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RJD stages protest in Ranchi, seeks CEC Gyanesh Kumar's resignation

RJD workers staged a protest at Ranchi's Albert Ekka Chowk, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The protest arose from accusations of unfair electoral advantages given to BJP through manipulated electoral rolls. RJD leaders claimed that around 65 lakh names in Bihar and 27 lakh names in…

The Economic Times · Sep 26

IndiGo cancels 24 flight movements at Ranchi airport due to adverse weather conditions

IndiGo cancelled 24 flight movements at Ranchi’s Birsa Munda Airport on September 25 due to adverse weather, affecting 12 arrivals and 12 departures. The cancellations disrupted services connecting Ranchi with Kolkata, Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Patna and Delhi. Air India Express also cancelled one flight rotation for operational reasons.

The Economic Times · Sep 26

Jharkhand CID arrests two more in recruitment exam irregularities cases

The CID has arrested two more individuals in Jharkhand recruitment exam irregularities. One arrest is linked to the JSSC Combined Graduate Level examination-2023. Another arrest involved a coaching centre operator in Ranchi for JPSC exam irregularities. These arrests bring the total to thirteen for the JSSC-CGL examination. The state government…

The Economic Times · Sep 15

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Jharkhand’s exam trap: A generation lost waiting for jobs in the land of minerals

Jharkhand is rich in natural resources, but thousands of its young people are spending years preparing for government jobs. In Ranchi, many cram into small rooms to study, sometimes five to a room. Some have been waiting a decade for an exam, while others remain unemployed despite earning gold medals.

Newslaundry · Aug 27

Jharkhand protests: 3 FIRs filed against 28 named, 900 unnamed over clashes

Multiple FIRs have been filed against hundreds of individuals following recent clashes. Protesting job aspirants clashed with police in Giridih and Hazaribag districts. These incidents occurred after similar cases were registered in Ranchi on Saturday. Students are demanding action on alleged recruitment irregularities and examination reforms. The Jharkhand High Court…

The Economic Times · Aug 23

Jharkhand protests: FIRs filed against 200 unnamed persons over police-students clash; leaders Kunal Pratap Singh, Piyush Kumar named

Three FIRs were filed against fourteen named and over two hundred unnamed persons. These FIRs relate to a clash between police and job aspirants in Ranchi. Students protested alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment examinations on Friday. The High Court stayed notifications cancelling appointments for several examinations. This action followed student…

The Economic Times · Aug 22

Jharkhand recruitment exam row: BJP leaders demand CBI probe, slam government

BJP leaders in Jharkhand have voiced strong accusations against the state government, claiming undue force was used against aspiring job candidates. They are calling for a CBI investigation into alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations. Reports indicate that JMM workers and police clashed with protesters across multiple districts. Senior BJP officials…

The Economic Times · Aug 22

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Jharkhand student protesters urge Rahul Gandhi to come to protest site, withdraw support from govt

JPSC-JSSC aspirants continue their indefinite hunger strike in Ranchi for their demands. Student protesters are seeking resolution through ongoing dialogue with the Jharkhand government. Talks are scheduled to address the protesters' core concerns and demands. Both government and opposition parties are commenting on the ongoing student agitation. The protest enters…

The Economic Times · Aug 17

Jharkhand student protest: "Don't think I will survive much longer," Prem Nayak on hunger strike alleges Govt apathy

Jharkhand recruitment aspirants plan to intensify their protest over alleged irregularities in JPSC and JSSC examinations, with student leaders announcing a gherao of Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s residence on August 20. They are demanding exam cancellations and a CBI inquiry.

The Economic Times · Aug 16

3 Ways to Stay Productive When the Internet Goes Down in Tier-2 and Tier-3 Cities

Plan for the outage before it happens, not afterChanakya wrote in the Arthashastra that the prepared administrator does not scramble when conditions change, he has already accounted for them. In Nashik, Tiruppur, Bhilai, or Siliguri, a dropped connection is not a surprise. TRAI's network performance reports consistently show that smaller…

Times Life · Aug 16

Sohrai and Khovar: The Tribal Painting Tradition on Mud Walls That Jharkhand Has Kept Alive for 10,000 Years

The wall is the canvas, and the wall will dissolveYou arrive in a village in Hazaribagh district and the first thing you notice is that the walls are alive. Not decorated, alive. Figures of deer move across the mud surface in white and ochre and black. Peacocks open their tails…

Times Life · Aug 16

Betla National Park Is Jharkhand's Best Safari Destination, Corbett Gets All the Credit

What Betla Actually IsBetla National Park covers roughly 250 square kilometres inside the larger Palamau Tiger Reserve in Jharkhand's Latehar district, a reserve that was among the first nine in India brought under Project Tiger in 1973. The forest is sal-dominant, dense in the valleys, opening into grassland near the…

Times Life · Aug 16

Jharkhand students escalate protest; to burn CM Soren, Rahul Gandhi effigies tomorrow, announce August 20 siege of CM's residence

