Jharkhand students protest

August 18, 2026 1:11 AM

Jharkhand govt cancels JSSC-CGL, TDPL-conducted exams; students’ leader says struggle for education reforms to continue

The Jharkhand government on Monday announced the cancellation of the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission-Combined Graduate Level (JSSC-CGL) examination and all examinations, results and selections associated with TSR Data Processing Private Limited (TDPL), meeting a key demand of students who had been protesting in Ranchi for 24 days over alleged irregularities in the recruitment system. However, the decision triggered a fresh protest by candidates who had cleared the JSSC-CGL examination. The...

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 12:00 AM

‘Will face batons’: JPSC-JSSC aspirants remain defiant after 3rd lathi charge outside Jharkhand Assembly

JPSC-JSSC aspirants remained defiant after police resorted to a lathi charge for the third time on Monday evening to disperse students protesting outside the Jharkhand Assembly in Ranchi. Demonstrators vowed to continue their agitation over alleged irregularities in competitive examinations and demanded a CBI probe. The latest police action unfolded hours after a fresh clash between student protesters and police during the 'Vidhan Sabha Gherao' march. Authorities deployed tear gas shells, water...