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2 months, 3 weeks ago

BrahMos Aerospace announces job reservations for Agniveers

The Indo-Russian joint venture BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd, which manufactures the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, has reserved a raft of vacancies for Agniveers, recruited under the Agnipath scheme, in various departments including technical, general administration and security, and it will also encourage its industry partners to hire such soldiers who are released after four years of service. In an office …

India Haryana Agniveers Scheme Four Years Brahmos Aerospace

3 months ago

Agnipath scheme: Are four years enough for combat maturity?

Hindustan Times

The Agnipath scheme to enrol personnel below officers rank in the Indian military has been implemented by the government. Firstly, concerning the training duration of AVs at the regimental centres and, secondly, about making the military younger by mandating the exit of the bulk of the soldiers after four years, thereby creating vacancies for fresh inductees. These YS under the …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Is Agnipath a Recipe for Disaster? India’s Military Recruitment Scheme Faces Mounting Criticism

The Hindu

Published : Sep 01, 2024 18:45 IST - 10 MINS READ On July 17, the Haryana government announced that it would provide a 10 per cent quota for Agniveers in the recruitment of constables, mining and forest guards, jail wardens, and special police officers. “I wonder why the armed forces leadership endorsed the Agnipath scheme in the first place,” he …

China Army Military Recruitment Nepal Indian Agniveers

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Akhilesh Yadav, Anurag Thakur clash in Lok Sabha over Agnipath scheme

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: A war of words took place between Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and BJP MP Anurag Thakur over the Agnipath scheme in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Speaking during a discussion on the Union Budget in Lok Sabha, Yadav accused the government of initially orchestrating supportive tweets from major industrialists to promote the Agnipath scheme. Perhaps the government remembers …

Lok Sabha Scheme Thakur Yadav State

4 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP chief attacks Congress for politicising Agnipath scheme, PM’s Drass visit

The Hindu

Union Minister and BJP chief J.P. Nadda on Friday hit out at the Congress for politicising the Agnipath military recruitment scheme and the Drass visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to pay tributes to the soldiers on the 25th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas. Addressing the ‘Kargil Vijay Rajat Samaroh’, Mr. Nadda said the armed forces were well-equipped under the …

Congress National Interest Bjp Bjp Chief

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Review Agnipath. Roll it back or change it

Hindustan Times

I have never been convinced of the wisdom of Agnipath — the new and contentious short-term military recruitment scheme — that is back in the headlines. As an unseemly battle rages, Charanjat Singh, the father of Kumar, who was 23 years old when he died, has a plea: “Mere bete par rajneeti nahi honi chahiye”. Evidently overwhelmed by the media …

Military Agniveer Kumar Soldier Kargil

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Cong demands 'white paper' from govt on Agnipath scheme, alleges 'discrimination' against Agniveers

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: Amid a row over compensation to "Agniveer" martyrs, the Congress on Thursday said the government should bring a "white paper" on the Agnipath scheme for short-term military recruitment, so that the country gets to know the reality of the ground situation. Addressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters here, Congress's ex-servicemen department chief Colonel Rohit Chaudhry claimed …

Congress Gandhi Agniveers Agniveer Singh Chaudhry

9 months, 4 weeks ago

Congress vows to scrap ‘Agnipath’, revert to old military recruitment system if voted to power in LS polls

India TV News

Stepping up its attack on the Centre over the ‘Agnipath’ military recruitment scheme, Congress on Monday vowed to scrap it and reintroduce the old recruitment system if voted to power at the Centre in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The party also demanded that appointment be given to the about two lakh youngsters who had cleared the recruitment process but …

Congress Old Rahul Gandhi Scheme Kharge Agnipath Recruitment System

11 months ago

CIC instructs Defence Ministry to reconsider refusal to disclose records on 'Agnipath' scheme

The Hindu

The Central Information Commission has directed the Defence Ministry to revisit its refusal to disclose records related to the Agnipath military recruitment scheme under the Right to Information Act on the ground that the files were "secret". In response to an RTI application filed by activist Vihar Durve, who sought records of deliberations on the Agnipath scheme, the Ministry had …

Information Ministry Act Rti Secret Defence Ministry

11 months, 4 weeks ago

Policy Decision Should Be Left To Govt In National Security Matters: Kerala HC Dismisses Plea Challenging 'Agnipath' Scheme

Live Law

The Kerala High Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by 28 aspirants for enlistment in the Indian army challenging the Central Government's Agnipath scheme. The Court observed that the method of recruitment to the Indian army was a matter concerning policy decisions which should be left to the government to decide, as the same affects national security. In 2022, …

