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 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…

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…

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),…

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…

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…

Soren govt notifies cancellation of exams, not students’ demand of CBI probe

Soren govt notifies cancellation of exams, not students’ demand of CBI probe

19-08-2026 

Jharkhand students have welcomed notification issued by the state government cancelling exams. They had called off their hunger strike after the government scraped the JSSC-CGL and TDPL-conducted examinations. 

But the protesters are still…

PM Cares: The Rs.8,452 crore question

PM Cares: The Rs.8,452 crore question

19-08-2026 

The financial position of the PM CARES Fund, created in March 2020 amid the Covid-19 crisis, has now been made public for the financial year 2024-25.  The fund recorded ₹8,452.95 crore in total receipts during the year, compared…

ICAR’s 97th AGM Charts the Roadmap for Transformative Agriculture

ICAR’s 97th AGM Charts the Roadmap for Transformative Agriculture

19-08-2026 

The 97th Annual General Meeting of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Society was held today at the National Agricultural Science Complex (NASC), New Delhi, under the chairmanship of Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union Minister of Agriculture…

NHAI extends Digital FASTag Local Pass Facility to 121 Toll Plazas across India

NHAI extends Digital FASTag Local Pass Facility to 121 Toll Plazas across India

19-08-2026 

In line with the Government of India’s vision of Digital India and its commitment to enhancing Ease of Living for the citizens, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has extended the facility of online FASTag ‘Local Passes’…