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KIIT Students Death: Prisa Sah, an eighteen-year-old student was found dead in the same floor of the institution where Prakriti Lamba, another Nepali student died by suicide in February 2025.
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Ramdas Sivanandan’ victory comes after a year-long court battle, first at the Bombay HC and then, SC. Meanwhile, TISS suspended the students’ union and banned his organisation, the PSF.
The incident comes barely two-and-a-half months after Prakriti Lamsal, another Nepalese student of the same institute, died by suicide on February 16. According to officials, there are around 1,000 Nepalese students in KIIT.
Deaths, protests, inquiries – nothing seems to change things for PhD scholars in India’s top science and tech institutions such as IIT Kanpur, Bombay, Madras, AIIMS, IISERs, IIIT Allahabad.
On March 4, a 20-year-old student was similarly found hanging inside his hostel room, and another case of suicide was reported on December 10, 2024.
KIIT student death: Nepal embassy calls for thorough investigation, says senior officials, forensic team have been rushed to university
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The alumni funds will also be used for hostels, expanding scholarships and enhancing the Robotics Makerspace and Thematic Labs on the IIT Bombay campus.
In a swift operation on Wednesday, Nagar Nigam officials asserted ownership of the land and accused the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) of "illegally occupying" the property.
Diane Smith-Gander, chancellor, UWA, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on the sidelines of the WAVES summit in Mumbai.
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