaneswar KIIT University girl’s death: Ex-boyfriend’s abusive audio surfaces, DCP assures action

Posted by: Poonam Singh

Bhubaneswar KIIT University girl’s death: Ex-boyfriend’s abusive audio surfaces, DCP assures action. On Sunday evening, Prakriti Lamsal, a third-year student of the Mechanical Engineering Department of the KIIT University in Bhubaneswar allegedly took her own life after being under intense mental pressure owing to ‘harassment’ from her ex-boyfriend. Read More...

'More than Nepal's budget': Bhubaneswar KIIT University teacher's remarks on Nepali students protesting over girl's death go viral

Posted by: Poonam Singh

Tensions rose in and outside the KIIT University campus in Bhubaneswar after a B. Tech third-year female international student allegedly took her own life inside one of the hostels on Sunday evening. Read More...

Bhubaneswar KIIT University ‘forces’ Nepali students to vacate campus, transports them to Cuttack railway station

Posted by: Poonam Singh

Hours after the alleged suicide of a third-year B. Tech girl student at the KIIT University hostel premises in Bhubaneswar on Sunday evening, the institution’s management has reportedly taken a controversial step by ordering all international students from Nepal to vacate the premises immediately. Read More...

Bhubaneswar KIIT University girl student's death: 'Boyfriend' of deceased arrested after protests

Posted by: Poonam Singh

Hours after a B.Tech third-year girl student was found dead at the hostel campus of the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University in Bhubaneswar, police arrested her 'boyfriend' on charges of harassment. The deceased girl’s friends and acquaintances alleged that her boyfriend Advik Srivastava, a mechanical engineering student of the same university, inflicted physical and mental torture on the victim, during their three-year relationship. Read More...

Bhubaneswar KIIT University suppressing truth, allege students after girl student from Nepal found dead in hostel

Posted by: Poonam Singh

Chaos and tension continued to rise at the KIIT University campus on Monday morning after a female student from Nepal allegedly took her own life on the hostel promises last evening. The whole university campus echoed with slogans of 'We Want Justice' by the students who demanded transparency in the girl's death probe. Read More...

Bhubaneswar KIIT University girl student found dead in hostel campus, students stage protest

Posted by: Poonam Singh

Tension escalated at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University in Bhubaneswar after a female student was reportedly found dead in the hostel campus on Sunday evening.  Read More...