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Prayer meet remembers Karnal naval officer killed in Baisaran

Haryana Vidhan Sabha Speaker Harvinder Kalyan; Suman Saini, wife of chief minister Nayab Singh Saini; MLAs Jagmohan Anand and Yogender Rana; mayor Renu Bala Gupta; AITF chief Viresh Shandilya; officers from Indian Navy; administrative officials and others were present

Haryana assembly speaker Harvinder Kalyan with slain Lt Vinay Narwal’s wife, Himanshi, and his grandfather Hawa Singh during a prayer meet in Karnal on Sunday. (HT Photo)

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Published on May 05, 2025 08:08 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Karnal

Haryana: Speaker Kalyan inaugurates projects worth ₹3.14 crore at Gharaunda

Kalyan laid the foundation stone for a new road from GT Road to Mubarakabad village, costing ₹1.75 crore, and inaugurated the ₹1.39 crore renovation of Bastara’s village pond

Haryana assembly speaker Harvinder Kalyan in Bastara village on Sunday. (HT Photo)

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Published on Mar 31, 2025 08:42 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Karnal

War of words between BJP, Congress mayoral candidates as campaigning ends in Karnal

While both candidates made the last-ditch efforts since morning, Congress mayoral candidate Manoj Wadhwa organised a debate programme at sector 12, where he invited his BJP rival Renu Bala Gupta hours before the campaigning for the municipal elections ended.

A war of words was witnessed between the mayoral candidates of BJP and Congress on the last day of campaigning for the municipal corporation elections in Karnal on Friday. (HT File)

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Published on Mar 01, 2025 07:56 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Karnal

Karnal Cong coordinator, 30 others switch to BJP

The mass joining took place at district BJP office Karan Kamal, where state BJP president Mohan Lal Badoli, local MLA Jagmohan Anand, district working president Brij Bhushan Gupta and BJP mayor candidate Renu Bala Gupta were also present.

District Congress coordinator Tarlochan Singh Tarlochan Singh joining the BJP at his residence in Karnal on Tuesday. (HT Photo)

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Published on Feb 19, 2025 07:14 AM IST

ByBhavey Nagpal, Karnal

Transgender who runs own school seeks to break through shackles of societal biases

Born and brought up in Delhi, Aditi Sharma had earlier worked as an investigator with private research agencies before shifting to Karnal and writing her own destiny.

Aditi Sharma with her daughter in one of the classrooms of her school. (HT Photo)

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Published on Feb 06, 2025 05:52 AM IST

ByBhavey Nagpal, Karnal

Haryana speaker inspects Karnal medical college

Officials said that Haryana speaker expressed displeasure with the hospital authorities over referring patients without solid reason and the negligent behaviour of doctors towards patients.

Haryana assembly speaker Harvinder Kalyan on Thursday conducted an inspection of Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College and Hospital in Karnal and held a meeting with the director and faculty heads to enquire about the functioning and shortcomings of the institute. (HT Photo)

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Published on Jan 31, 2025 08:06 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Karnal

Dense fog at many places in Punjab, Haryana; no respite from cold conditions

As severe cold accompanied by winds tightened its grip over the northern plains, dairy farmers in Karnal are anxious over the fall in milk productivity. Amid the weather conditions, experts said that less exposure to sunlight during daytime has added to their woes as the cattle are also getting sick.

Dense fog was observed at many places in Punjab and Haryana early on Wednesday even as cold conditions persisted in both the states. (Sameer Sehgal/HT)

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Updated on Jan 09, 2025 07:00 AM IST

ByBhavey Nagpal

BJP ready for civic body polls in Haryana: Khattar

Speaking to the media, Union power minister and Karnal MP Manohar Lal Khattar said, “The municipal elections are approaching. The election commission has started preparations, and so has the BJP.”

At Karan Kamal, the district BJP office, Union power minister and Karnal MP Manohar Lal Khattar met ticket aspirants from various wards of the city and held a brief discussion with them. (HT File)

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Updated on Jan 07, 2025 07:44 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Karnal

Yamunanagar triple murder: SP terminates all cops of Radaur village police post

Yamunanagar superintendent of police (SP) Rajeev Deswal has terminated nine cops of a police post for not taking timely action

On December 26, four masked men shot dead Pankaj Malik and Virender Rana and injured Arjun Rana outside a gym at Kheri Lakha Singh village. (HT File)

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Updated on Jan 03, 2025 09:20 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Karnal man dies in USA; family seeks support to get body to India

His elder brother Karndeep said that they received information from their cousins, who shared a flat with him in New York that Manish had died due to heart failure.

