Ranchi's Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium has, for the past 17 days, functioned as the nerve centre of one of Jharkhand's largest student-led movements in recent years. At the centre of it is 33-year-old Devendra Nath Mahto, a student leader from Ranchi who has been on an indefinite hunger strike since August 2, demanding the cancellation of recruitment examinations he alleges were compromised by irregularities.

Jharkhand student protest LIVE: As the protest in Jharkhand continues, student leader Devendra Nath Mahto has called out the Hemant Soren-led government over irregularities in…

Jharkhand government officials met with protesting job aspirants on Saturday. The meeting occurred as Devendra Nath Mahto's fast entered its seventh day. Protesters demand…