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Sunday, November 23, 2025
TopicKalinga Institute of Industrial Technology

Topic: Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology

KIIT to blame for suicides of Nepalese students, says UGC; orders academic audit

UGC has called for criminal proceedings against Kalinga institute & the ICC members who handled the complaints filed by one of the students.

‘Kicked & molested’: KIIT students allege assault by 3 men near campus in presence of police van

Students say they were ‘targeted’ for taking part in Feb campus protests after Prakriti Lamsal's death. The assault allegedly took place the day a 2nd Nepalese student 'died by suicide'.

Bajrang Dal men protest outside KIIT campus amid heavy security, burn founder Achyuta Samanta’s effigy

Tensions have been high in the campus since the death of a third-year BTech computer science student Prakriti Lamsa, who allegedly died by suicide.

Nepali student’s death at KIIT campus sparks protests, diplomatic incident as university faces backlash

A 3rd yr student from Nepal died allegedly by suicide at KIIT in Bhubaneswar. Following protests, admin ordered their departure from campus, but later rescinded order.

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At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Tejas crash: Amid taunts from across border, a Pakistani pilot’s brother voices shared grief & solidarity

Speaking to ThePrint, Salman Akram urges dignity in tragedy, recalling the loss of his brother, Wing Commander Nauman Akram, in similar crash & the mockery his family faced after.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.