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JAC board exam 2021: Jharkhand cancels Class 10, 12 exams in view of Covid-19
Jharkhand Class 12 Board Exam 2021 is yet to be taken," it had said.On June 1, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had chaired a meeting and announced the cancellation of the CBSE Class 12 board exams because of the Covid pandemic.PM Modi had said the health and safety of students are of utmost importance, and there will be no compromise on this aspect.After the CBSE and CISCE decided not to hold their board exams amid the Covid pandemic, several states had cancelled their board examinations, such as West Bengal, Maharashtra, Karnataka among others.Jharkhand reported maximum wastage of Covid vaccine at 33.95%, according to central government data.Yesterday, Jharkhand extended lockdown-like restrictions till June 17 with some relaxations, including