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13-Year-Old Girl Dies After Setting Herself On Fire In Odisha
A 13-year-old Class 8 student died after setting herself on fire in Odisha's Bargarh district on Monday morning, the fourth such incident in the state within a month, following similar cases in Balasore, Balanga, and Kendrapara.
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Ex-Boyfriend Charged With Abetment To Suicide After Odisha Student's Death
The police have booked the ex-boyfriend of the 19-year-old woman college student whose charred body was found in her house in Kendrapara district, on charge of abetment of suicide and sexual harassment, an officer said on Sunday.
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Opinion | After Odisha Student's Self-Immolation, The Pretence Of 'Action'
The death of the student, who died by suicide after multiple pleas to authorities and a sham hearing by the Internal Complaints Committee, has exposed the inadequate, or mostly absent, student support systems in higher education institutions.
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On CCTV, Odisha Woman Seen Buying Petrol In Bottle Before Student's Death
The Odisha Police on Saturday spotted in the CCTV footage of a filling station a woman, of an age nearly that of the student who set herself on fire on the campus of the Balasore college, buying petrol in a bottle around the same time.
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Odisha College Horror Victim's Friend Reveals Months Of Abuse, Harassment
The 20-year-old student in Odisha who set herself on fire, alleging sexual harassment by her college professor, had confided in her friends about what she was going through months before her death.
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Days After Immolation, Another Professor Sexually Abuses Student In Odisha
Days after a student set herself on fire at a college in Odisha, a university is now under the scanner after one of its professors was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a student.
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'Will Ensure Full Justice': Rahul Gandhi Speaks To Father Of Odisha Woman
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday morning spoke with the father of the 22-year-old girl from Odisha, who immolated herself because of alleged sexual harassment by her teacher, and ensured justice for the victim's family.
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Rahul Gandhi Says 'System' Killed Odisha Woman, BJP Slams "Cheap Politics"
The Opposition in Odisha has launched a scathing attack on the state BJP government after the death of a college student, who set herself on fire after being sexually harassed by a faculty member.
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Odisha Horror: Inaction Over Sex Harassment, Self-Immolation - A Timeline
An Odisha college student who set herself ablaze following alleged sexual harassment by a professor succumbed to injuries at AIIMS Bhubaneswar late on Monday.
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Nepalese Girl, 18, Found Dead At Odisha's KIIT, 2nd Case In 90 Days
A Nepalese undergraduate student was found dead in her hostel room at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar on Thursday evening, marking the second such death involving a Nepalese student at the university in 90 days.
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Opinion | Why Nepal Student's Death In Odisha Should Be A Wake-Up Call
The turmoil nearly turned into a crisis as Nepal's Prime Minister, K.P. Sharma Oli, posted a statement on Facebook about students from Nepal being "forcibly evicted" from their hostels.
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"Strict Action Will Be Taken": Odisha Chief Minister On KIIT Student Death
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, an official release said.
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Over 150 Students Return To Nepal After Student's Death In Odisha University
Prakriti Lamsal, a third-year B-Tech student at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Odisha, allegedly died by suicide in her hostel room on February 16.
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Police Arrest 5 More Staffers Of Odisha KIIT For Attack On Nepalese Students
The police on Thursday arrested five more staff of the private engineering college KIIT here on the charge of assaulting Nepalese students while they were vacating the hostel following a direction of the institute authorities, police said.
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Odisha Probe Panel Summons KIIT Founder Over Nepalese Student Death
Expediting its inquiry into the alleged suicide of a girl student and subsequent action against other Nepalese pupils, the Odisha government's high-level committee summoned KIIT founder Achyuta Samanta for his personal appearance before it on Friday.
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13-Year-Old Girl Dies After Setting Herself On Fire In Odisha
A 13-year-old Class 8 student died after setting herself on fire in Odisha's Bargarh district on Monday morning, the fourth such incident in the state within a month, following similar cases in Balasore, Balanga, and Kendrapara.
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Ex-Boyfriend Charged With Abetment To Suicide After Odisha Student's Death
The police have booked the ex-boyfriend of the 19-year-old woman college student whose charred body was found in her house in Kendrapara district, on charge of abetment of suicide and sexual harassment, an officer said on Sunday.
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Opinion | After Odisha Student's Self-Immolation, The Pretence Of 'Action'
The death of the student, who died by suicide after multiple pleas to authorities and a sham hearing by the Internal Complaints Committee, has exposed the inadequate, or mostly absent, student support systems in higher education institutions.
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On CCTV, Odisha Woman Seen Buying Petrol In Bottle Before Student's Death
The Odisha Police on Saturday spotted in the CCTV footage of a filling station a woman, of an age nearly that of the student who set herself on fire on the campus of the Balasore college, buying petrol in a bottle around the same time.
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Odisha College Horror Victim's Friend Reveals Months Of Abuse, Harassment
The 20-year-old student in Odisha who set herself on fire, alleging sexual harassment by her college professor, had confided in her friends about what she was going through months before her death.
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Days After Immolation, Another Professor Sexually Abuses Student In Odisha
Days after a student set herself on fire at a college in Odisha, a university is now under the scanner after one of its professors was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a student.
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'Will Ensure Full Justice': Rahul Gandhi Speaks To Father Of Odisha Woman
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday morning spoke with the father of the 22-year-old girl from Odisha, who immolated herself because of alleged sexual harassment by her teacher, and ensured justice for the victim's family.
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Rahul Gandhi Says 'System' Killed Odisha Woman, BJP Slams "Cheap Politics"
The Opposition in Odisha has launched a scathing attack on the state BJP government after the death of a college student, who set herself on fire after being sexually harassed by a faculty member.
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Odisha Horror: Inaction Over Sex Harassment, Self-Immolation - A Timeline
An Odisha college student who set herself ablaze following alleged sexual harassment by a professor succumbed to injuries at AIIMS Bhubaneswar late on Monday.
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Nepalese Girl, 18, Found Dead At Odisha's KIIT, 2nd Case In 90 Days
A Nepalese undergraduate student was found dead in her hostel room at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar on Thursday evening, marking the second such death involving a Nepalese student at the university in 90 days.
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Opinion | Why Nepal Student's Death In Odisha Should Be A Wake-Up Call
The turmoil nearly turned into a crisis as Nepal's Prime Minister, K.P. Sharma Oli, posted a statement on Facebook about students from Nepal being "forcibly evicted" from their hostels.
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"Strict Action Will Be Taken": Odisha Chief Minister On KIIT Student Death
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, an official release said.
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Over 150 Students Return To Nepal After Student's Death In Odisha University
Prakriti Lamsal, a third-year B-Tech student at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Odisha, allegedly died by suicide in her hostel room on February 16.
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Police Arrest 5 More Staffers Of Odisha KIIT For Attack On Nepalese Students
The police on Thursday arrested five more staff of the private engineering college KIIT here on the charge of assaulting Nepalese students while they were vacating the hostel following a direction of the institute authorities, police said.
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Odisha Probe Panel Summons KIIT Founder Over Nepalese Student Death
Expediting its inquiry into the alleged suicide of a girl student and subsequent action against other Nepalese pupils, the Odisha government's high-level committee summoned KIIT founder Achyuta Samanta for his personal appearance before it on Friday.