The deceased, identified as Manish Ror, had gone to the US in 2022 to lead a better life and financially help his family. (HT File)

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Updated on Dec 31, 2024 05:46 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Karnal

Haryana: Karnal student gets NASA citation for asteroid discovery

At least 11 new near-Earth objects were discovered and registered by the students of main branch of Dyal Singh Public School in Karnal by NASA’s International Astronomical Search Collaboration

Diksha of Class 11 and her team Aryabhatta under the guidance of principal Sushma Devgan were recognised during a felicitation ceremony held at Dyal Singh Public School. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Dec 27, 2024 06:34 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Karnal

Haryana: Shifting of Karnal jaggery mandi to new grain market okayed

Apart from gur mandi, permission has also been given to shift the fodder, pulses and spices’ market to the new grain market on the National Highway-44, on the outskirts of Karnal.

Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini (PTI file)

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Updated on Dec 17, 2024 09:00 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Karnal

3 gangsters arrested after encounter in Karnal’s Gharounda town

Inspector Mohan Lal, in-charge, CIA-2 unit, Kurukshetra, said that the trio, identified as Sandeep from Hisar, Sandeep from Faridabad, and Ritik from Bhiwani, were wanted in three extortion-firing cases in Karnal and Kurukshetra.

Police teams at the encounter site in Karnal’s Gharounda town on Saturday. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Nov 10, 2024 06:28 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Karnal

Man stabbed to death in Haryana’s Karnal

The victim’s younger brother Prince said that Sunny’s brother-in-law Sunil rushed to their house to inform them about the fight and asked him to help

The deceased was identified as Sunny Kumar, a car driver. (iStock)

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Updated on Nov 03, 2024 05:12 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Karnal

Harvinder Kalyan: A civil engineer who fulfilled his father’s dream to become MLA

As civil engineer, he has been in politics for over three decades now in Gharaunda that has remained a stronghold of Indian National Lok Dal (INLD)

Harvinder Kalyan, three-time BJP MLA from Gharaunda in Karnal. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Oct 26, 2024 09:22 AM IST

ByBhavey Nagpal, Karnal

Soon, Karnal to get street food hub

Karnal MC commissioner Niraj Kadiyan said the street food hub was being developed on the directions of the Government of India and the quality of food will be monitored by the Indian Food Safety and Standards Authority (FSSAI).

Residents and visitors in Karnal can soon enjoy a variety of street food, which adhere to high standards of hygiene, as the municipal corporation has started the process to set up a street food hub at Ramlila Ground on the lines of similar spots in other metro cities. (AFP)

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Updated on Oct 25, 2024 05:40 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Karnal

Khattar, Saini abandoned Karnal after becoming Haryana CM, says Pawan Khera

Referring to Manohar Lal Khattar, who is now a Union minister and Nayab Singh Saini, who is contesting from Ladwa this time, Khera, who is the chairman of the media and publicity department of All India Congress Committee (AICC) said that people of Haryana want to defeat BJP.

Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera (ANI Pic Service)

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Updated on Sep 29, 2024 08:10 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Karnal

Haryana assembly polls: Khattar promises industrial model township in Karnal

Karnal BJP candidate Jagmohan Anand, Aligarh MP Satish Gautam, former OSD to CM Sanjay Bathla, working district president Brij Gupta, former mayor Renu Bala Gupta and other senior leaders were present at the event

Khattar said the BJP would be in power for the third time with full majority in Haryana and a separate IMT city would be established in Karnal, where employment of 50,000 people would be arranged. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Sep 21, 2024 06:00 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Karnal

Haryana assembly polls: Ticket denied, BJP rebel Zile Ram files papers as Independent from Assandh

Soon after the BJP released its second list and fielded Karnal district president Yogender Rana on Tuesday, Zile Ram decided to quit the party and called a meeting at his office to discuss the next course of action

Since the saffron party released its first list of candidates on September 4, more than 40 party leaders, including a cabinet minister, ex-MPs, sitting MLAs and former legislators have resigned from the party, but very few of them have filed nominations so far. (HT File)

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Updated on Sep 12, 2024 06:42 AM IST

ByBhavey Nagpal, Karnal

Haryana assembly polls: BJP eyeing Saini community votes in Ladwa

Saini recently had secured a victory from Karnal during the by-election held along with Lok Sabha polls. To accommodate Saini, Khattar had resigned as a legislator from Karnal in March

Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini (HT File)

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Updated on Sep 06, 2024 08:58 AM IST

ByBhavey Nagpal, Karnal

Karnal’s badminton coach strike gold in Paris Paralympics

The shuttler, a native of Charkhi Dadri, has been a senior coach at the stadium since 2018, deputy director and Bheem awardee Rakesh Pandey said

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Updated on Sep 03, 2024 10:00 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Karnal

Athawale’s party seeks 2 seats from BJP in Haryana

At a press conference in Karnal on Saturday, RPI (A)’s state president Ravi Kundli said that his party has sought Mullana (Ambala) and Nilokheri (Karnal) seats from the BJP, where their candidates could contest in allian

