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Army, Navy, Air Force to kick-start Agnipath recruitment process by next week

The officials said the Army has set its target of starting the training of new recruits under the Agnipath scheme by December.

The Hindu

Three services Chiefs acclaim Agnipath Scheme; call it 'transformational' for Armed Forces

Agnipath Scheme, which was approved by the cabinet on June 14, was launched in an effort to bring a change in the recruitment process of the Armed Forces. Read more on dynamite News

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Uttar Pradesh: Agnipath flames reach Varanasi, Ballia

VARANASI: While the railway station was ransacked and a train was set on fire in Ballia, several buses were damaged in Varanasi, the parliamentary constituency of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday in protest against the newly introduced Agnipath recruitment scheme in the army.

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Fiery protests against 'Agnipath' conitnue third day; in Bihar houses of Deputy CM, state BJP chief attacked

The agitation spread to many places in other states also including Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Telangana. Full story on Dynamite News:

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BJP leaders, Army chief mount defence for Agnipath scheme

Army Chief Gen. Manoj Pande said it will provide an opportunity for many youth who were preparing to join the recruitment rallies but were not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Hindu

Agnipath protests | Police fire in air to quell protests at Secunderabad station, three injured

The agitation against the Agnipath scheme turned violent after hundreds of recruitment aspirants went on rampage in Secunderabad, attacking railway property

The Hindu

Agnipath scheme | Protesters block railway tracks at Thakurnagar in West Bengal

Train services under the Sealdah section of Railway was disrupted due to the protests

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PM Modi can't hear anything except voice of 'friends': Rahul Gandhi amid Agnipath protests

Rahul Gandhi said this a day after the government raised the upper age limit to 23 years from 21 years for recruitment under ‘Agnipath.’

The Hindu

Rajnath Singh vouches for Agnipath, says 'scheme golden opportunity for youth to join defence system, serve the country'

SRINAGAR: 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.

The Times of India

Anti-Agnipath protests updates | June 17, 2022

Here are the latest developments from the ongoing Anti-Agnipath protests from across the country

The Hindu

Agnipath scheme protests: Mob sets train on fire in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia

BALLIA: A mob vandalised and set a train on fire on Friday morning at the Ballia railway station in Uttar Pradesh during a protest against the Centre's Agnipath recruitment scheme.

The Times of India

Agnipath scheme will hamper youths’ career: Pilibhit MP Varun Gandhi

By: Keshav Agarwal

The Times of India

Can’t work on 4-year contract: Agnipath protesters in Ghaziabad

GHAZIABAD: A group of aspirants for jobs in the armed forces held a protest against the Centre’s ‘Agnipath’ scheme on the Meerut-Tiraha road in Sihani Gate on Thursday evening. The youths set a tyre on fire and raised slogans against the government.

The Times of India

Morning Digest | U.S. says it ‘condemns remarks on Prophet made by BJP officials’; amid violent protests, upper age limit for Agnipath scheme hiring raised to 23 for 2022, and more

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Withdraw Agnipath scheme, demand Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot & Sachin Pilot

JAIPUR: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday demanded immediate withdrawal of Agnipath, a scheme for short-term induction of soldiers in the armed forces announced by the Centre, saying the scheme amounts to "playing with the future of the youth and the security of the country".

The Times of India

Agnipath protests: JD (U) asks Centre to reconsider scheme

PATNA: In yet another instance of difference of opinion between the NDA allies in the state, two top functionaries of JD(U) – party president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh and parliamentary board chairman Upendra Kushwaha – on Thursday appealed to the Narendra Modi government at the Centre to review…

The Hindu

Anti-Agnipath protests turn violent

Trains set afire in Kaimur and Chhapra districts of Bihar; MLA’s vehicle attacked in Bihar, BJP office vandalised; Railways cancels 34 trains amid uproar in several States; 15 police personnel injured, vehicles torched in Haryana

The Hindu

Reconsider ‘Agniveer’ scheme: JD(U) tells Centre

Protests against the scheme turn violent for the second consecutive day in Bihar

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The Hindu

Hiring soldiers for four years not a good idea: Amarinder

Former Punjab CM urges Centre to review Agnipath policy

The Hindu

Upper age limit for Agnipath scheme hiring raised to 23 for 2022

Government officials have released a note on “myths and facts” regarding the scheme.

The Guardian - UK

Trains and tyres burn as Indians protest against loss of army job security

Rallies spread across states over news of four-year contract to replace job-for-life scheme

The Hindu

Protests erupt in U.P. against ‘Agnipath’ scheme, stones pelted at govt. bus in Agra

In Ballia and neighbouring districts, movement of some trains was affected due to the protests, an official said.

The Hindu

Explained | The Agnipath scheme for armed forces

Under the new scheme, around 46,000 soldiers between the ages of 17.5 and 21 years will be recruited into the three services this year.

Al Jazeera

‘Agnipath’: Anger in India over Modi’s new army recruitment plan

Protesters set BJP office on fire and block railway tracks and roads in demonstrations against new military job scheme.

The Hindu

Many veterans and politicians say Agnipath scheme may harm Army morale

The BJP govt. must stop compromising the dignity, traditions, valour and discipline of our forces, says Rahul Gandhi

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