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Jharkhand Agriculture Minister Shilpi Neha Tirkey interacts with a protester who was admitted to a hospital after falling ill during an indefinite hunger strike, in Ranchi, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. The students have been protesting against the state government over alleged irregularities and paper leaks in the JSSC-CGL and JPSC examinations. | Photo: PTI
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Former Jharkhand chief minister Raghubar Das interacts with students sitting on a hunger strike to protest against the state government over the alleged JSSC CGL paper leak and JPSC examination irregularities, in Ranchi, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Students hold placards during a protest demanding a CBI probe into the alleged JSSC CGL paper leak and irregularities in the JPSC examinations, in Ranchi, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Police officers interact with protesting students as they urge them to clear the Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium, where they have been demonstrating for the last few weeks against the Jharkhand government regarding JPSC-JSSC-CGL paper leak issues, in Ranchi, Wednesday midnight, Aug. 12, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Former Jharkhand chief minister Raghubar Das meets student leader Devendra Nath Mahto, who has been on hunger strike for the past 11 days to protest alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations and is undergoing treatment, at Sadar Hospital, in Ranchi, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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A protesting student is rushed to a hospital after her health condition became unstable during a demonstration against the Jharkhand government regarding the JPSC and JSSC-CGL paper leak issue, in Ranchi, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Job aspirants take part in a silent march at Albert Ekka Chowk, a day after police used lathi-charge during their protest against the Jharkhand government over the JPSC and JSSC-CGL recruitment exam paper leak issue, in Ranchi, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Job aspirants take part in a silent march at Albert Ekka Chowk, a day after police used lathi-charge during their protest against the Jharkhand government over the JPSC and JSSC-CGL recruitment exam paper leak issue, in Ranchi, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Student leader Devendra Nath Mahto undergoes medical treatment after being admitted to Sadar Hospital following a deterioration in his health condition, in Ranchi, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. Mahto's health became unstable during his indefinite hunger strike protesting against the Jharkhand government over the alleged JPSC and JSSC-CGL examination paper leak issues. | Photo: PTI
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Student protesters attend to an activist on a hunger strike, in Ranchi, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. Job aspirants and students in Jharkhand have been on a sit-in demonstration and indefinite fast since last month, demanding a CBI inquiry into alleged paper leaks and recruitment irregularities in the competitive examinations conducted by the JPSC and JSSC. | Photo: PTI
