# Jharkhand cancels all TDPL exams after paper leak protests 2026-08-17T17:32:02+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 3 independent outlets (5 source reports) Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has ordered the cancellation of the JSSC-CGL exam and all other examinations conducted by TDPL, the state government announced on August 17. The decision covers all results, selected candidates, and activities linked to TDPL. The move follows weeks of protests by students alleging paper leaks and irregularities. Student leader Devendra Nath Mahato, who was on an indefinite fast, called off his hunger strike after the announcement. He thanked the government and Chief Minister Soren but demanded a robust system to prevent future leaks and rigging. Mahato said he wants a guarantee from the state that recruitment will be transparent, and he is waiting for an official notice on the cancellation. The protests erupted after allegations of a paper leak in the JSSC-CGL exam conducted by TDPL. Mahato stated that students will cooperate with the investigation and continue to support efforts to eliminate corruption from the recruitment process. ## Coverage - tupaki.com - tupaki.com (2) - aajtak.in - aajtak.in (2) - bazaar.businesstoday.in This story was synthesised by AI from the 5 sources linked above. Tags: Devendra Nath Mahato, Hemant Soren, Jharkhand, JSSC-CGL Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/jharkhand-cancels-all-tdpl-exams-after-paper-leak-protests/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/jharkhand-cancels-all-tdpl-exams-after-paper-leak-protests/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/