Railway Recruitment Protests

Four youngsters were arrested on Monday for creating Whatsapp group with the alleged aim of inciting youths for a violent agitation at Jabalpur railway station in Madhya Pradesh against the Centre's 'Agnipath' military recruitment scheme.

Indian Youth Congress workers on Monday stopped a train at the Shivaji Bridge railway station near Connaught Place in the national capital to push for their demand for a rollback of the 'Agnipath' defence recruitment scheme.

As many as 46 people have been arrested in connection with the arson and violence at the Secunderabad Railway Station on June 17 for protesting against 'Agnipath', a recruitment scheme for the armed forces, said a senior official.

Southern Railway on Sunday said it has cancelled some more trains due to the agitation against Centre's Agnipath, an army recruitment scheme.

An ex-Armyman has been arrested in connection with the Friday's violence at Secunderabad railway station in Telanganaover the 'Agnipath' recruitment scheme, the police said.

Agnipath Protests: Train services on the Sealdah-Barrackpore route in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district were dirsupted after protesters blocked railway tracks to do push ups to show their protests against the 'Agnipath' scheme.

Over 300 trains have been affected so far due to the protests against the Agnipath scheme for recruitment in the defence services.

Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior and Indore saw some of the most intense protests against the newly-announced 'Agnipath' scheme of the Union government for recruitment in the armed forces on Thursday, the police said.

Agnipath Recruitment Scheme: Over 34 trains were cancelled and eight more partially cancelled on Thursday due to protests against the 'Agnipath' scheme, the railways said.

Protesters blocked roads in Bihar's capital Patna and other places in the state today after opposition parties called a bandh over alleged "irregularities" in the Railway Recruitment Board exam.

As many as four people have been arrested for pelting stones and vandalism at Rajendra Nagar Terminal in Bihar's Patna for staging a protest against alleged discrepancies in the Railway Recruitment Board's NTPC stage 1 exam results.

Railway property worth crores has been damaged and 12 government employees were injured in Bihar during the three-day agitation by students against the changes in railway recruitment rules, sources have said.

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Thursday slammed the Uttar Pradesh and Bihar governments, holding them responsible for prevailing poverty and unemployment in the state, a day after students staged a massive protest against the Railways.

Terming the committee formed by the Union Railway Ministry to look into the concerns raised by the aspirants of alleged irregularities in Railway Recruitment Board's NTPC stage 1 exam results as a "hoax", student unions have called for "Bihar Bandh".

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday urged job aspirants not to destroy public property and assured them that their grievances would be resolved as candidates of went on a rampage over alleged irregularities in a recruitment exam.

Four youngsters were arrested on Monday for creating Whatsapp group with the alleged aim of inciting youths for a violent agitation at Jabalpur railway station in Madhya Pradesh against the Centre's 'Agnipath' military recruitment scheme.

Indian Youth Congress workers on Monday stopped a train at the Shivaji Bridge railway station near Connaught Place in the national capital to push for their demand for a rollback of the 'Agnipath' defence recruitment scheme.

As many as 46 people have been arrested in connection with the arson and violence at the Secunderabad Railway Station on June 17 for protesting against 'Agnipath', a recruitment scheme for the armed forces, said a senior official.

Southern Railway on Sunday said it has cancelled some more trains due to the agitation against Centre's Agnipath, an army recruitment scheme.

An ex-Armyman has been arrested in connection with the Friday's violence at Secunderabad railway station in Telanganaover the 'Agnipath' recruitment scheme, the police said.

Agnipath Protests: Train services on the Sealdah-Barrackpore route in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district were dirsupted after protesters blocked railway tracks to do push ups to show their protests against the 'Agnipath' scheme.

Over 300 trains have been affected so far due to the protests against the Agnipath scheme for recruitment in the defence services.

Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior and Indore saw some of the most intense protests against the newly-announced 'Agnipath' scheme of the Union government for recruitment in the armed forces on Thursday, the police said.

Agnipath Recruitment Scheme: Over 34 trains were cancelled and eight more partially cancelled on Thursday due to protests against the 'Agnipath' scheme, the railways said.

Protesters blocked roads in Bihar's capital Patna and other places in the state today after opposition parties called a bandh over alleged "irregularities" in the Railway Recruitment Board exam.

As many as four people have been arrested for pelting stones and vandalism at Rajendra Nagar Terminal in Bihar's Patna for staging a protest against alleged discrepancies in the Railway Recruitment Board's NTPC stage 1 exam results.

Railway property worth crores has been damaged and 12 government employees were injured in Bihar during the three-day agitation by students against the changes in railway recruitment rules, sources have said.

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Thursday slammed the Uttar Pradesh and Bihar governments, holding them responsible for prevailing poverty and unemployment in the state, a day after students staged a massive protest against the Railways.

Terming the committee formed by the Union Railway Ministry to look into the concerns raised by the aspirants of alleged irregularities in Railway Recruitment Board's NTPC stage 1 exam results as a "hoax", student unions have called for "Bihar Bandh".

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday urged job aspirants not to destroy public property and assured them that their grievances would be resolved as candidates of went on a rampage over alleged irregularities in a recruitment exam.