Pension grant for unmarried Haryana daughters Jun 4, 2008
Disclosing this here, today Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said that the decision to amend the Family Pension Scheme, 1964 had been taken keeping in view the long pending demand of Haryana Civil Pensioners Welfare Association, Karnal and Pensioners and Senior Citizen Welfare Association, Jagadhri to grant family pension to unamarried daughters at par with the widow and divorced daughters of pensioners on the pattern of central government. Enumerating the deatils of the scheme, he said that... (Sify.com, India)
File: Lovers killed to 'avenge' dishonour May 13, 2008
KARNAL/CHANDIGARH: Taking honour killings to barbaric heights, two young lovers in Haryana were first strangled to death and then displayed as trophies of some medieval hunt as their battered bodies lay in the front yard of the killers' house, in full view of a gawking public ... As Balah in Karnal celebrated the killings on Friday morning, sarpanch Ranbir Singh Mann announced with pride that the entire village supported the family in its crime. (India Times, India)
Honour killing: Main accused held May 11, 2008
CHANDIGARH: A day after the brutal honour killings of Jasbir Singh and his sweetheart Sunita by the girl's family, an unrepentant panchayat in Ballah, Karnal, decided to convene a meeting ''to discuss ways'' to bail out the killers as police arrested Sunita's father Om Parkash and 10 others on Saturday. The entire village is united over this issue. (Times of India)
Nitish Katara verdict date on May 14 Apr 23, 2008
On March 11, 2002, the Tata Safari used in the murder was recovered from G T Road, Karnal. The attachment of a third accused in the case, Sukhdev Pahalwan, was made on March 3, 2002. (Times of India)
Mittal gave sister's supari too: Cops Apr 15, 2008
"They told us it was Dinesh Mittal who had ordered the killing, following which he too was arrested. Later on Monday, Junaid (22) was arrested from Dilshad Garden," said joint commissioner of police (special cell) Karnal Singh. The police claimed to have recovered a countrymade revolver from Pervez's house in Jasola at the instance of Junaid, but it is yet to be verified whether the weapon used in the crime was the same or not. (Times of India)
Wheat crop unaffected by rains, hailstorm Apr 8, 2008
We have not noticed any damage, said Dr B. Mishra, Project Director, Directorate of Wheat Research in Karnal, Haryana. The findings are in line with the statement of the Union Agriculture Secretary, Dr P.K. Mishra, who told reporters in New Delhi that the untimely rains had not affected the crop. (Hindu Business Line)
11 bodies recovered from Karnal canal Mar 31, 2008
KARNAL: Eleven bodies have been recovered from Narwana-Bhakra-Karnal canal, believed to be those of the members of a Pehowa family that disappeared a fortnight ago ... While three bodies were recovered from the Narwana-Bhakra-Karnal link canal late on Saturday night, eight more were pulled out on Sunday. (India Times, India)
Dera chief survives blast Feb 3, 2008
KARNAL: Despite a Z-plus security cover, Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh had a narrow escape on Saturday when a tyre stuffed with explosives, targeted at him, fell on his motorcade injuring six people. The incident took place at a village near Nilokheri, Haryana, when Rahim Singh was on his way from Ambala to Uttar Pradesh for a religious discourse. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Mumbai coldest in 45 years Jan 29, 2008
Karnal and Narnaul, both recording the minimum at 2. 6 degrees celsius, turned out to be the coldest places in the state, followed by Ambala recording 3. (The Tribune)
Cold wave sweeps Punjab, Haryana Jan 27, 2008
3 C, four below normal while the minimum at Karnal was 2. 4 C, down five. (India Times, India)
Israelis opt for Haryana basmati Jan 22, 2008
Members of an Israeli delegation that visited the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Karnal and the town's local 'mandi' said they would import the basmati from Haryana and in return provide technical knowhow for advancement of animal husbandry in this country ... Even the Chinese chose Indian basmati from Karnal over the American variety. (India Times, India)
Haryana girl survives 'honour killing' Jan 5, 2008
Presently at the Nari Niketan in Karnal, Poonam, a resident of Bani in Sirsa district, left home on September 18 last year on the pretext of taking some exam and married her lover. But on September 27 her parents got to know of it and brought her back by force. (India Times, India)
