For nearly three weeks, thousands of students and job aspirants have taken to the streets of Jharkhand’s capital, Ranchi, demanding accountability for alleged irregularities in the state’s civil service recruitment examinations. At least six protestors are on hunger strike. The immediate trigger is the controversy surrounding the 14th Jharkhand Public Service Combined Civil Services examination, held in April. Allegations of a paper leak and manipulation in the recruitment process have snowballed into demands for cancellation of the tests and a CBI probe. The state government has ordered investigations, promised fast-track courts and tried to engage with student representatives. More than 10 people,........

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