A wake-up call

We must ensure that the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology tragedy is never repeated.

The tragic death of Prakriti Lamsal, a Nepali student pursuing Computer Engineering at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), India, under suspicious circumstances in her hostel room, has shaken the entire nation. This incident has sparked a serious debate on whether the Ministry of Education should reconsider its policy on issuing No Objection Certificates (NOC) to students aspiring to study abroad. Every academic season, predatory intake events organised by foreign universities, particularly some Indian institutions, are common in Nepal’s major cities. Such large-scale enrollment, leading to many young and vulnerable Nepali students going to India, would not have been possible without tacit approval from our authorities.