# Jharkhand government holds talks with JPSC-JSSC protesters as police book 600 2026-08-14T04:00:23+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The Jharkhand government is expected to hold talks on Thursday with aspirants protesting alleged irregularities in JPSC and JSSC recruitment exams. The protesters, at Ranchi's Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium for 20 days, demand cancellation of exams and a CBI probe. Police have booked around 600 protesters over a march towards the assembly on 10 August. Students plan a 'Tiranga Yatra' for Independence Day. One protester, Prem Nayak, on hunger strike for 12 days, refused hospitalisation. The state CID has arrested 20 people, including former JPSC chairman L Khiangte, in connection with the irregularities. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com - republicworld.com Tags: CBI probe, exam paper leak, Jharkhand, JPSC, JSSC, protests Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/jharkhand-govt-jpsc-jssc-aspirants-set-for-talks-tiranga-yatra-planned/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/jharkhand-govt-jpsc-jssc-aspirants-set-for-talks-tiranga-yatra-planned/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.