Agniveer Protests

Registration for the recruitment of Agniveers will remain open till March 15, an official in Maharashtra's Gondia said on Monday.

Three opposition MPs walked out of a meeting of the Defence Parliamentary Committee today alleging they were not allowed to discuss the Agnipath military recruitment scheme, which has sparked protests across the country.

Agnipath Scheme: 'Agniveers' will be eligible for gallantry awards, the Department of Military Affairs said on Tuesday in the backdrop of protests against the Agnipath scheme in different parts of the country.

Even as protests have broken out across the country against the Governments Agnipath scheme, which aims to hire young soldiers to be called Agniveers, on a short term basis in all three defence forces, corporates have come forward to offer employment to these recruits once they are relieved from their respective forces.

The centre has filed a caveat in the Supreme Court, urging that the court must hear its side before taking any decision on the petitions challenging the 'Agnipath' military recruitmentscheme.

Following industrialist Anand Mahindra's pitch for 'Agnipath' and offer to hire 'Agniveers', several social media users, some of them military veterans, asked if the Mahindra Group has hired former servicemen earlier in key positions.

The chiefs of three services - Army, Navy and the Air Force - will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi today to brief him on the 'Agnipath' recruitment scheme.

The last few days have been marked by large scale protests against a new recruitment policy for the armed forces announced by the central government. Called the Agnipath scheme, the government says it will create a more modern and robust force

Chairman of RPG Group, Harsh Goenka, joined fellow industrialist Anand Mahindra in promising employment to Agniveers amid widespread protests against centre's 'Agnipath' military recruitment scheme.

Even as protests and promises continue over the Agnipath defence recruitment policy, the Indian Army has issued rally notification.

It was a striking pose captured by the strategically-placed camera- that of the powerful Prime Minister of India at the feet of his mother.

The Central government on Sunday banned 35 WhatsApp groups for allegedly spreading fake news on the Agnipath Scheme and the Agniveers, government sources said. The action was taken by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).

Over 600 trains were cancelled on Monday as part of Bharat Bandh call against the 'Agnipath' military recruitment scheme. The protesters are demanding a rollback of the scheme while the government is standing its ground.

Amid widespread protests against the 'Agnipath' scheme, industrialist Anand Mahindra has said he is saddened by the violence and stressed that the discipline and skills of Agniveers would make them "eminently employable".

The Congress on Sunday took a dig at the BJP and said "now we know what main bhi chowkidaar means", in response to BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya's comments on 'Agniveers'.

Registration for the recruitment of Agniveers will remain open till March 15, an official in Maharashtra's Gondia said on Monday.

Three opposition MPs walked out of a meeting of the Defence Parliamentary Committee today alleging they were not allowed to discuss the Agnipath military recruitment scheme, which has sparked protests across the country.

Agnipath Scheme: 'Agniveers' will be eligible for gallantry awards, the Department of Military Affairs said on Tuesday in the backdrop of protests against the Agnipath scheme in different parts of the country.

Even as protests have broken out across the country against the Governments Agnipath scheme, which aims to hire young soldiers to be called Agniveers, on a short term basis in all three defence forces, corporates have come forward to offer employment to these recruits once they are relieved from their respective forces.

The centre has filed a caveat in the Supreme Court, urging that the court must hear its side before taking any decision on the petitions challenging the 'Agnipath' military recruitmentscheme.

Following industrialist Anand Mahindra's pitch for 'Agnipath' and offer to hire 'Agniveers', several social media users, some of them military veterans, asked if the Mahindra Group has hired former servicemen earlier in key positions.

The chiefs of three services - Army, Navy and the Air Force - will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi today to brief him on the 'Agnipath' recruitment scheme.

The last few days have been marked by large scale protests against a new recruitment policy for the armed forces announced by the central government. Called the Agnipath scheme, the government says it will create a more modern and robust force

Chairman of RPG Group, Harsh Goenka, joined fellow industrialist Anand Mahindra in promising employment to Agniveers amid widespread protests against centre's 'Agnipath' military recruitment scheme.

Even as protests and promises continue over the Agnipath defence recruitment policy, the Indian Army has issued rally notification.

It was a striking pose captured by the strategically-placed camera- that of the powerful Prime Minister of India at the feet of his mother.

The Central government on Sunday banned 35 WhatsApp groups for allegedly spreading fake news on the Agnipath Scheme and the Agniveers, government sources said. The action was taken by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).

Over 600 trains were cancelled on Monday as part of Bharat Bandh call against the 'Agnipath' military recruitment scheme. The protesters are demanding a rollback of the scheme while the government is standing its ground.

Amid widespread protests against the 'Agnipath' scheme, industrialist Anand Mahindra has said he is saddened by the violence and stressed that the discipline and skills of Agniveers would make them "eminently employable".

The Congress on Sunday took a dig at the BJP and said "now we know what main bhi chowkidaar means", in response to BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya's comments on 'Agniveers'.