The railway administration has now decided that it would start operation of trains only after reviewing and ensuring safety, security and law and order situation.
The government has provied Y-level security cover for nearly a dozen Bharatiya Janata Party leaders on Saturday owing to the rising violence in connection to the anti-Agnipath protests.
The Railways cancelled 369 trains on Saturday due to the agitation against the Centre's recently announced Agnipath scheme for recruitment of soldiers in the armed forces, officials said.
Kangana Ranaut who has been vocal about her thoughts on various topics of political and national concern compared the newly launched Agnipath scheme to that of the selection process of the traditional Gurukul systems.
In a statement, Sonia Gandhi said: "I'm sad that govt ignored your voice & announced a new scheme that is completely directionless... I appeal to all of you to protest peacefully in a non-violent manner. Indian National Congress is with you."
The 10% reservation will be implemented in the Indian Coast Guard and defence civilian posts, and all the 16 Defence Public Sector Undertakings. This reservation would be in addition to existing reservation for ex-servicemen.
In a fresh development, the Union Home Ministry announced a 10 per cent quota in vacancies in all para-military forces and Assam Rifles for demobilized Agniveers who complete four years of service in the army.
The village named Apshinge, located around 15 kms from Satara city, is also known as Apshinge Military for its contribution to the armed forces. For generations virtually every home in this village has someone serving in the army.
A man was shot dead in police firing in Telangana's Secunderabad, trains went up in flames, and public and private vehicles were attacked, as railway stations and highways turned into battlegrounds in many states on Friday amid burgeoning protests against Agnipath.
Agnipath Scheme was launched by the government, on June 14, in an effort to bring a change in the recruitment process of the Armed Forces.
Apart from the 10% reservation, there will also be an age relaxation of 3 years beyond the upper age limit, for Agniveers in the two forces. For the first batch of Agniveers, the age relaxation will be for 5 years beyond the prescribed upper age limit.
A man was shot dead in police firing in Telangana's Secunderabad, trains went up in flames, and public and private vehicles were attacked, as railway stations and highways turned into battlegrounds in many states across India amid burgeoning protests against Agnipath.
One person died while several were injured as violent protests over the Central government's Agnipath scheme for recruitment in armed forces have now spread in almost 9 states across India. While normal services of over 340 trains have been affected, 12 were torched by protestors. Worse, to curb the violence, internet services across 12 districts of Bihar were suspended till June 19.
Ninety-four mail and express trains and 140 passenger trains have been cancelled due to the protests, while 65 mail and express and 30 passenger trains were partially cancelled.
The DMRC said in its tweets, which were updated frequently, that due to "security reasons" initially some gates of the ITO Metro Station and Dhansa Bus Stand Metro Station were closed. Later all gates of the Dhansa Bus Stand were closed briefly.
The officials said the Army has set its target of starting the training of new recruits under the Agnipath scheme by December.
A video, posted by news agency ANI, showed a group of kids crying after being stuck inside a bus, which came to a halt due to the blockade.
Protests intensified in Bihar too, where youths set fire to at least 20 coaches of Vikramshila Express and Sampark Kranti Express at Lakhisarai and Samastipur stations, and blocked traffic on highways in Buxar, Bhgalpur and Samastipur.
Agnipath Scheme Protest: Massive protests have erupted in different states over the Modi government's new military recruitment policy Agnipath.
The Centre on Tuesday unveiled the ambitious scheme for recruitment of the youth aged between 17 and a half and 21 in the Army, Navy and the Air Force, largely on a four-year short-term contractual basis.
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