Kathmandu, Feb. 18 -- Lawmakers in both houses of the federal parliament in Nepal on Tuesday raised concerns over the death of Prakriti Lamsal, a Nepalese student in KIIT, Odisha, demanding diplomatic efforts for proper security.

Addressing house sessions of both assemblies, lawmakers drew the attention of the government to immediately start diplomatic and political initiatives to ensure the safety of Nepalese students studying in India.

The lawmakers raised questions about the mysterious death of Lamsal, a B-Tech third-year student studying at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University in the state of Odisha, India, demanding justice. They also demanded the government raise concerns over the treatment of students ...