Nepal lawmakers urge govt to stop sending Nepalese students to KIIT, Odisha
They proposed denying No-Objection Certificates (NOCs) to any student seeking enrolment at the institute, according to the Parliament Secretariat sources.
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Time of India
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- Time of India
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