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BJP in Bihar accuses State administration for targeted vandalism

Ally JD(U) retorts asking why the State administrations in BJP-ruled states like Madhya Pradesh and Haryana do not stop anti-Agnipath protestors there and that it does not need BJP’s advice.

The Hindu

Why BJP-ruled states not getting protesting youth killed in police firing?, asks JD(U) chief Lalan Singh after BJP questions admn failure in Bihar

PATNA: Soon after the BJP state president Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal, at a press conference, raised questions over ‘good governance’ (of CM Nitish Kumar) and administration’s failure during violent attacks on the party offices and the houses of some senior leaders of the saffron party by the protestors of ‘Agnipath’ scheme,…

The Times of India

Daily Dose Ep 1076: Govt’s Agnipath outreach, Kashmir cop killed, Kabul blasts

Veronica Joseph brings you the news from Bihar, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Assam, New Delhi, and Afghanistan.

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Agnipath violence: MHA sanctions security cover for 10 Bihar BJP leaders

The Ministry of Home Affairs took the decision on the basis of a report received by the central intelligence agencies.

The Hindu

Reporters Without Orders Ep 224: Bihar liquor trade, Rahul Gandhi ED case

In this episode, host Basant Kumar is joined by Newslaundry’s Ashwine Kumar Singh and freelance journalist Umesh Kumar Ray.

Newslaundry

Jharkhand: Prisoner shot dead near civil court in Deoghar

DEOGHAR: A prisoner was shot dead by unidentified miscreants near civil court premises in Jharkhand's Deoghar district on Saturday, police said. The incident took place around 11.30 am when the prisoner, identified as Amit Kumar Singh, was being brought from Bihta in Bihar for production in court.

The Times of India

Jobs, matrimony, politics: Why Bihar became a flashpoint for Agnipath violence

“Paniya ke jahaj se paltaniya bani aiyah piya (return by ship once you become a soldier),” a wife hopes as the husband prepares to leave in a popular folk number from Bihar. For the last two days, many young men in the state, seemingly riding on hopes of a career…

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Protests intensify over India military recruitment plan, govt tweaks scheme

Protesters in India's eastern state of Bihar damaged public property and ransacked offices in a railway station on Saturday, expressing outrage at a new military recruitment plan and demanding the government reverse course.

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Agnipath protests: Internet services suspended in 15 districts of Bihar

PATNA: In the wake of widespread protests against Centre’s new armed forces short- term recruitment scheme- Agnipath, the state government on Friday evening suspended internet services for transmission of messages through social networking sites and instant messaging services in 15 out of total 38 districts in Bihar till Sunday (June…

The Times of India

Anti-Agnipath stir flares up in Bihar; several trains, vehicles set on fire

Protesting aspirants attack Bihar BJP chief Sanjay Jaiswal’s home and business establishments in Bettiah

The Hindu

Agnipath protests: Two policemen injured in mob attack at Sasaram in Bihar

SASARAM: Two policemen were injured while trying to control the violent protests against Centre’s Agnipath scheme in Sasaram district of Bihar on Friday.

The Times of India

Agnipath protests: Rail coaches set on fire at different places in Bihar

PATNA: Despite tight security arrangements, railways faced the brunt of army job aspirants for the third consecutive day on Friday in Bihar. The furious mob set railway passenger coaches on fire at different places located in Danapur division of the East Central Railway (ECR ). It was a tough task…

The Times of India

Anti-Agnipath stir intensifies in Bihar; Deputy CM Renu Devi’s house attacked

The Deputy CM rued that she was planning to leave for Bettiah by helicopter to attend a number of functions, but had to put off the visit in view of the law and order situation.

The Hindu

Fiery protests against 'Agnipath' conitnue third day; in Bihar houses of Deputy CM, state BJP chief attacked

The agitation spread to many places in other states also including Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Telangana. Full story on Dynamite News:

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Al Jazeera

One dead as India protests against new short-term army jobs widen

Man dies as crowds throw stones at police and set train coaches on fire in demonstrations over new recruitment policy.

ABC News

India's 'path of fire' plan sparks violent protests as government proposes new military recruitment system

Police in northern India fire shots in the air and authorities shut off mobile internet in at least one district, as protests widen against a new military recruitment system.

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Agnipath Row: Protests continue over Centre's Agnipath scheme in Bihar

Protests against 'Agnipath', a recruitment scheme introduced by the Central government for Indian youth to serve in the Armed Forces, in Bihar continued for the second consecutive day as protestors on Friday disrupted the movement of trains in various districts of Bihar. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Times of India

Agnipath scheme protests: Mob sets train on fire in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia

BALLIA: A mob vandalised and set a train on fire on Friday morning at the Ballia railway station in Uttar Pradesh during a protest against the Centre's Agnipath recruitment scheme.

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Shams Aalam sets new national record at World Para Swimming Championships

Beating all odds Bihar boy Mohammad Shams Aalam Shaikh set the national record in the men’s 200m Individual Medley SM5 event at the ongoing World Para Swimming Championships in Madeira, Portugal, late on Wednesday.

Newslaundry

Daily Dose Ep 1074: SC on UP demolitions, Bihar violence after Agnipath protests

Veronica Joseph brings you the news from the Supreme Court, Maharashtra, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana and Ukraine.

The Hindu

Reconsider ‘Agniveer’ scheme: JD(U) tells Centre

Protests against the scheme turn violent for the second consecutive day in Bihar

The Guardian - UK

Trains and tyres burn as Indians protest against loss of army job security

Rallies spread across states over news of four-year contract to replace job-for-life scheme

Al Jazeera

‘Agnipath’: Anger in India over Modi’s new army recruitment plan

Protesters set BJP office on fire and block railway tracks and roads in demonstrations against new military job scheme.

The Hindu

Protests continue in Bihar over Central government’s ‘Agnipath’ scheme

Hundreds of aspirants disrupted rail and road traffic while police fired tear gas shells to disperse them.

Dynamite News

President Election: Sharad Pawar may agree for Presidential post if NDA supports him, says NCP

Referring to the opposition's strength, Bihar unit vice president and spokesman Navin Kumar Singh claimed that the opposition candidate has the required numbers to win the presidential election but "Sharad Pawar was ideologically against any election for the post and preferred for unanimous election to maintain the dignity of the…

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