Bhubaneswar, Feb. 21 -- Students from Nepal who had previously left Bhubaneswar's Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) following the tragic death of a Nepali girl on campus have now returned to the institution, an institution official said.

Speaking to ANI, the Additional Registrar of KIIT University, Dr Shyam Sundar Behura, said that students from Nepal have started returning, and a dedicated control room has been set up through which we are connected to the parents.

"They (students from Nepal) have started returning. A dedicated control room has been set up through which we are connected to the parents...We are having video conferencing with the parents of the students...They are convinced and they are sending their wards...