Agnipath Scheme
- Hyderabad
Agnipath protest: SCR cancels several trains on second day
Hyderabad: The violent anti-Agnipath protest at Secunderabad railway station on Friday and fears of similar protest at major railway stations in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday led to cancellation of several trains. The…
- India
Agnipath protests: 369 trains cancelled across India on Saturday
New Delhi: The Railways cancelled 369 trains on Saturday due to the agitation against the Centre’s recently announced Agnipath scheme for recruitment of soldiers in the armed forces, officials said. These include…
- 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…
- Hyderabad
Violence at Secunderabad station premeditated: Hyderabad police
Hyderabad: The violence at the Secunderabad railway station was premeditated and the agitators were informed in advance about the time and place of assembling near the station, the police said. One person…
- Telangana
Secunderabad vandalism plan hatched at Telangana CMO: Bandi Sanjay
Hyderabad: Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Saturday alleged that the violence and vandalism witnessed at the Secunderabad railway station on Friday as part of a deep-rooted conspiracy…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Revanth blames TRS, BJP for Agnipath protestor’s death
Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President A Revanth Reddy on Saturday made sharp comments on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Telangana Rastra Samithi (TRS) blaming them for the death of…
- India
Centre approves 10% quota for Agniveers in Defence Ministry jobs
New Delhi: Amid ongoing protests against the new Army recruitment scheme ‘Agnipath’, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday announced that government will reserve 10 per cent jobs in the Defence Ministry for…
- India
Police use lathi-charge to disperse anti-Agnipath protesters in Karnataka’s Dharwad
Dharwad (Karnataka): Police resorted to mild lathi-charge to disperse anti-Agnipath protesters as they attempted to take out a protest march against the defence recruitment scheme here, officials said on Saturday. According to…
- India
MHA to reserve 10% vacancies for Agniveers in CAPFs, Assam Rifles recruitment
New Delhi: The Home Ministry Saturday announced to reserve 10 per cent vacancies for recruitment in the Central Armed Police Forces and Assam Rifles for Agniveers, the Home Minister’s Office said. The…
- India
Agnipath a game-changing scheme: Maj Gen Vikas Saini
Guwahati: Agnipath is a game-changing scheme which will provide employment opportunities to the youth of the country, said Maj Gen Vikas Saini, GOC 51 Sub Area amid protests against the recruitment scheme…
- India
Asaduddin Owaisi expresses views on Agnipath Scheme
New Delhi: Opposing the Centre’s Agnipath scheme, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Assaduddin Owaisi on Friday called it a ‘wrong decision’ saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have to withdraw…
- India
Agnipath scheme announced after wide-ranging consultations: Rajnath
New Delhi: As protests against the ‘Agnipath’ scheme widens, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday strongly defended the new military recruitment model saying it was announced after wide-ranging consultations including with the…
- 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…
- India
Anti-Agnipath agitation: Massive protest rally in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram: The ongoing anti-Agnipath agitations in various parts of the country on Saturday sparked another form of protest in Kerala as hundreds of youths took out huge protest rallies in Thiruvananthapuram and…