Amritsar shivers, cold eases in Rajasthan Dec 21, 2007
New Delhi, Dec 20: Amritsar shivered under freezing temperature as mercury settled several notches below normal in Punjab and Haryana on Thursday while it inched upwards in other parts of north India providing respite to denizens from the chilly weather. In the national capital, which endured the coldest day of the season yesterday, mercury climbed by 0. (Zee News)
Karnal boy dies in warm-up race Dec 21, 2007
KARNAL: Ravinder, a student of class XI in Govt Senior Secondary School at Railway Road here, died following a heart attack in the school premises on Thursday morning. While the authorities said the child died at the time of morning assembly, students and parents of the deceased alleged that he died during warm-up race in the school. (India Times, India)
Haryana bonanza for SC students Dec 10, 2007
Karnal, December 9 A scheme, which would go a long way in checking the high drop-out rate among Scheduled Caste students, was announced by Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda at the Dalit sammaan rally here today ... Among other announcements made by Hooda were the setting of a Chair named after Sant Kabir at Maharshi Dayanand University and land for an Ambedkar Bhawan and a Balmiki Bhawan at Karnal as demanded by local MLA Sumita Singh. (The Tribune)
'Taliban' writ in Haryana village Oct 8, 2007
CHANDIGARH: Barely 25 km from the bustling township of Karnal is village Mundogari, where people don't buy television sets, don't get themselves photographed, or even listen to Hindi film music ... Says Raj Singh Chaudhary, a Karnal-based social worker: "When one family bought a TV set, it was severely ostracised." What adds to the problem, he says, is the literacy rate at an abysmal 3%, with just one person reaching college. (India Times, India)
Townships with malls, health clubs springing up Oct 7, 2007
The Chandigarh route boasts of developments along Kundli, Sonepat, Panipat, Karnal and Chandigarh ... Explains Prodipto Sen of Alpha G Corp which sold plots in its Alpha City in Karnal, About 50% of buyers are local people who want newer and better homes ... In many cases, in a city like karnal where there are a large number of educated professionals who have worked in the various research institutes in the city, they need to prepare for life after retirement. (India Times)
Schemes on paper, education for none Sep 16, 2007
Braj Mohan Singh Sunday, September 16, 2007 (Karnal) One often hears the government's promise of education for all but the reality on the ground is very different ... But in Karnal district of Haryana, barely 100 kilometres from the national capital, SSA centres exist only on paper ... We are running two centres here, but on paper there are 9 to 10 centres,'' said Praveen Javed Khan, teacher, SSA, Jainpur, Karnal. (NDTV.com)
Rice exporters await decision on basmati definition Sep 13, 2007
The All-India Rice Exporters Association President, Mr Vijay Setia, told Business Line from Karnal that 50 per cent of basmati production in the current year is being accounted for by Pusa 1121 alone, a non-notified variety. Storage. (Hindu Business Line)
Lead India: In a league of their own Sep 13, 2007
Travelling from Karnal to NASA and then outer space, she has given wings to the dreams of aspiring astronauts in India. KIRAN MAZUMDAR SHAW | She wanted to brew beer, an idea that was met with either indulgent amusement or plain shock. (India Times, India)
Caste Panchayats: Law should prevail over tradition Sep 9, 2007
The Karnal incident is not an isolated one. There have been several such cases reported from these States. (Merinews)
Khap warns of Gohana-like agitation Sep 5, 2007
KARNAL: An unrepentant Balmiki khap panchayat, which a few days earlier had snatched an infant from a couple after annulling their marriage on the grounds that the two belonged to the same gotra, on Tuesday stormed the Nissing police station and warned cops that any action against them would trigger a Gohana-like violence. Interestingly, the girl's parents joined them later in a press conference to condemn the union. (Times of India)
Panchayat takes baby from parents Sep 2, 2007
