Agnipath Scheme
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
- Hyderabad
Telangana: Train services resume at violence-hit Secunderabad station under tight security cover
Hyderabad: Train services at Secunderabad Railway Station, which witnessed arson and violence resulting in the death of a protester aspiring to join the armed forces, are limping back to normalcy, a senior…
- Chennai
Agnipath row: Trains cancelled, railway stations beef up security in TN
Chennai: As the protests against Central Government’s army recruitment scheme ‘Agnipath’ saw attack on railway property, the Southern Railway has increased security at all major stations across Tamil Nadu, including Chennai Central,…
- Telangana
Agnipath recruitment scheme will jeopardize country’s security: Uttam
Hyderabad: Congress Party’s Member of Parliament (MP) Uttam Kumar Reddy demanded that the central government withdraw the army recruitment “Agnipath” scheme as this scheme will compromise the country’s security. He said…
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Delhi Police arrests man for ‘instigating’ Agnipath protesters in Delhi
New Delhi: The Delhi Police has arrested a man for allegedly making an inflammatory speech and instigating youths protesting against the Agnipath Scheme here, officials said on Saturday. Police said Surender Sharma…