Jharkhand Student Protest 2026: Why Talks Keep Failing

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 c…

14th JPSC Combined Civil Services Preliminary 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…

14th JPSC Prelim Results Declared, 2,204 Qualify

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

A Photocopied OMR Answer Sheet Goes Viral

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 -…

CID Registers Case; JPSC Chairman L. Khiangte 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…

Sit-In Begins at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium, Ranchi

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…

Protest Intensifies; CID Arrests Reach 11; Supreme Court Remarks in Separate Ca…

Protests intensified as one faction demanded CM Soren's resignation and an ED probe. CID arrests reached 11, including a JPSC Deputy Controller. A Supreme Court bench ur…

First Round of Government Talks; ABVP Detentions

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…

Four More Rounds of Talks Fail; Supreme Court PIL Filed

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…

Sixth Round of Talks: Exams Cancelled, CBI Probe 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…

Assembly March Turns Violent; Ex-JPSC Chairman Arrested

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…

BJP Bandh Called; Assembly Session Adjourned Sine Die

BJP called a statewide bandh over the police action. Ruling-opposition clashes led Speaker Rabindra Nath Mahato to adjourn the House twice before the Monsoon Session end…

FIR Filed Against 600 Protesters; Mahto Seeks Discharge, Then Appeals From Hosp…

The sit-in reached its 19th-21st day. Police filed an FIR against ~600 protesters over the 10 August march. Hospitalised, Mahto sought discharge, then sent a video appea…

Tiranga Yatra Held; Police Stop Mahto From Joining; Soren Pledges Transparency

Thousands marched a peaceful Tiranga Yatra from Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium on Independence Day. Police stopped hospitalised hunger striker Devendra Nath Mahto from joini…

Reforms Manch Ultimatum, Effigies Burnt; JSSC-CGL Exams Cancelled; Hunger Strik…

On 17 Aug protesters burnt effigies of Soren, Gandhi and Yadav; a Cabinet meeting that evening cancelled the JSSC-CGL exam and all TDPL-run exams since 2014, and three h…

High Court Issues Two Stays on Exam Cancellations; Police Lathi-Charge Gandhi M…

The HC stayed JPSC/JSSC exam-appointment cancellations in two orders on 20-21 Aug. Police lathi-charged an effigy-burning crowd at Gandhi Maidan on 21 Aug, with clashes…

Supreme Court Notices Centre and CBI on Probe-Transfer Plea; Mahto Launches Ref…

On 24 Aug the Supreme Court issued notice to the Centre, CBI and state on a CID-to-CBI probe-transfer plea, with no interim order. On 25 Aug police booked 900+ in fresh…