Agnipath scheme

Agnipath stir: 69 fined over Rs 12 lakh for property damage

December 25, 2024 3:02 am

The Tappal police station in Aligarh had registered an FIR in 2022  against 66 persons with their names and 450 unidentified under various IPC sections including attempt to murder, rioting and vandalism.

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren hands over appointment letter to slain Agniveer's brother, Rs 10 lakh to mother

November 28, 2024 10:39 pm

Hemant Soren had previously announced a Rs 10 lakh ex gratia and a government job for the next of kin of Agniveer soldiers from Jharkhand who lose their lives during duty.

Two Agniveers killed as shell explodes during firing practice in Nashik

October 11, 2024 4:19 pm

The incident occurred at the Artillery Centre in the Nashik Road area on Thursday afternoon, an official said.

BrahMos Aerospace to have job reservation for Agniveers

September 28, 2024 8:19 am

The Agnipath scheme was aimed at recruiting soldiers, airmen and sailors to the Indian Armed Forces for a period of four years.

In Haryana hub for Army recruits, youths cold to BJP promises for Agniveers: ‘What if party loses?’

September 26, 2024 3:23 am

After LS polls where Agnipath was a major issue saw BJP lose half its seats, party has included reassurances in manifesto, introduced schemes

Locked in a close fight, how Congress is planning to pin down BJP in Haryana

August 19, 2024 4:10 pm

Like the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls, unemployment is likely to dominate the Assembly election campaign.

Court dispatches: Vikas Malik gets bail; no relief for Agniveer thrown out by Army

August 08, 2024 11:53 pm

The Agniveer was boarded out when the medical board discovered that he had a scar on his leg

Agniveer scheme will keep our forces battle-ready, young: Sitharaman

July 31, 2024 9:15 pm

"One of the expected outcome of the scheme is that armed forces will have a much younger force by recruiting those in the age group of 17.5-21 years," she said.

Rajasthan announces reservation for Agniveers in recruitment of jail and forest guards, state police

July 27, 2024 1:19 pm

A statement from the Chief Minister's Office on Saturday said Sharma made a big announcement for Agniveers on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas (July 26).

Arunachal Pradesh govt announces recruitment of ex-Agniveers in police, fire services

July 27, 2024 10:43 am

The Centre in 2022 unveiled the ambitious Agnipath scheme for the recruitment of youths aged between 17-and-a-half and 21 in the Army, Navy and the Air Force, largely on a four-year contractual basis.

In Photos: Agniveer recruitment drive for women in Lucknow

December 01, 2022 2:10 pm

Violent protests over Agnipath scheme rage on

June 17, 2022 10:13 pm

Protests against the Armed Forces’ new recruitment plan Agnipath turned violent Thursday as aspirants disrupted rail and road traffic in several parts of Bihar, Haryana, New Delhi, Jammu and Jharkhand.