Mahindra Group chairperson and Padma awardee Anand Mahindra said he believes the discipline and skills gained by Agniveers will make these youngsters “eminently employable” and that the Mahindra Group will recruit these young people.
Heavy traffic jam on Sarhaul border at Delhi-Gurugram expressway as Delhi Police begins checking of vehicles in wake of Bharat Bandh against Agnipath Scheme, called by some organisations.
The Union Cabinet on June 14 approved a recruitment scheme for Indian youth to serve in the three services of the Armed Forces called Agnipath and the youth selected under this scheme will be known as Agniveers
Jogesh Behara, 70, a cardiac patient from Odisha, died as is was unable to receive timely medical attention due to the Agnipath agitation. He was taking the Korba-Visakhapatnam express to Visakhapatnam for treatment, but the train was stopped at Kothavalasa on Saturday. As there was no ambulance available, his family members took him to a private hospital in Kothavalasa but
“The Indian Army’s foundation is discipline. There is no space for arson and vandalism," said Lieutenant General Anil Puri, the additional secretary of the Department of Military Affairs.