Student leaders will burn effigies of Chief Minister Hemant Soren and Rahul Gandhi. They demand cancellation of JSSC CGL and JPSC examinations. A CBI inquiry into alleged irregularities is also being sought. Students plan to surround the Chief Minister's residence on August 20. The agitation will intensify if demands are…

The Economic Times · Aug 15

Hundru, Dassam, Hirni: The Jharkhand Waterfall Circuit Near Ranchi Nobody Has Mapped for You

Three Falls, One Weekend, Zero Useful SignageHundru drops 98 metres off the Subarnarekha river. Dassam, fed by the Kanchi, fans out wide and shallow before it plunges 44 metres. Hirni, the quietest of the three, sits 75 kilometres from Ranchi inside a forest reserve where the approach road narrows to…

Times Life · Aug 15

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The Economic Times · Aug 14

Tejashwi Yadav doing part-time politics in Bihar: JD(U) leader Sanjay Jha

JD(U) leader Sanjay Jha criticised Tejashwi Yadav's proposed march. Jha stated Yadav engages in part-time politics in Bihar. Yadav announced RJD's march to Lok Bhavan over a police incident. Action was taken against the policeman involved in the protest. Jha suggested Yadav address student protests in Ranchi instead.

Newslaundry · Aug 14

‘Genuine’ vs ‘political’: The social media campaign pitting Ranchi protests against CJP

As Jharkhand’s student protest against alleged irregularities in the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) builds momentum in Ranchi, sections on social media have tried to cast it as the ‘genuine’ counterpart to the Cockroach Janta Party-led protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, the one ‘without…

The Economic Times · Aug 13

Jharkhand exam row: Protesters accuse govt of withholding health info of Devendra Mahto to weaken stir

Students protesting alleged recruitment exam irregularities accused the Ranchi district administration of withholding health details. Devendra Nath Mahto, on a hunger strike for twelve days, sought permission to return to the protest site. Job aspirants have been demonstrating for twenty days over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations. Mahto was admitted…

Newslaundry · Aug 11

Inside Jharkhand’s assembly gherao: Lathicharge, tear gas and conflicting claims

Thousands of students from all districts of Jharkhand marched on the state assembly in Ranchi on Monday, demanding the cancellation of exams conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission over alleged paper leaks and irregularities. They also demanded a CBI probe into the allegations.

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Newslaundry · Aug 11

Aman Chopra booked for video in hospital ‘without precautions’

An FIR has been registered against News18 India anchor Aman Chopra in Ranchi for entering the High Dependency Unit (HDU) of Sadar Hospital and recording a video next to a student who had been on a hunger strike. The video was published on Chopra’s personal YouTube channel called The Aman…

The Economic Times · Aug 11

Jharkhand students’ protest: BJP calls 'statewide bandh' after Ranchi lathicharge; JLKM leader Devendra Nath Mahto hospitalised, JPSC-JSSC aspirants demand CBI probe

Jharkhand’s student agitation intensified after police used lathis, tear gas and water cannons during a Ranchi Assembly march by JPSC-JSSC aspirants. The BJP has called a statewide bandh against the action, while protesters demand cancellation of the JSSC-CGL exam, a CBI probe into alleged irregularities and recruitment reforms.

The Economic Times · Aug 10

Ranchi protests: Shiv Sena targets Rahul Gandhi, questions 'silence' of some sections

The remarks come after police in Ranchi used water cannons, lobbed tear gas shells, and lathi-charged job aspirants as they breached barricades and attempted to reach the state assembly, protesting the alleged recruitment exam irregularities.

The Independent UK · Aug 10

Police fire water cannons to disperse major new student march in eastern India

Government says most demands accepted but students continue to press for federal investigation

The Economic Times · Aug 10

Jharkhand students protest: Ranchi prepares for march to state Assembly today

Student protesters will hold a ‘Vidhan Sabha Gherao’ march in Ranchi on Monday, demanding cancellation and CBI probes into JSSC-CGL and other exams over alleged recruitment irregularities. Security has been tightened, with razor fencing and restrictions near the Assembly. The state government has announced CID and ED probes, but students…

Newslaundry · Aug 7

TV Newsance 349 | Godi media presents: Good protester vs bad protester

This week on TV Newsance: thousands of students in Ranchi are protesting a genuine scandal- JPSC recruitment exams with no published cut-offs, a merit list nobody signed, leaked OMR sheets, a blacklisted agency mysteriously rehired, CID raids, 14 arrests and counting. This has once again shed light on the corrupt…

The Economic Times · Aug 3

CJP extends support to students protesting in Jharkhand over alleged JPSC exam irregularities

Students in Jharkhand continued protesting in Ranchi over alleged irregularities in JPSC, JSSC CGL and other competitive exams, demanding greater transparency, cancellation of tainted exams and accountability for alleged lapses. Protesters also organised a Mashal March and urged the Hemant Soren government to hold talks with them.

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