August 14, 2026 12:00 PM

J’khand job exam stir: Protest enters 21st day, students plan ‘Tiranga Yatra’ on I-Day

The students’ protest in Ranchi against alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment examinations entered its 21st day on Friday, with demonstrators planning to take out a ‘Tiranga Yatra’ on the occasion of the country’s 80th Independence Day celebrations on August 15. They also cautioned the district administration against an FIR lodged over the violence during the August 10 march towards the state assembly, asserting that the ‘Tiranga Yatra’ on Independence Day would further st...

August 13, 2026 11:48 PM

Jharkhand students refuse to call off stir; to take out ‘Tiranga Yatra’ on Aug 15

The agitation by students and job aspirants in Jharkhand over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations entered its 20th day on Thursday, with protesters refusing to call off the stir and reiterating their demands for a CBI probe and cancellation of the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) Combined Graduate Level (CGL) examination. Hundreds of students and job aspirants gathered at the Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium in Ranchi, where the protest has been continuing since July 29. The...

August 12, 2026 12:57 AM

Protests grip Ranchi: ABVP workers detained after clash with police during march, BJP enforces bandh following police action on JPSC-JSSC aspirants

A day after the police crackdown on student aspirants protesting against alleged recruitment irregularities in JPSC and JSSC, political and civil unrest intensified across Jharkhand on Tuesday as the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) led a protest march from the Old Vidhan Sabha to the New Vidhan Sabha over irregularities in the state's competitive exams for government posts. The renewed demonstrations follow a dramatic "Vidhan Sabha gherao" march in Ranchi on Monday by protesters deman...

August 11, 2026 12:37 PM

BJP observes state-wide ‘bandh’ as J’khand job exam stir enters 18th day; ABVP to march to assembly

The BJP on Tuesday called a state-wide bandh in Jharkhand to protest the alleged use of force against students demonstrating over irregularities in recruitment examinations, as the agitation entered its 18th day. The bandh, which began at 8 am and will continue until midnight, has been called to protest the police action against demonstrators during their march to the state Assembly on Monday. The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) also strongly condemned the alleged police action again...

April 28, 2025 4:11 PM

JNUSU elections: ABVP shatters decade-long drought with joint secretary post

The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has secured one of the top posts in the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU), marking a comeback after a decade, according to results of the students' union elections declared on Monday. ABVP’s Vaibhav Meena won the post of Joint Secretary with 1,518 votes. Nitish Kumar of the All India Students’ Association (AISA) was elected President, securing 1,702 votes, while Manisha and Munteha Fatima, both from the Democratic Students’...

March 11, 2025 4:08 PM

“Reducing distance between Northeast, rest of India BJP’s biggest achievement”: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday praised the BJP government, stating that its most significant achievement has been reducing the distance between the Northeast and the rest of India. Addressing the North-East Students' and Youth Parliament organized by ABVP in New Delhi, Shah said, "The biggest achievement of the BJP government is that it has reduced the distance between the Northeast and the rest of India. By 2027, every capital of the Northeast will be connected by train, plane, and r...