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‘World’s largest indigenous school’ in Odisha is a jail. ‘We’re all monkeys,’ says tribal student

The Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences is situated right next to the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology where an alleged suicide of a student from Nepal and the mishandling of the resulting protest led to a diplomatic row.

‘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'.

Another Nepalese girl found dead at Odisha’s KIIT, 2nd in 3 months. MEA in touch with Nepal embassy

Fear grips students from Nepal as memories of February crackdown still fresh in their minds, when hundreds of them were evicted from hostels after they protested the death of Prakriti.

Odisha govt has extended support to family, says MEA on death of Nepalese student at KIIT

The MEA added that the safety, security & well-being of all international students is a priority for the Indian government and that an investigation by the state police is underway.

Another Nepalese student found dead in Bhubaneswar’s KIIT

This comes over two months after the alleged suicide of Prakriti Lamsal, another Nepalese student of the same institute in February.

Our take on KIIT suicide row, Delhi CM Rekha Gupta & Trump’s flip on Russia-Ukraine war—in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues of the week.

KIIT student who ‘died by suicide’ had raised harassment complaint twice. But PoSH panel was not in the loop

Lamsal's complaint wasn't reported because it was considered 'mental, not sexual harassment', university says. Students tell ThePrint they are unaware of PoSH provisions on campus.

A concert, a death, an ambush at dawn. How KIIT horror unfolded

A Nepali student allegedly died by suicide last Sunday after being harassed, sparking protests by several Nepali students, who were then 'kicked out'—a decision later reversed by KIIT.

Sorry not enough—KIIT University’s Nepali students say after suicide

Students said they had to beg and borrow to return home to Nepal after KIIT University ordered their eviction, prompting Nepal’s Prime Minister to dispatch a two-member delegation to Bhubaneswar.

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.

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Worker exploitation powers the firework industry in Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi

For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.

172 countries & counting, India looks to hit new record in rice exports. But there’s a flip side

The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.

India and France to jointly manufacture HAMMER air-to-surface missile

Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.

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.