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Nitish Kumar must clear his stand on Agnipath: Bihar opposition
Patna: Opposition members protested in the Bihar Assembly on Monday over the Agnipath scheme of defence recruitment and demanded Chief Minister Nitish Kumar spell out his stand. Opposition parties, including the RJD,…
- India
Oppn leaders protest against Agnipath scheme in Bihar Assembly
Patna: On the first day of Monsoon Session in the Bihar Assembly on Friday, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Left party leaders protested against the Central government on issue of the…
- India
Agnipath stir: Mahagathbandhan leaders in Bihar march to Raj Bhawan
Patna: Tejashwi Yadav-led Mahagathbandhan leaders on Wednesday took out a march from Bihar Assembly to Raj Bhawan against the Centre’s Agnipath scheme. Leaders of RJD and left parties participated in the march…
- India
Agnipath protestors Jihadis: BJP MLA, who called for burning Muslims
Patna: BJP MLA Hari Bhushan Thakur on Monday said that those who are protesting against the Agnipath scheme are Jihadis. They have nothing to do with patriotism. “Those protesting against the Agnipath scheme…
- India
Agnipath protest: Bihar suspends Internet services in 20 districts
Patna: Keeping in view the call for Bharat Bandh against the Agnipath scheme on Monday, the Bihar government temporarily suspended Internet services in 20 districts. The suspension has been already in place…
- India
Agnipath row: Bihar suffering due to BJP-JDU blame game, says PK
Political strategist Prashant Kishor came down heavily on the BJP-JDU conflict stating that their blame game will lead to increased violence in Bihar due to the newly launched Agnipath Scheme. On June…
- India
Bihar official arrested for posting content with ‘communal overtones’
Patna: A senior government official in Bihar has been arrested for posting content on social media with alleged communal overtones, police said on Sunday. According to ADG, Law and Order, Sanjay Singh,…
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Anti-Agnipath protest: Bihar Bandh
Sasaram: Relatives of protestors wait outside a police station after police detained several people protesting against Centre’s ‘Agnipath’ scheme, in Sasaram district, Saturday, June 18, 2022. (PTI Photo) Patna: Security personnel detain…
- India
Bihar: Agnipath protests trigger fresh friction between allies BJP, JD (U)
Patna: The protests against the Centre’s ‘Agnipath’ scheme that envisages recruitment of soldiers on a short-term contractual basis, triggered a fresh war of words between the two ruling allies – the BJP…
- India
‘Y’ category security provided to BJP leaders in Bihar
Patna: After BJP leaders were targeted by agitators in Bihar protesting against the Centre’s ‘Agnipath’ scheme for short-term recruitment into the armed forces, the Union Home Ministry on Saturday decided to provide…
- India
Agnipath protest: MHA sanctions security covers for 10 Bihar BJP leaders
New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry has accorded a VIP security cover of the CRPF to at least 10 Bihar BJP legislators and leaders in view of threats posed to them by…
- India
Anti-Agnipath protest: Role of coaching centers found, suspect Bihar official
Patna: Amid the ongoing protests against the Agnipath Scheme across the country, including Bihar, an official in Patna on Saturday said that the role of coaching centres was found during questioning of…
- India
Agnipath: 86 held after Friday violence in Patna, 7 coaching centres under scanner
Patna: Following massive violence in Patna on Friday, district administration has arrested 86 people for their alleged involvement in arson at Danapur railway station. The officials are also investigating the roles of…
- India
Bihar: Agnipath protests continue; vehicles at police outpost torched
Jehanabad: Violent anti-Agnipath protests continued rocking Bihar for the fourth consecutive day on Saturday, with agitators torching vehicles parked on the premises of a police outpost in Jehanabad district, officials said. A…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Agnipath protestors inspired by Bihar, Haryana violence, say cops
Hyderabad: The Railway Police Force have claimed that the agitators of Agnipath scheme who allegedly indulged in violence at Secunderabad railway station were inspired by the incidents of violence that took place…