{
  "id": 1759961,
  "title": "Student Leader Mahto Announces Second Phase Agitation As Aspirants' Protest Enters 25th Day",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/student-leader-mahto-announces-second-phase-agitation-as-aspirants",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T16:51:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/bihar/student-leader-mahto-announces-second-phase-agitation-as-aspirants-protest-enters-25th-day"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ranchi, Jharkhand: As job aspirants and students celebrated following the Jharkhand government's concession on most of their demands, student leader Devendra Kumar Mahto opted to end his 16-day hunger strike, leaving the agitation to continue. The Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission-Combined Graduate Level (JSSC-CGL) exams and all recruitment processes conducted through the outsourcing agency, TDPL (TSR Data Processing Private Limited), have been cancelled by Chief Minister Hemant Soren following a cabinet meeting on Monday. Mahto announced the impending launch of the second phase of protests, demanding a CBI investigation into alleged leak irregularities in recruitment exams. He vowed the protest would persist until the government guarantees corruption-free recruitment in the JPSC and JSSC examinations.",
  "summary": "Ranchi: Even as job aspirants and students celebrated after the Jharkhand government conceded almost all their demands, prompting student leader Devendra Kumar Mahto to end his 16-day hunger strike, a section of students continued their protest on Tuesday, demanding a CBI probe into exam leak irregularities. Jharkhand cancels recruitment exams After a special cabinet meeting on Monday, Chief…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}