Agnipath Scheme

New Delhi : Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said the recruitment into the military through the Agnipath scheme will begin soon. He advised the aspirants to begin their preparations.Calling the scheme a 'golden opportunity' to join…

New Delhi : Several students along with the members of All India Students' Association (AISA), Chatr-Yuva Sangharsh Samiti (CYSS) and Aam Aadmi Party's student wing on Friday staged a protest over the Central government's 'Agnipath' scheme…

Gurugram : In the wake of protests against the Centre's Agnipath scheme, the Gurugram district administration on Friday imposed Section 144 CrPC as a precautionary measure to maintain law & order."Orders were issued as a precautionary…

New Delhi : Agitators protesting against 'Agnipath', the recently-introduced short-term recruitment scheme for the armed forces, vandalised a bus in northeast Delhi, an official said on Friday.The incident took place at around 11.30 a.m.…

Gurugram : As many as 100-150 youths protesting against the 'Agnipath' scheme were booked by the Gurugram Police for blocking the Delhi-Jaipur Expressway at Bilaspur Chowk.Veer Singh, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Pataudi), told IANS…

Jaipur : Protests continued in Rajasthan for the third consecutive day against the 'Agnipath' scheme launched by the Centre for short-term recruitment in the armed forces.Students blocked the Jaipur-Agra railway track in Bharatpur on Friday…

Jammu : Youth, aspiring for a career in the Indian Army, on Thursday staged a protest in Jammu against the Agnipath scheme to recruit jawans on a contractual basis for four years, followed by compulsory retirement for most without gratuity…

Dharamsala : Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day visit to this Himachal Pradesh town on Thursday, a large number of army aspirants staged a massive protest at the Gaggal airport against the Agnipath scheme of the Central…