{
  "id": 338838,
  "title": "Jharkhand students protest LIVE updates: Govt announces fresh talks; student body alleges 'political manoeuvring'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/jharkhand-students-protest-live-updates-govt-announces-fresh-talks",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T02:47:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jharkhand/jharkhand-student-protest-jpsc-jssc-aspirants-demonstration-jmm-hemant-soren-ranchi-live-updates-august-9-2026/article71323953.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Jharkhand, students protesting alleged irregularities in recruitment exams announced Monday they would continue their march to the state Assembly in peace, despite the government's insistence on a CBI probe. JPSC-JSSC aspirants in Ranchi planned to hold a 'Vidhan Sabha gherao' march, three JPSC members resigned on Sunday, and the state government announced plans for CID and ED investigations into irregularities. The government agreed to cancel the 14th JPSC preliminary examination and backlog recruitment exams from 2023 and 2025 after six hours of talks with protesting student groups. However, students demand a CBI inquiry into the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) examination, which the government rejected, proposing a judicial inquiry instead. Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren assured students their rights and future would be safeguarded but urged them to avoid political manipulation. Despite the government claiming to meet 98% of students' demands, students remain adamant about their demand for a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in the JSSC-CGL exam.",
  "summary": "The Jharkhand government has announced fresh talks with student groups amid a massive agitation over alleged irregularities in recruitment exams conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC). The protests, which have entered their 15th day, are led by various student outfits, including the JLKM, NSUI, Adivasis Chatra Sangh (ACS), and Jharkhand Chatra Manch (JCM).\n\nAccording to the Hindustan Times, a four-member cabinet ministers' panel met with different factions of protesters on Saturday, including JLKM leader Devendra Nath Mahto, who has been on a fast over the issue for seven days. The panel also met with delegations from the Congress-backed NSUI, ACS, and JMM-backed JCM. The government had held similar talks with a 10-member delegation of the JPSC/JSSC Reforms Manch on Friday night.\n\nThe state labour minister, Sanjay Prasad Yadav, a member of the panel, said that the demands of the protesting aspirants are genuine. The government has also issued an email ID seeking feedback from stakeholders. The protests will continue until all demands are met, according to the protesting aspirants.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "'The demands are genuine': No headway in Jharkhand govt's talks with protesting students, stir to continue",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/the-demands-are-genuine-no-headway-in-jharkhand-govts-talks-with",
        "published": "2026-08-09T01:04:19.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}