Rohtak, February 10

The Army recruitment rally for Rohtak, Jhajjar, Sonepat and Panipat districts of Haryana commenced at Rajiv Gandhi sports complex here on Monday.

As many as 3,598 candidates from Panipat district and Beri and Badli tehsils of Jhajjar district had registered to participate on the first day of the recruitment drive, of whom 2,710 candidates reported. Of these, 394 cleared the physical tests on Day 1.

The Army recruitment authorities have warned the candidates appearing for selection against the use of prohibited drugs to improve their performance. “The aspirants are warned not to use any prohibited drugs to enhance their performance. If the use of any prohibited performance-enhancer is detected in the medical examination, the candidate(s) in question would be handed over to the police and debarred from the Army recruitment process permanently,” said Col Ratandeep Khan, director, Army recruitment office, Rohtak. — TNS