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Jharkhand
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August 24, 2026
Jharkhand student protests: Three FIRs filed against 39 named, over 900 unnamed people
Fresh FIRs filed in Giridih and Hazaribag for allegedly obstructing government work and clashing with police
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August 22, 2026
Jharkhand: HC stay on JPSC exam cancellation sparks fresh protests; students clash with police in Ranchi
The high court stayed the cancellation of JSSC-CGL appointments and CDPO recruitments
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August 20, 2026
Setback for Jharkhand protesters? Why High Court stayed Soren govt's decision to cancel JPSC-JSSC exams
The cancellation of the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) had been a major demand made by the Reforms Manch protesters
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August 20, 2026
How Jharkhand's student movement succeeded despite Congress-BJP slugfest
The Jharkhand student protests for education reform resulted in a major win after the state government agreed to cancel faulty exams following a 23-day movement
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August 19, 2026
Fresh headache for Hemant Soren govt? JSSC-CGL qualified candidates to move court against exam cancellation
The qualified candidates staged a protest outside Project Bhavan in Ranchi on Wednesday against the state government's decision to cancel the examinations
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August 18, 2026
Devendra Mahto-led protesters call off plan to gherao CM Hemant Soren's residence, burn his effigies on Aug 20
The decision comes a day after the government cancelled the JSSC-Combined Graduate Level (CGL) examination as well as all examinations conducted by outsourced agency TSR Data Processing Pvt Ltd (TDPL) since 2014 over alleged irregularities
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August 18, 2026
Protests forced Jharkhand govt to cancel JSSC-CGL; now those who cleared it are protesting
Nearly 2,000 candidates who had already secured government positions through the exam are opposing the cancellation of the exam
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August 18, 2026
Jharkhand: Mahto ends 16-day hunger strike; will student protesters drop CBI probe demand?
Mahto ended his fast after government cancelled JSSC-CGL examination
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August 17, 2026
Jharkhand students' protest: What Rahul Gandhi said in letter to Hemant Soren as Congress faces political heat
Gandhi expressed solidarity with the protesters, calling their agitation peaceful and their demands legitimate, while criticizing the alleged politicisation of the education system
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August 17, 2026
Jharkhand student protest: Will fresh talks with government break the deadlock?
Earlier, six rounds of talks had been held between the protesters and government representatives, but none resulted in a breakthrough
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August 16, 2026
'CM must resign if...': Jharkhand protesters set August 18 ultimatum for gherao of Soren's residence
Around one lakh students from across Jharkhand are expected to join the peaceful gherao at CM Soren's residence, should it take place
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August 16, 2026
Jharkhand protest: Pressure mounts on Rahul Gandhi as students seek Congress to withdraw coalition support
Student groups are dissatisfied with Rahul Gandhi's perceived lack of forceful action on exam irregularities compared to his stance in other states
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August 16, 2026
Jharkhand: Protesting students to burn effigies of Hemant Soren, Rahul Gandhi today; plan CM’s house gherao on Aug 20
The protesters urged Rahul Gandhi to withdraw his support for the government if the "chief minister is not listening" to him
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August 15, 2026
WATCH | 'Is this free India?': Devendra Mahto barred from Tiranga Yatra by Jharkhand police, friends 'brutally beaten'
Mahto said that the police stopped him from attending a peaceful Tiranga Yatra and flag hoisting at the Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium, the site of the JPSC-JSSC student protests
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August 12, 2026
In Jharkhand student protests, BJP wants to pay Congress in the same coin
The Congress party's strategy to corner the BJP government over a lathi-charge on student protesters in Delhi has been complicated by a similar incident in JMM-Congress-ruled Jharkhand
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August 11, 2026
Maharashtra BJP minister Ashish Shelar challenges Rahul Gandhi over Ranchi student protest crackdown
Shelar accused the Opposition of "hypocrisy" and "politics of convenience" for supporting protests elsewhere while ignoring atrocities in a state where Congress is in power
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August 11, 2026
Jharkhand students' protest: ABVP workers clash with police during march; 110 detained
The ABVP's protest march comes a day after police lathi-charged students who were marching toward the Vidhan Sabha to demand a probe into alleged JPSC-JSSC exam irregularities
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August 11, 2026
How JSSC-CGL 2024 exam was leaked; JPSC paper leak mastermind Abhay Tiwari tells CID
Accused Abhay Tiwari in the Jharkhand JPSC merit scam told police that the September 2024 JSSC SC-CGL exam paper was also leaked after a major extortion
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August 10, 2026
JPSC protest: JKLM leader Devendra Mahto hospitalised in critical condition after 'lathi-charge injury', claims aide
JKLM leader Devendra Nath Mahto's aide Pankaj Kumar alleged that he was injured during the lathi-charge by police near the Jharkhand legislative assembly
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August 10, 2026
Former JPSC Chairman L Khiangte arrested by CID amid protesters demand for CBI probe
Former Jharkhand Public Service Commission Chairman L Khiangte has been arrested by the CID as part of an investigation into alleged irregularities in the 14th examination
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August 10, 2026
Jharkhand protests: Police use lathis, tear gas as students' Assembly march turns violent
Police used water cannons to disperse the crowd. Several police officers and protesters were injured in the violence that broke out during the march
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August 10, 2026
Jharkhand protests EXPLAINED: What are the demands of students marching to Assembly? The Ranchi story so far...
JPSC protest leader Devendra Nath Mahto, who has been on hunger strike for nine days, has joined the Assembly march in an ambulance
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August 10, 2026
Jharkhand students' protest: Fasting activist Mahto joins Assembly march in ambulance; former CM Marandi detained
Protesters breached police barricades, while BJP leaders were detained near the CM's residence
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August 10, 2026
Jharkhand protests: Security tightened in Ranchi as students set for Assembly march
Section 163 has been imposed within a 750-metre radius of the state Assembly from 6 am to 10 pm
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August 09, 2026
Jharkhand govt cancels 3 JPSC exams amid student pressure, but protests to continue. Here is why
This comes after the Jharkhand government began a sixth round of talks with the JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch on August 9, after previous rounds of talks with various student groups failed to bear fruit
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