Student protesters back on the streets, set to burn CM Soren’s effigy, blaming him of ‘deceit’

Student protesters back on the streets, set to burn CM Soren’s effigy, blaming him of ‘deceit’

21-08-2026 

Student protesters are back on the street preparing to burn effigies of the Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday.

The burning of effigies is likely to take place in all district headquarters towns today, August 21, 2026 evening.

At…

Jharkhand JPSC-JSSC case: SC headed by CJI Surya Kant to hear plea seeking CBI probe

Jharkhand JPSC-JSSC case: SC headed by CJI Surya Kant to hear plea seeking CBI probe

21-08-2026 

The Supreme Court will on Monday hear a plea seeking a federal probe into alleged irregularities in the Jharkhand Combined Civil Services Preliminary Competitive Examination, 2025, conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) for recruitment…

HC Order Reopens Pandora Box Over Soren Government’s Response To Agitating Students

HC Order Reopens Pandora Box Over Soren Government’s Response To Agitating Students

21-08-2026 

The Jharkhand government’s sweeping action against recruitment examinations was meant to draw a line under weeks of student agitation. Instead, the Jharkhand High Court’s intervention has opened a new phase in the dispute — one that…

Jharkhand HC orders interim stay on the state govt’s order cancelling JSSC-CGL & CDPO Exams Appointments

Jharkhand HC orders interim stay on the state govt’s order cancelling JSSC-CGL & CDPO Exams Appointments

21-08-2026 

Yet another setback for the state government. This time the Jharkhand High Court on Friday (August 21, 2026) has stayed the notifications cancelling the appointments of Child Development Project Officers (CDPOs) and those recruited through the JSSC-CGL…

Explained: Why NEET’s Fool Proof system faces the SC’s scrutiny

Explained: Why NEET’s Fool Proof system faces the SC’s scrutiny

20-08-2026 

The Centre has defended the security architecture of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-UG) before the Supreme Court, describing the present system as ‘foolproof’ and difficult to breach, while acknowledging…

SC out to draw the line of the law and the fundamental right to protest

SC out to draw the line of the law and the fundamental right to protest

20-08-2026 

The Supreme Court has indicated that FIRs registered against innocent student protesters during the nationwide agitation over the NEET paper leak should be quashed, while making it equally clear that those with serious criminal histories…

Eyebrows raised over Soren Govt’s  8 Notifications in Jharkhand

Eyebrows raised over Soren Govt’s 8 Notifications in Jharkhand

20-08-2026 

The decision taken by the CM Hemant Soren-led Cabinet meeting on August 17, cancelling 44 recruitment examinations conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and the outsourced examination agency, TSR Data Processing Pvt Ltd (TDPL),…

Injured cop in stone - pelting violence case of Jamshedpur ‘stable’: Report

Injured cop in stone - pelting violence case of Jamshedpur ‘stable’: Report

20-08-2026 

Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Krishna Kumar, who was injured in Jamshedpur during a late-night stone-pelting incident, while responding to a loud DJ complaint in Babudih under the Sidhgora police station area, received primary treatment at MGM Hospital…

Jharkhand HC stays Jharkhand Government's Order Cancelling JPSC, JSSC Exams

Jharkhand HC stays Jharkhand Government's Order Cancelling JPSC, JSSC Exams

20-08-2026 

The Jharkhand High Court had stayed the state government’s notification to cancel several recruitment examinations, including the JSSC-CGL and various JPSC tests, providing temporary relief to successful candidates who had challenged the blanket…

UIDAI Drive Completes Over 2 Crore Mandatory Biometric Updates in Aadhaar for School Children

UIDAI Drive Completes Over 2 Crore Mandatory Biometric Updates in Aadhaar for School Children

19-08-2026 

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has achieved a significant milestone in its nationwide mission-mode drive for Mandatory Biometric Updates (MBU), completing over 20 million (over 2 crore) MBUs for school children across the country.