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Protests continue, govt offers sops: 10 facts about Agnipath controversy

Home Ministry says 'Agniveers' will get quota for jobs in paramilitary forces; BJP spokesperson says Agnipath scheme won't be withdrawn

Agnipath protests: Train cancellations impacting coal movement, says PSPCL

The state-owned power utility PSPCL on Saturday said the cancellation of several trains because of the protests against the Centre's Agnipath scheme is impacting movement of coal for thermal plants. Those privy to the developments said the arrival of coal rakes has gone down from around 20 rakes a day to eight rakes per day. Chairman-cum-Managing Director of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), Baldev Singh Saran, said, "The cancellation of various trains due to the ongoing protests is definitely impacting the arrival of coal at five thermal power plants within the state." As per an official report, coal stock at the Goindwal thermal power plant is almost finished while it is in critical category at the Talwandi Sabo thermal power plant, which is left with stocks of less than four days. The situation is a little better at the Lehra and Rupnagar plants, which are left with 16 and 17 days of coal, respectively. The Rajpura thermal plant is having coal stock sufficient for

Agnipath intake 'to grow' from 46K annually in first 4 yrs, to 125K per yr

Scheme's objective is not about cutting costs but to make the military younger and dynamic: Senior Army officer

Sonia Gandhi says Agnipath 'directionless', vows to work for its withdrawal

Congress president Sonia Gandhi Saturday termed "directionless" the Centre's 'Agnipath' scheme for recruitment in the armed forces, and said her party will work for its withdrawal. She also appealed to the youths protesting against the scheme to adopt peaceful and non-violent means to fight for their demands. "It is unfortunate that the government has announced a new armed forces' recruitment policy, which is completely directionless and it has done so while ignoring your voices," she said in a statement in Hindi, addressed to the youths. Declaring her party's support for them, the Congress president said along with the youths, several ex-soldiers and defence experts have questioned the scheme. Gandhi, who is being treated at a hospital here for a lower respiratory tract infection and post-Covid symptoms, said she can understand the pain of the youths over the "three-year delay" in recruitment despite lakhs of vacancies in the Army. Gandhi said she also empathises with the youths

Rajnath Singh meets top brass of Army, Navy and IAF amid Agnipath protest

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a meeting with the top brass of the Army, Navy and the Air Force on the overall situation arising out of the rollout of the 'Agnipath' military recruitment

Agnipath protests: Arson in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh; 340 trains affected

While 94 mail or express trains and 140 passenger trains were cancelled, as many as 95 trains were partially cancelled and 11 were diverted

Protester killed, trains damaged: All that happened in Agnipath fire today

Government walks a step back on military recruitment scheme as anger against it spreads nationwide.

Congress' Venugopal demands meeting of Parl panel over 'Agnipath' scheme

The Congress leader, who is also a member of the Standing Committee, also requested the Chairman to invite all major stakeholders and defence experts for their opinions on the scheme

One killed, trains torched as Agnipath protests spread across India

At least 200 trains were affected, 35 cancelled and 13 short-terminated, railway officials said

Anti-Agnipath stir turns violent in Indore as protestors hurl stones

Protests over the Centre's Agnipath defence recruitment scheme turned violent in Indore morning after hundreds of protesters gathered on tracks near a railway station and hurled stones

Army to start formal recruitment process under Agnipath scheme in two days

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

Protest against Agnipath continues at violence-hit Secunderabad station

The protest by hundreds of youth against the Centre's new Army recruitment policy Agnipath continued at Secunderabad railway station on Friday.

Section 144 imposed in Gurugram as protests erupt over Agnipath scheme

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.

Agnipath protesters set bogey on fire in UP, trains cancelled as precaution

Raising slogans like 'Agnipath Vapas Lo', youths protesting against the Centre's scheme to recruit soldiers on Friday set a bogey of an empty train on fire prompting the police to lathicharge them.

Opposition creating controversy on Agnipath by provoking people: VK Singh

Union minister and former Army chief General VK Singh (retd) accused opposition parties of creating a controversy over the Agnipath scheme for recruitment in the defence forces by provoking people

Raising upper age limit under Agnipath will benefit many youth: Army Chief

Army Chief said govt's decision will provide an opportunity to youth who were preparing to join the force but couldn't do so in last two years due to pandemic

Agnipath recruitment: Centre defends scheme as protests break out in states

Unorganised groups set fire to trains in Bihar; opposition parties want military recruitment plan to be withdrawn

Countrywide stir needed to stall Agnipath, says farmer leader Tikait

Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Thursday opposed the Centre's "Agnipath" scheme for recruitment to the armed forces, saying a countrywide movement is needed to stall it.

No change being done to Army's regimental system: Govt sources on Agnipath

The government on Tuesday unveiled the scheme for the recruitment of soldiers in the Army, Navy and the Air Force largely on a four-year short-term contractual basis

Agnipath scheme faces trial by fire; violent protests erupt in Bihar

Protesting the Agnipath scheme, youth in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Rajasthan took to the streets demanding restoration of the traditional recruitment process