NEW DELHI: After the death of two Agniveers in Nashik during training, LoP in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday demanded that PM Modi and defence minister Rajnath Singh should answer “why the life of one soldier is more valuable than that of another soldier”.“The death of two Agniveers – Gohil Vishwaraj Singh and Saifat…
Amit Shah in Gurgaon (ANI photo) GURGAON: Home minister Amit Shah on Sunday asserted that the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, will be passed in the winter session of Parliament, setting the stage for a potential showdown with the opposition both inside and outside the House.“Waqf board law… we will fix it in the next session…
NEW DELHI: As the BJP-led government faces heat from the opposition over the Agnipath scheme, several BJP-governed states have come to its rescue announcing reservation to Agniveers after retirement in state jobs. BJP’s allies, Nitish Kumar’s JDU and Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (RV), also requested to review the scheme.Rajasthan, Arunachal Pradesh announce reservation The…
NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav announced on Saturday that the Agnipath scheme will be cancelled within 24 hours if his party comes to power, a day after Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath declared reservations for retired Agniveers.The INDIA bloc, which includes the Samajwadi Party, had promised during the Lok Sabha election campaigns…
CHANDIGARH: In a bid to secure the future of youth from Haryana recruited as Agniveers for a period of four years, the state govt on Wednesday announced 10% horizontal reservation for these soldiers in direct recruitment for posts of constable, mining guard, forest guard, jail warden, and special police officer (SPO).Haryana govt announced that Agniveers…
NEW DELHI: Navy will begin deploying a small batch of women Agniveers, who now number 1,119 in the force, as sailors on frontline warships, towards end-Feb to join the almost 50 women officers already serving on them.Lt Commander Prerna Deosthalee is also set to soon take over as the first woman commanding officer of a…
