BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday said Nepalese students studying in Odisha are children of the state and assured that they will continue to pursue their education with full dignity.

Nepal Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba held a telephonic conversation with Odisha CM Mohan Charan Manjhi. She discussed matters relating to the death of Nepali student at KIIT University with CM Manjhi.

Angry scenes were witnessed in Nepal’s Parliament on Tuesday when lawmakers raised concerns over the death of Nepali national Prakriti Lamsal, a third-year computer science student in KIIT, Odisha, demanding diplomatic efforts for proper security.

Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday asserted that Nepalese students studying in Odisha are children of the state and they will continue to pursue their education with full respect and dignity.

KIIT founder Achyuta Samanta and top officials testified before a government committee investigating a Nepalese student's alleged suicide and related violence. The incident sparked political uproar, with demands for a judicial inquiry.

The Odisha government has intervened and set up a high-level committee to investigate the circumstances surrounding Prakriti Lamsal’s death and the university’s role in the incident. Here’s what you need to know about this case.

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

Odisha chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi assured that peace and normalcy would be restored on the campus, and urged Nepali students to return to campus and resume their studies