KARNAL: In an incident that seems to take the region centuries back, a 10-day-old infant was separated from his parents by a khap or community panchayat who took the child into its custody and ordered the couple to live as brother and sister, because they belonged to the same gotra ... When contacted, SSP, Karnal, AS Chawla said the complaint received by Nissang police was forwarded to the district attorney to get his opinion and find out whether administrative action could be taken against... (India Times, India)
Stray incidents of violence in Haryana Aug 30, 2007
Protesters disperse after the police cane-charged them near mini- secretariat in Karnal on Wednesday ... KARNAL: Two policemen were injured when the protesting Dalits pelted stones on them. (The Tribune)
Dalit anger boils over in Haryana Aug 29, 2007
In March this year, Rajputs destroyed 73 Dalit establishments, including four houses in Saalwan village, Karnal. Some time ago, a Dalit girl called Usha, from Jind, was brutally beaten by the headmistress of her school and charged with theft of jewellery. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Patchwork connections stretch across the divide Aug 15, 2007
His aunt and her husband, Karnal Singh, lived 30 kilometres inside what is Pakistan today ... But Karnal Singh, who worked as a driver at the Bata Shoe Factory, was reluctant to leave his job, his home and his land when the borders were drawn, cutting him off from his family on the other side. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Temperatures in north stay within normal range Jun 27, 2007
Karnal in Haryana had a high of 36. 2 degrees. (Zee News)
PM Joins Indians In Congratulating Astronaut Sunita (LEAD) Jun 24, 2007
In India, she was the only subject of discussion for the last three days at the Tagore Bal Niketan School in Karnal, Haryana. Students of the school, which was deceased Indian American astronaut Kalpana Chawla's alma mater, had offered special prayers for Sunita's safe return. (NEWSPost India)
Sunita Williams' starry run in space Jun 21, 2007
Also watching her were a bunch of children in a Karnal school. The school, where Kalpana Chawla studied and went on to become the first astronaut of Indian origin aboard a NASA shuttle. (NDTV.com)
Situation continues to be tense Jun 19, 2007
Karnal, June 18 Maharashi Markandeshwar University (MMU) at Mullana in Ambala has become the first private deemed university in North India with medical and dental colleges under its jurisdiction. Karnal, June 18 Traffic on the G.T. Road passing through Karnal town was severely affected throughout the day due to the chaotically organised chhabeel and langar programme right on the NH-1, near the SP office, here today ... Vehicular traffic was seriously affected on the G.T. Road as a result of a... (The Tribune)
Hisar 47.9C; three more die Jun 10, 2007
5C, up five) and Karnal (45C, up five than normal) too braved the brunt of the scorching conditions, registering record highs in past few years. The Met forecast means people will not hope to get any immediate relief from the heat wave, which is likely to continue in the region over the next two days, with hot strong winds blowing during the day. (The Tribune)
Punjab, Haryana and Delhi in grip of severe heat wave Jun 4, 2007
Karnal and Ambala in Haryana recorded a maximum of 43. 5 and 42. (Khaleej Times)
Religious Violence in Eastern Punjab May 18, 2007
2007-05-18 16:57 KST. Indian government deploys paramilitary forces. (OhmyNews International)
3 suspected LeT militants arrested near Delhi Apr 27, 2007
Among the seizures made from the ultras included 2 kg RDX, a detonator and some hand grenades, Joint Commissioner of Police, Karnal Singh said. Some timers, gelatin sticks and Rs 25,000 cash in denomination of Rs 500 were also recovered from the militants, a senior police official said. (Zee News)
Mulayam's rain bounty could run afoul of EC Apr 4, 2007
"The losses have been in western UP with the wheat crop maturing but the effect of hail is not too extensive. Its a bumper crop and losses will not be significant," Dr B Mishra, director at the Directorate of Wheat Research, Karnal, told TOI.. "Vegetable crops and pulses will definitely get affected. In some places where sowing had been done, the rains have washed away the effort and farmers will have to re-sow. One can already see prices of vegetables rising in the market," he added. (India Times, India)
'Save India from genetically modified rice' Mar 4, 2007
