Indian police use force to disperse youth protesters calling for exam overhaul
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Demonstrators accuse authorities of failing to tackle issues in exams for highly sought-after civil service jobs Thousands of angry young job-seekers clashed with police in Jharkhand, one of India’s poorest states, on Monday as a weeks-long protest over alleged irregularities in recruitment drives f…
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Inspired by the Cockroach movement, young people in India's eastern state of Jharkhand are marching on the state assembly to demand transparency and a probe into alleged irregularities in civil service recruitment exams.
Inspired by the Cockroach movement, young people in India's eastern state of Jharkhand are marching on the state assembly to demand transparency and a probe into alleged irregularities in civil service recruitment exams.
🇮🇳 Thousands of students and unemployed young people have been protesting in Jharkhand since late July, demanding reforms to the state’s recruitment exam system. The unrest comes after weeks of demonstrations in Delhi that led to the resignation of India’s education minister last month.
Demonstrators accuse authorities of failing to tackle issues in exams for highly sought-after civil service jobs Thousands of angry young job-seekers clashed with police in Jharkhand, one of India’s poorest states, on Monday as a weeks-long protest over alleged irregularities in recruitment drives f…
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