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.
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'.
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.
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 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.
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.
20-yr-old Nepalese student died allegedly by suicide at KIIT Bhubaneswar last week. Her death led to protests and claims that university did not take her complaints of harassment seriously.
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.
Odisha’s population suffers from xenophobia. The average Odia is very insecure of “outsiders” and discriminates against them.
I, being an Indian, faced so much racism and discrimination in Odisha. I can only wonder about the treatment meted out to foreign citizens.
What’s even more shameful is that the KIIT authorities, in connivance with Odisha government officials, are trying their level best to suppress the issue and portraying themselves as innocent.
Odisha’s population suffers from xenophobia. The average Odia is very insecure of “outsiders” and discriminates against them.
I, being an Indian, faced so much racism and discrimination in Odisha. I can only wonder about the treatment meted out to foreign citizens.
What’s even more shameful is that the KIIT authorities, in connivance with Odisha government officials, are trying their level best to suppress the issue and portraying themselves as innocent.