Army National Security Court Recruitment Indian Courts Scheme

1 year, 9 months ago

Why the Delhi High Court upheld the Agnipath scheme

India Today

The Delhi High Court’s thumbs up for ‘Agnipath’ comes as a shot in the arm for the central government given how the military recruitment scheme, introduced last year, was dubbed by critics as unfair to the recruits. A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad remarked that the border tensions with China had underlined the …

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2 years ago

Delhi HC Reserves Judgement on Pleas Challenging Agnipath Scheme

News 18

The Delhi High Court on Thursday reserved its judgement on a batch of petitions challenging the Centre’s Agnipath scheme for recruitment in the armed forces. Besides the pleas directly challenging Agnipath, the high court also reserved its verdict on petitions concerning the recruitment announced under certain previous During the arguments, the Centre told the high court that a decision was …

Counsel Court Recruitment High Centre Scheme Armed

2 years, 2 months ago

[Agnipath Scheme] Agniveers Will Develop Sense Of Pride After Serving Nation, Have Financial Stability After Exiting Armed Forces: Centre To Delhi HC

Live Law

Seeking dismissal of the petitions challenging its Agnipath recruitment scheme, the Centre has informed Delhi High Court that defending India's territory, which faces external and internal threats, requires an agile, youthful and technologically sound armed forces. Defending such territory from external and internal threats requires an agile, youthful and technologically adept Armed Forces," the government told the court in a …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Agnipath Scheme: 2.5 L Women Apply for 100 Army Military Police Jobs, 11 Rallies for Them from October

News 18

Around 2.5 lakh women have registered for just 100 vacancies in the Army’s Corps of Military Police under the newly launched Agnipath scheme for recruitment to the forces, as per official data available with the Army. 100 women will now be shortlisted from the 2.5 lakh applicants and recruited into military police under the Agnipath scheme. The Army plans to …

Training Women Army Military Navy Recruitment Official

2 years, 3 months ago

Nepal to take decision on Gorkhas' recruitment under Agnipath scheme after November polls

Firstpost

Nepal’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Sewa Lamsal during a press conference in Kathmandu said that chances of an immediate decision on the scheme of short-term recruitment into the Indian armed forces are slim Kathmandu: Nepal will take a decision on the recruitment of Gorkha soldiers in the Indian Army under the Agnipath scheme after the formation of the new government following …

Recruitment Nepal Indian Ministry Scheme Kathmandu Foreign Ministry

2 years, 3 months ago

‘Any laxity…’: Bhagwant Mann after Army's letter to Punjab over Agnipath

Hindustan Times

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday said all deputy commissioners have been directed to provide complete support to the Indian Army authorities for the recruitment of Agniveers in the state. Mann's statement on Twitter comes after a zonal recruitment officer of the Indian Army has reportedly written to the Punjab government saying that recruitment rallies in the state under …

Army Recruitment State Punjab Mann

2 years, 3 months ago

Will the Army stop Agnipath recruitment drive in Punjab? The tussle explained

Firstpost

The Indian Army complained of lack of support from the Bhagwant Mann-led government during the enrolment camp in Gurdaspur. According to an Indian Express report, the Army has complained of lack of support from the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party government during their recruitment drive and added that if it continued they would be forced to stop the process or …

Support Army Recruitment Indian State Chandigarh Punjab

2 years, 4 months ago

Agnipath scheme: Campaign against Centre's new military recruitment scheme from August 7, says Rakesh Tikait

India TV News

Highlights Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait has said his farmers' group would soon begin a campaign Campaign to start from August 7 against Centre's new military recruitment scheme Agnipath Fight with Central govt, UP govt over the issue was yet to begin: Rakesh Tikait Agnipath scheme news updates : Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait has said his farmers' …

Uttar Pradesh Farmers Centre Rakesh Tikait Tikait Bharatiya Kisan Union Scheme Agnipath

2 years, 5 months ago

TMC mouthpiece links ex-Japan PM Shinzo Abe's killing with Agnipath to target Centre

India Today

The Trinamool Congress has latched onto the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to target the Centre over the Agnipath military recruitment scheme. Police said he had worked for three years in Japan's Maritime Self-Defence Forces, also known as the Japanese Navy. READ | Shinzo Abe shooter was in Japanese Navy: Here's what we know about him The …

