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The Jharkhand government on Saturday held talks with the Devendra Nath Mahto-led faction of the protesting job aspirants over the alleged paper leaks. The meeting began at the state guest house in Ranchi as Mahto's fast over the issue entered its seventh day. An eight-member delegation of the grouping was meeting government officials following massive protests in the state capital over the last two weeks. "We have been demanding immediate cancellation of the 14th Jharkhand PSC Civil Services Examination, and all exams conducted by that agency," Mahto, a Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha (JLKM) leader, told PTI. The protesters are also seeking an independent probe into the alleged irregularities, either by the CBI or by a panel of retired high court judges from outside the state.
As the agitation over alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment examinations entered its 14th day, talks between the state government and student protesters on Friday failed to break the deadlock, with students deciding to continue their protest and hunger strike until their demands, including cancellation of the 14th JPSC examination, are met. The students also warned that they would go ahead with their planned Vidhan Sabha march on August 10 if the government failed to fulfil their demands by Sunday. The first round of discussions was held between a 10-member delegation of the JPSC/JSSC Reforms Manch and a government panel headed by Higher and Technical Education Minister Sudivya Kumar. The meeting came after the protesters submitted a revised delegation list, replacing an earlier 11-member panel to which the government had objected over the inclusion of an advocate. "The meeting was held in a positive atmosphere, and the government assured us that our demands would be ...
The protest against alleged examination irregularities in Jharkhand intensified on Thursday with opposition MLAs protesting on Assembly premises on the first day of its Monsoon Session, as the stir gained steam over the past 13 days with six demonstrators on hunger strike. The protest, which began on July 25 under the banner of the JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium here, emerged as one of the biggest student-led movements in the state in recent years. The demonstrators are demanding cancellation of the 14th Jharkhand PSC Civil Services Examination and an independent probe into the alleged irregularities in the recruitment test either by the CBI or by a panel of retired high court judges from outside the state. Just before the Assembly's Monsoon Session began, MLAs of the opposition NDA bloc staged a protest and demanded a CBI probe into the alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations. The legislators raised slogans against the state government with BJP ch
Educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has said he is "just an ordinary citizen", not a "modern Gandhi" or a hero, urging people to become the "heroes" of their own lives instead of looking for someone else to lead. The Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar over alleged examination irregularities entered its 22nd day on Saturday, while Wangchuk entered the 14th day of his indefinite hunger strike. According to a health update shared by the outfit, he has lost 7.5 kg since beginning the fast and his blood pressure was recorded at 106/74 mm Hg. In a video posted on X on Friday night, Wangchuk said he was feeling less energetic than the previous day but remained committed to the agitation. "Today, on the 13th day of my fast, I am not feeling as energetic as I was yesterday. I am feeling a little tired. It happens -- some days are better and some are not," he said. Thanking people for supporting the movement on social media, Wangchuk said two kinds of comments l
All candidates appearing in recruitment examinations conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will undergo face authentication at the venues, officials said on Saturday. They said it would further strengthen the integrity of the examination process. "All candidates appearing in the UPSC examination will undergo face authentication at the venue," read a note on the Commission's website. The commission conducts various recruitment examinations for government jobs, including the civil services exam to select officers of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS), among others. The UPSC successfully conducted a pilot program to test an artificial intelligence-enabled facial authentication technology for quick and secure candidate verification during the NDA (National Defence Academy) and NA (Naval Academy) II Examination, 2025 and CDS (Combined Defence Services) II Examination, 2025, held on September 14, 2025.
Those preparing for the state Public Service Commission (PSC) tests should first learn how to protest, is the advice given by the women CPO rank list holders, who have been protesting outside the Secretariat here for the last 18 days seeking appointment orders, to future government job aspirants in the state. The advice came from the protesting Women Civil Police Officer (WCPO) candidates on Saturday -- the last day till when their rank lists are valid. While the state government reportedly gave appointment orders recently to around 45 rank list holders, including a few who are among the protesters, hundreds of candidates still remain in the list which is set to expire on April 19. "We would like to tell those who are preparing for the PSC tests that you should first know how to protest, where the AKG centre (CPI-M party headquarters) is located and which officials you have to beg, before writing the exams," one of the protestors told a TV channel. Another WCPO candidate said they
The government is committed to ensure fair conduct of examinations and trying to strengthen the system to prevent any malpractice, Union Minister of State for Education Sukanta Majumdar said on Wednesday in the Rajya Sabha. Replying to queries during Question Hour related to irregularities in the NEET (UG) exam held last year, the minister cited a Supreme Court order to assert that there was no systemic failure and the government has already asked CBI to investigate the matter and five charge sheets have been filed against 45 people in the paper theft case. Majumdar said the government has passed a new law 'Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024' and implemented many recommendations of the K Radhakrishnan committee. "Our government is committed that examinations are held in a clean system. We assure that under the Modi government, we will not allow any malpractice," he said. Already, he said, the Supreme Court has given a verdict that there is no systemic leakage
Kota city police has arrested one of the accused, who was on the run for two years, in the alleged Delhi Police recruitment exam scam, a police official said. The accused was also wanted by the Kota police in another case related to forged documents. Akhilesh Kumar Singh (32), a resident of the Jamui district in Bihar and currently living in Delhi's Rohini, was arrested from Haryana's Jind district on Saturday in connection with a case of forged documents, Kota City SP Amrita Duhan said. Akhilesh is one of the accused in the Delhi Police recruitment exam scam, she added. Akhilesh took on rent the premises of Kota's Messrs Om Kothari Foundation for conducting an online examination in 2020. The accused, along with a local person identified as Himanshu Rathore, allegedly forged the signature of an official of the institute to prepare the required documents of proprietorship, and got it allotted as an online examination centre for the Delhi Police recruitment exam, police said. The sc
The UP Police recruitment exam was held on Saturday with more than 6.57 lakh candidates appearing for it at 1,174 centres across 67 districts of the state under the watch of 25,000 police personnel and 2,300 magistrates. The five-day exercise, which began on Friday, will conclude on August 31. On Saturday, police arrested 20 people for various crimes, including spreading rumours about paper leak, a statement said. Among those arrested was Anirudh Modanlal, who was nabbed by the Special Task Force (STF) for allegedly sharing fake question papers through Telegram app with the a few candidates against money. The Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board (UPPRPB) also filed an FIR in Hussainganj, Lucknow, against individuals spreading false rumours about a paper leak. According to the UPRPB, the exam will be held in two shifts on five days -- August 23, 24, 25, 30 and 31. The fresh recruitment exercise to fill over 60,000 posts was necessitated after the exams held on Febr