CHENNAI: From Karnal to Coimbatore, genetically modified (GM) crops are becoming a matter of great concern for Indians worried about safety as well as loss of biodiversity ... The protest came barely two weeks after agitating farmers burnt down a GE basmati rice trial field in Karnal, Haryana. (India Times)
Police questioning Pak passenger, toll 66 Feb 19, 2007
19 Feb, 2007 1038hrs IST. SMS NEWS to 8888 for latest updates. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Govt in a fix over wheat imports Feb 13, 2007
"We had seen an absolute dry winter and were sure that production levels will remain low, but rain means productivity is bound to go up," said Dr Jagshoran, principal scientist at the Wheat Research Centre, Karnal. "The farmers will be able to save costs of irrigation and power for at least two more rounds of watering," Jagshoran added. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Jaish men planned 29/10 replayAddMyLinkImage("/news/181_1920855,000600010001.htm", "Jaish men planned 29/10 replay"); Feb 6, 2007
The plan was to plant three Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in these places, joint commissioner of police (special cell) Karnal Singh said ... "We received a specific information that three Kashmiri militants were coming to Delhi from Jammu by Malwa Express. A team was deployed at the New Delhi railway station. The train arrived around 9 p.m. and the team identified one person as Bashir. The four militants came out of the station and walked to Deen Dayal Upadhaya Marg (under the flyover)... (Hindustan Times, India)
Four JeM terrorists held in Delhi Feb 5, 2007
Monday, February 5, 2007. Four terrorists arrested after gunbattle near Connaught Place. (Hindustan Times, India)
Police arrest four militants after shootout in Delhi Feb 5, 2007
Nearly three kilogrammes of high-intensity RDX explosive and six hand grenades were seized from the militants belonging to the Jaish-e-Mohammed (Army of Mohammed) after a gun-battle on Sunday night, senior Delhi police official Karnal Singh told reporters. A police team was tracking the men on a tip-off about their movements. (Khaleej Times)
Do high prices & dearer EMIS put off buyers? Feb 4, 2007
While the decline is relatively sharp (10-20%) in B cities like Chandigarh, Amritsar, Jaipur, Rudrapur and Karnal, it s moderate (5-10%) in the National Capital Region (NCR) of Delhi. And prices in other cities like Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune and Chennai are showing signs of stabilising. (India Times)
Another accident, another escape for Mann Jan 21, 2007
This is what remains of Punjabi singer Gurdas Manns Range Rover car after it met with an accident near Karnal on Saturday ... Karnal, January 20 Punjabi singer-actor Gurdas Mann had a miraculous escape when his car went out of control and rammed into a truck coming from the other side on the GT Road here this morning. (The Tribune)
Narrow escape for Gurdas Mann in Karnal Jan 20, 2007
Gurdas Mann's vehicle meets with accident in Karnal. Press Trust of India. (Hindustan Times, India)
Refinery unit dedicated to nation Jan 13, 2007
The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Haryana. THE TRIBUNE SPECIALS. (The Tribune)
From space too India is a riot of colours: Sunita Williams Jan 12, 2007
Kalpana Chawla, the Karnal girl who was the first, had captured the imaginations of Indians with her vivid descriptions of the space. But her brilliant career abruptly ended when her shuttle perished while returning home in February 2003. (Indian Catholic)
'Goldi was cheerful and loyal' Jan 3, 2007
Thakur last met Pandher two years ago at a restaurant on a highway near Karnal. "I happened to meet him by chance at the restaurant where he was with his wife and father-in-law. It was a short meeting and we did not chat for long," says Thakur. (India Times, India)
LeT alert in Delhi on New Year eve Jan 1, 2007
News agency PTI quoted Karnal Singh, Joint Commissioner of Police (Special Cell), as saying that some explosive devices were seized from one of the baggage of the duo and the nature of the explosives was being examined. Police sources said two IEDs were recovered from them. (Moneycontrol.com)
India arrests suspected Islamic militants Jan 1, 2007
The suspected militants were picked up near the New Delhi Railway Station, the Press Trust of India reported, citing senior police official Karnal Singh. The station is about a kilometer (mile) from Connaught Circus, the central point of the city's New Year's Eve celebrations. (CNN -- World)
