Jharkhand job exam stir enters 18th day; BJP observing bandh, ABVP to march to Assembly

The students and job aspirants have been agitating since July 25, demanding transparency in recruitment examinations, reforms in the functioning of the JPSC and JSSC

Students in the eastern Indian state marched on the Jharkhand assembly Monday, with several on hunger strike, demanding the state scrap exams run by a private testing company they accuse of irregularities.

Students in the eastern Indian state marched on the Jharkhand assembly Monday, with several on hunger strike, demanding the state scrap exams run by a private testing company they accuse of irregularities.

India’s student-led protests continue in the eastern state of Jharkhand over alleged exam irregularities, even as demonstrations in New Delhi have subsided following the education minister’s resignation.

Thousands of students have arrived in Ranchi in large numbers by trains and buses to participate in the demonstration.

NEW DELHI: Jharkhand Police on Sunday said it was prepared for the planned Assembly march by JPSC-JSSC aspirants in Ranchi, assuring protesters that they would not face action if the demonstration remained peaceful.The assurance came hours after a second round of talks between student representatives and the state gove