Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:58am on 18 Aug 2026,Tuesday Education
Student leader Devendra Nath Mahto ended his 16-day hunger strike at Sadar Hospital in Ranchi on Monday after the Jharkhand government cancelled the JSSC-CGL examination and all recruitment tests conducted by private firm TSR Data Processing Private Limited (TDPL). Mahto ended his fast in the presence of state ministers Dipika Pandey Singh and Irfan Ansari, following the state Cabinet decision chaired by Chief Minister Hemant Soren. The government also ordered a Criminal Investigation Department (CID) probe into alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment examinations conducted since 2014. After ending his fast, Mahto thanked Soren, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, state ministers, fellow students, media and others who supported the agitation. (PC:PTI)