Japan Defence Pension Japanese Centre Forces Tmc

2 years, 5 months ago

20% Agniveers in Indian Navy will be women: Agnipath Scheme

Live Mint

The Indian Navy has said that up to 20% of the initial batch of Agniveers or military recruits under the government's Agnipath scheme, will be women, providing they meet the requisite requirements. According to Navy officials speaking to the news agency ANI, these "Agniveers" would be assigned to various branches of the nation's marine defence force. On July 1, the …

Women Indian Navy Scheme Agnipath Navy Officials

2 years, 5 months ago

Agnipath scheme: Agniveers' first batch in Navy to comprise 20% women

India TV News

Twenty per cent of the first batch of Agniveers to be recruited through the Agnipath scheme, which was unveiled last month by the Centre, in the Indian Navy will comprise women candidates, Navy officials told news agency ANI on Tuesday. "20% of candidates will be women to form the first batch of Agniveers for the Agnipath recruitment scheme. Under the …

Navy Recruitment Scheme Agnipath

2 years, 5 months ago

Agnipath: Congress distances itself from Manish Tewari's views on new military recruitment scheme

India TV News

Agnipath: The Congress party on Wednesday distanced itself from senior leader and Lok Sabha MP Manish Tewari's stand favouring the Modi government's Agnipath scheme. Congress has been vehemently protesting against the new military recruitment scheme which was launched earlier this month. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said on Twitter, "Manish Tewari, INC MP, has written an article on Agnipath. Massive …

Congress Party Military Recruitment Scheme Tewari Manish Tewari Agnipath

2 years, 5 months ago

Roll back Agnipath scheme: Revanth Reddy

Deccan Chronicle

HYDERABAD: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president and Congress MP A. Revanth Reddy strongly criticised the Modi government over the Agnipath military recruitment scheme and demanded its immediate rollback. Addressing a press conference at Gandhi Bhavan here on Sunday, Revanth Reddy was critical of the scheme saying it was unfair to the aspirants. The Congress MP said the Modi government is …

Congress Revanth Reddy Tpcc President

2 years, 5 months ago

Central Govt Acting Like a 'Nakalchi Bandar', Must Withdraw Agnipath Scheme: Cong MP Deepender Hooda

News 18

Congress party’s Rajya Sabha MP from Haryana Deepender Singh Hooda on Sunday attacked the Union government over Agnipath scheme for soldier recruitment, and called it a Nakalchi Bandar, or a copycat, for exporting ideas from foreign nations to draft policies here. Sometimes it gives the example of America in the context of agriculture laws and at other times talks about …

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BrahMos Aerospace announces job reservations for Agniveers

Agnipath scheme: Are four years enough for combat maturity?

Is Agnipath a Recipe for Disaster? India’s Military Recruitment Scheme Faces Mounting Criticism

Akhilesh Yadav, Anurag Thakur clash in Lok Sabha over Agnipath scheme

BJP chief attacks Congress for politicising Agnipath scheme, PM’s Drass visit

Review Agnipath. Roll it back or change it

Cong demands 'white paper' from govt on Agnipath scheme, alleges 'discrimination' against Agniveers

Congress vows to scrap ‘Agnipath’, revert to old military recruitment system if voted to power in LS polls

CIC instructs Defence Ministry to reconsider refusal to disclose records on 'Agnipath' scheme

Policy Decision Should Be Left To Govt In National Security Matters: Kerala HC Dismisses Plea Challenging 'Agnipath' Scheme

Why the Delhi High Court upheld the Agnipath scheme

Delhi HC Reserves Judgement on Pleas Challenging Agnipath Scheme

[Agnipath Scheme] Agniveers Will Develop Sense Of Pride After Serving Nation, Have Financial Stability After Exiting Armed Forces: Centre To Delhi HC

Agnipath Scheme: 2.5 L Women Apply for 100 Army Military Police Jobs, 11 Rallies for Them from October

Nepal to take decision on Gorkhas' recruitment under Agnipath scheme after November polls

‘Any laxity…’: Bhagwant Mann after Army's letter to Punjab over Agnipath

Will the Army stop Agnipath recruitment drive in Punjab? The tussle explained

Agnipath scheme: Campaign against Centre's new military recruitment scheme from August 7, says Rakesh Tikait

TMC mouthpiece links ex-Japan PM Shinzo Abe's killing with Agnipath to target Centre

20% Agniveers in Indian Navy will be women: Agnipath Scheme

Agnipath scheme: Agniveers' first batch in Navy to comprise 20% women

Agnipath: Congress distances itself from Manish Tewari's views on new military recruitment scheme

Roll back Agnipath scheme: Revanth Reddy

Central Govt Acting Like a 'Nakalchi Bandar', Must Withdraw Agnipath Scheme: Cong MP Deepender Hooda