BHUBANESWAR: Police said they used water cannons to disperse thousands of youth protesters as they marched on the state legislature in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand on Monday to protest against alleged wrongdoing in the state’s civil services examinations. Students and unemployed youth in Jharkhand, one of India’s poorer states, launched protests late last month over alleged wrongdoing in state public service recruitment examinations, including test question paper leaks.

Protests in Jharkhand ignite over delayed exams and bribery allegations, demanding reforms in the recruitment system and institutional integrity.

Jharkhand student protesters held talks with the state government in Ranchi over alleged irregularities in the JPSC and JSSC-CGL exams. The meeting ended without an agreement,…

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…