Jharkhand Student Protest 2026: Why Talks Keep Failing

Politics Students in Ranchi have been protesting since 25 July 2026, alleging irregularities in the 14th JPSC Combined Civil Services exam. On 9 August the government a… Swipe to explore › AiTimeline Home

14th JPSC Combined Civil Services Preliminary Exam Held

14TH JPSC PRELIM EXAM HELD More than 36,000 candidates sat the JPSC's 14th Combined Civil Services preliminary exam, competing for 103 Group-A and Group-B posts including Deputy Collector and Depu… AiTimeline Home

14th JPSC Prelim Results Declared, 2,204 Qualify

RESULTS DECLARED JPSC declared preliminary results; 2,204 candidates qualified for the Mains stage. Within weeks, questions about the result's integrity would surface online. AiTimeline Home

A Photocopied OMR Answer Sheet Goes Viral

VIRAL ANSWER SHEET A photocopy of a qualified candidate's OMR sheet circulated on social media, appearing to show only 48 of 100 questions answered in Paper 1 despite clearing the cutoff -… AiTimeline Home

CID Registers Case; JPSC Chairman L. Khiangte Resigns

CID CASE; CHAIRMAN RESIGNS Jharkhand's CID registered a case into the alleged exam irregularities. JPSC Chairman L. Khiangte resigned as CID raids proceeded and has since been questioned multiple… AiTimeline Home

Sit-In Begins at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium, Ranchi

SIT-IN BEGINS Students began an open-ended sit-in, joined by an indefinite hunger strike from JLKM vice-president Devendra Nath Mahto. This is the confirmed start date of the current… AiTimeline Home

Protest Intensifies; One Faction Demands CM's Resignation

PROTEST INTENSIFIES Protests intensified as one faction of protesters additionally demanded CM Hemant Soren's resignation and an ED probe into alleged money laundering. Placards alleged bri… AiTimeline Home

CID Arrest Count Reaches 11

ARRESTS REACH 11 CID arrests connected to the alleged irregularities reached 11, including JPSC Deputy Controller Shweta Kumari Gupta and directors of a private data-processing firm invo… AiTimeline Home

Supreme Court Urges Restraint - in a Separate, National Case

SC REMARKS, NOT JHARKHAND A Supreme Court bench urged restraint in handling student protesters - but in a separate, national case about the Cockroach Janta Party's Delhi demonstrations, not a Jha… AiTimeline Home

Mahto Denies Ending Fast; Rahul Gandhi Calls Protesters

MAHTO DENIES ENDING FAST Devendra Nath Mahto denied reports he had ended his hunger strike. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi phoned protesting students, assured support and said he would raise the i… AiTimeline Home

First Round of Government Talks; ABVP Detentions

FIRST ROUND OF TALKS The government met a 10-member JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch delegation. Separately, 8-10 ABVP protesters were briefly detained near the Chief Minister's residence and later r… AiTimeline Home

Four More Rounds of Talks Fail; Supreme Court PIL Filed

FOUR MORE ROUNDS FAIL Ministers held four separate rounds with JLKM, NSUI, the Adivasi Chhatra Sangh and the Jharkhand Chhatra Morcha - all ending without agreement. A Supreme Court PIL sough… AiTimeline Home

Sixth Round of Talks: Exams Cancelled, CBI Probe Refused

EXAMS CANCELLED; CBI REFUSED Mahto's blood glucose hit 53 before dawn. In the sixth round of talks, the government agreed to cancel the 14th JPSC prelim and two backlog exams; all three sitting JPSC… AiTimeline Home

Assembly March Turns Violent; Ex-JPSC Chairman Arrested

ASSEMBLY MARCH; EX-CHAIRMAN… Protesters breached barricades near the Assembly; police used tear gas, water cannons and baton charges, injuring at least five. Mahto joined by ambulance. Police detain… AiTimeline Home

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