India, Aug. 9 -- The standoff between the Jharkhand Government and students protesting alleged irregularities in JPSC and JSSC examinations continued on Saturday, with talks between a high-level ministerial committee and another group of agitating students ending without any breakthrough.

Students staging a prolonged protest at the Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium in Ranchi remained firm on their demands and decided to continue their agitation.

During the meeting with the Government committee, student representatives placed a list of immediate and long-term demands. Their immediate demands included cancellation of the 14th JPSC examination, 2023 and 2025 JPSC examinations, FRO, ACF, Assistant Public Prosecutor and JET 2026 examinations, among...