India, Aug. 9 -- All three members of the Jharkhand Public Service (JPSC) Commission resigned on Sunday, after over two weeks of protests over the alleged irregularities in the JPSC and JSSC recruitment examinations.

The resignations of Ajita Bhattacharya, Anima Hansda, and Jamal Ahmed were accepted by Jharkhand Governor Santosh Gangwar, the Lok Bhavan said in a statement.

This comes even as the government agreed to the cancellation of the 14th JPSC preliminary exam, the JPSC Backlog 2023, and the JPSC Backlog 2025. The state government said it would take a "two-pronged" approach to address the irregularities, and announced measures including the setting up of fast-track courts and constituting a committee to determine necessary reforms...