Kathmandu, Feb. 20 -- Nepal Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba stated that the isssue of the death of a Nepali student while studying in KIIT (Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology), Odisha is being resolved through diplomatic means.

Deuba made the statement upon her return from the 8th Indian Ocean Conference in Muscat, Oman.

Deuba reiterated the statement she had made earlier about the telephonic conversation with Odisha's Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj wherein she said she urged for a fair investigation into the student's death and legal action against those responsible.

"We immediately initiated diplomatic efforts. While we demanded justice for the deceased and legal action against the guilty, we coordinated with re...