Ranchi, Aug. 5 -- Days after a demonstration at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, the protest by JPSC-JSSC aspirants in Ranchi entered its 12th day on Wednesday, with the state government reaching out for talks and opposition parties extending support to the students' demands.

Students have been holding a round-the-clock sit-in at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium since July 25, demanding cancellation of the 14th JPSC Combined Civil Services Preliminary Examination, a CBI and ED probe into alleged irregularities in JPSC and JSSC recruitment exams, disclosure of OMR sheets, answer scripts and category-wise cut-offs, blacklisting of controversial examination agencies, and comprehensive reforms in the state's recruitment bodies.

Ranchi Sub-Divisional Magis...