The Delhi High Court on Wednesday listed for hearing on November 18 a bunch of pleas challenging the Centre’s ‘Agnipath’ scheme while granting time to the petitioners to file rejoinders. The High Court on Wednesday was informed by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that the Centre has filed a consolidated reply […]
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J-K: Army launches month long pre-recruitment training for Agnipath aspirants in Udhampur
The Army has started a month-long pre-recruitment training for youths intending to join the armed forces under the Agnipath scheme in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district. This is for the first time the Army has organised pre-recruitment training in Panchari Tehsil of Udhampur district. The training programme is being conducted […]
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Uttarakhand: Agnipath is a path of ruin for Uttarakhand–said former CM Harish Rawat
On Friday, Congress workers have come out on the road to protest against the central government’s Agneepath recruitment scheme. Angry workers under the leadership of former Chief Minister Harish Rawat took out a padyatra from Shikhar Tirahe. During this, slogans were raised fiercely against the failures of the central government. […]
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Controversial words of Rajasthan minister Ramlal Jat ‘Terrorists will be born from Agnipath’
Controversial comments are still coming to the fore regarding the new recruitment scheme Agnipath for four years of service in the army. Revenue Minister Ramlal Jat in the Ashok Gehlot government of Rajasthan also gave his statement in this. He has said that the Agneepath scheme will produce “trained terrorists”. […]
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Army, DAD synergy conference held, Agnipath on key agenda
The fourth Synergy Conference between the Indian Army and Defence Accounts Department (DAD) was held in New Delhi on Tuesday. The day-long conference was co-chaired by Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS) Lt Gen BS Raju and Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) Rajnish Kumar and attended by senior officers of Indian Army and […]
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Agniveers will never constitute the entire army: NSA Doval on Agnipath recruitment scheme
The Central government has decided to go ahead to implement the Agnipath scheme that triggered widespread protests in several states, with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval stating that there will be no roll back of the new short-term recruitment scheme for the armed forces. In an exclusive interview with ANI […]
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Battle of future will be fought with tech, need young, well-trained armed forces: NSA Ajit Doval on Agnipath
As protests against the new military recruitment scheme Agnipath continue to rage across states, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Tuesday said in the future we are heading towards a scenario where there will be contactless wars against invisible enemies and the country needs a young fit and agile army. […]
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Bharat Bandh over Agnipath: Security beefed up in Vijayawada
As protests against the Agnipath protests intensify, with several organisations temporarily shutting down operations in view of ‘Bharat Bandh’, security forces have been deployed at Vijayawada Junction railway station on Monday. Barbed wires have been put up and additional police forces have been deployed in all prime locations of the city. BT […]
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Chennai: DYFI cadres protest against Agnipath demanding scheme’s withdrawal
Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) cadres protest near Sasthri Bhavan in Chennai’s Nungambakkam against the Agnipath recruitment Scheme on Monday. DYFI cadres raised slogans against the Central government and demanded the rollback of the Agnipath Scheme. Chennai police placed barricades stopping the protesters from reaching Sasthri Bhavan. Protesters tried to […]
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Bharat Bandh over Agnipath: Trains cancelled, traffic jams across Delhi-NCR
Over 80 trains have been cancelled and massive traffic jams are being witnessed across Delhi-NCR on Monday as some organisations have called for a “Bharat Bandh” to mark their protest against the Agnipath recruitment scheme unveiled by the Central government last week. This comes a day after Tri-service chiefs ruled […]
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Agnipath a game-changing scheme, will provide employment opportunities to youth: Maj Gen Vikas Saini
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 in parts of the country. Addressing a press conference on the new defence recruitment policy at Narangi Military Camp in […]
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Uttarakhand: ‘Agnipath’ plan was also heavily opposed,Lathi-charged in Haldwani
There is huge opposition to the Agnipath scheme of the central government in many states of the country. Now a large number of protesters are also protesting in Haldwani, Uttarakhand. Meanwhile, the police took action and lathi-charged. Protests are also taking place in states like Bihar, UP, Delhi, Haryana, and […]
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Revision of upper age limit for ‘Agnipath’ will benefit youth; recruitments for Air Force to begin on June 24
Indian Air Force on Friday appreciated the government for increasing the upper age limit to 23 from 21 for recruitment under the Agnipath scheme for the year 2022. In a virtual address, the Indian Air Force chief, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari said, “Happy to announce that the upper age limit (for […]
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Amit Shah over Centre’s decision on upper age limit for recruitment to ‘Agnipath’
Highlighting that the recruitment process in the Indian Army was affected due to the COVID-19 pandemic for the last two years, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday thanked the government for approving the ‘Agnipath’ scheme for the benefit of the youth of the country. “The recruitment process in the Army was affected due […]
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Rajnath Singh vouches for Agnipath, says ‘scheme golden opportunity
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday vouched for the Central government’s decision to approve the ‘Agnipath’ scheme and said that it gives a golden opportunity to the youth to join the defence system and serve the country. On June 14, the Union Cabinet approved the recruitment scheme for Indian youth […]