Odisha U. expels 500 Nepali students after campus protests.

• Over 500 Nepali students were forced to leave the campus of KIIT in Bhubaneswar due to tensions following the death of a Nepali girl student.

• The Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) closed for all students from Nepal, leaving many stranded at the Cuttack railway station.

• The incident sparked a response from the Nepal government, with the KIIT advising students to return to their respective places voluntarily.

• The university advised students to return to their academics and hostels, with the help of local guardians until the local inquiry is completed.

• The police seized the mobile phone and laptop of the girl, who died in her hostel room following a suspected strained relationship with a male student.

• Students criticized the university for its alleged high-handedness and alleged racist remarks made during the student protest.

• Students were set to appear for examinations in the last week of February.