Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:35pm on 17 Aug 2026,Monday India
The Jharkhand government has announced the cancellation of the JSSC-CGL examination and all recruitment exams conducted by TDPL. The decision came after days of protests by students and job aspirants in Ranchi. Student leader Devendra Mahto ended his hunger strike at Sadar Hospital after the government accepted the key demands. Student leaders Umme Habiba and Rahul Kranti also ended their hunger strikes. State ministers Dipika Pandey Singh and Irfan Ansari met the protesters at the hospital. Students celebrated the decision at the protest site. They had demanded action over alleged irregularities in recruitment exams conducted by JPSC and JSSC.
