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TopicJharkhand protests

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Jharkhand students pause protest for 2 months after Hemant Soren govt cancels 22 exams

Student leader Ravindra Paswan says JPSC-JSSC Reform Manch has decided to pause its protest for two months, giving Jharkhand govt time to act on its assurances.

Jharkhand govt agrees to cancel JSSC-CGL exam, 3 end hunger strike, but agitation to continue

Govt has agreed to most of the students’ major demands, except one for a CBI inquiry. Students say their agitation will continue until a consensus is reached on all demands.

Jharkhand’s govt recruitment is stuck in a loop—aspirants pay with years of their lives

From JPSC and JSSC examinations to teacher eligibility tests and police recruitment, aspirants have spent years moving from one hurdle to the next.

Jharkhand protest leader’s health worsens after 14 days of hunger strike, says doctor

Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha leader Devendra Nath Mahto was stopped from leaving Ranchi’s Sadara Hospital to join the Tiranga Yatra organised by student protesters.

Physics Wallah Alakh Pandey calls Soren govt to visit Jharkhand student protest site

Physics Wallah founder Alakh Pandey visited the Jharkhand protest site on the 20th day of the agitation and backed students’ CBI probe demand over alleged JSSC exam irregularities.

Ranchi protesters have replicated CJP formula. So has the Jharkhand news coverage

Republic TV, which sees the Congress’ hand everywhere, blamed the party again—even though it’s a junior partner in the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha government led by Hemant Soren.

Jharkhand recruitment scam accused Abhay Tiwari names JPSC members, ex-chairman Khiangte

Abhay Tiwari admitted to financial transactions in the 11th-13th JPSC examination cycle, a source from CID told ThePrint.

6 months late, a year behind. How Jharkhand’s university students lose out before JPSC

The JPSC protests did not begin with the recruitment exam. For many students, the frustration began years earlier, inside classrooms where teachers, timely exams and basic facilities were already in short supply.

Why protesters in Bihar and Jharkhand are asking for water cannons

From New Delhi to Bihar to Jharkhand, student protests have created a new relationship between water cannons and protesters.

On Camera

Indian queers will settle for flower over the bouquet. No marriage equality? Recognise live-in

Live-in relationships are a conundrum for Indian law as courts build the framework case by case, often leading to more questions than answers.

Gen Z prefers betting online, so casinos are reinventing the real-world experience

With Gen Z more likely to gamble online than visit casinos, operators are adding sports, spas, street food and social spaces to turn gaming venues into lifestyle destinations.

India, Japan look at joint naval shipbuilding, technology transfer with pact to deepen defence ties

Maritime security agreement opens avenues for joint development of naval ships and design, greater use of Indian shipbuilding and repair facilities by Japan.

Munir’s latest power grab is proof of his paranoia. Dictatorship and delusion go together

At some point Pakistani dictators begin to show paranoia. That’s the strategic reality most relevant to India since the late fifties. Munir’s case is worse, like some sudden acrophobia.