Union minister of state for social justice and empowerment and president of the Republican Party of India (RPI), Ramdas Athawale, said his party will try to form an alliance with the ruling BJP for Haryana’s assembly elections in 2024. (HT File)

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Updated on Sep 01, 2024 05:34 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Karnal

20-year-old Karnal resident dies after ‘slipping’ into pool in Canada

The victim had gone to Canada on study visa on December 12, 2023, to pursue diploma in hotel management and was also working part time in a restraunt

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Updated on Aug 14, 2024 07:04 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Karnal

Karnal sees spurt in protests as assembly polls draw closer

In the last one month, over 10 state-level sit-ins have been staged opposite the district secretariat office in Sector 12 and chief minister’s residence in Prem Nagar.

A delegation of ‘gramin watchmen’ marching to the district secretariat in Karnal. (HT File)

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Updated on Aug 13, 2024 10:08 AM IST

ByBhavey Nagpal, Karnal

Karnal girl bags silver at Taekwondo Championship

In the under 73kg Girls Category, Rishita Dang, a student of BA 2nd year at Christ University, Ghaziabad, won the silver medal, while Harmeet Singh, a student of St. Theresa’s Convent School, Karnal, won the bronze in the over 87 kg event.

Rishita Dang, a student of BA 2nd year at Christ University, Ghaziabad, won the silver medal, at the 36th Haryana State Senior Boys and Girls Kyorugi Taekwondo Championship 2024 held from August 11-12 at Ambala Cantonment. (HT File)

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Updated on Aug 13, 2024 09:56 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Karnal

Man held for killing minor sister-in-law in Haryana’s Karnal

The accused was identified as Ganesh Kumar, a native of Karnal. People familiar with the matter said the girl’s body, which was also run over by trains, was spotted by some locals

Sub-inspector Vilayati Ram from GRP CIA said the man murdered the girl using knife and strangulated her using a string. (Getty image)

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Updated on Aug 08, 2024 06:10 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Karnal

With four athletes from dist in 117-member team, Karnal hopes for gold in Paris Olympics

There are four players from Karnal in three different sports in Paris Olympics, Balraj Panwar (rowing), Nishant Dev (boxing), Anish Bhanwala and Raiza Dhillon (both shooting) are realising their dream of representing the country for the first time at the world’s biggest sporting stage.

Of the 25 athletes from Haryana in the India’s 117-member strong contingent vying for honours in the Paris Olympics, four are from Karnal. The district is pinning high hopes on them for gold in the international multi-sport event. (REUTERS)

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Updated on Jul 27, 2024 07:08 AM IST

ByBhavey Nagpal, Karnal

Congress launches ‘Haryana Mange Hisab’ campaign from CM city

The campaign, led by Deepender, was flagged off by the Congress’ state president Udai Bhan after both addressed a huge gathering at Old Vegetable Market in Karnal, Haryana

Congress MP Deepender Hooda flags off Haryana Mange Hisab campaign from Haryana chief minister Nayab Saini’s constituency, Karnal, on Monday. (Twitter)

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Updated on Jul 16, 2024 08:18 AM IST

ByBhavey Nagpal, Karnal

25-year-old Karnal man shot dead in New York

The deceased was identified as Monu Verma, a native of Sarafa Bazar in Karnal’s Nissing village, who had gone to the US in 2022. A 25-year-old man from Karnal was allegedly shot dead by unidentified men in New York while he was reportedly returning from work, the family members said on Saturday.

A 25-year-old man from Karnal was allegedly shot dead by unidentified men in New York while he was reportedly returning from work, the family members said on Saturday. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Jul 14, 2024 05:58 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Karnal

SGPC flays razing of houses of Sikh families in Karnal village

The panel formed by SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami, comprised of SGPC senior vice-president Harbhajan Singh Masana, junior vice president Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa, member Bhai Gurcharan Singh Grewal, Baldev Singh Qaimpur and member of SGPC’s Dharam Prachar Committee Tejinderpal Singh Ladwa

The SGPC delegation meeting the families in Karnal’s Amupur village. According to the sarpanch, the houses were illegally built on a panchayat land (HT Photo)

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Updated on Jul 10, 2024 09:30 AM IST

ByBhavey Nagpal, Amupur (karnal)

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Haryana Vidhan Sabha Speaker Harvinder Kalyan; Suman Saini, wife of chief minister Nayab Singh Saini; MLAs Jagmohan Anand and Yogender Rana; mayor Renu Bala Gupta; AITF chief Viresh Shandilya; officers from Indian Navy; administrative officials and others were present

Kalyan laid the foundation stone for a new road from GT Road to Mubarakabad village, costing ₹1.75 crore, and inaugurated the ₹1.39 crore renovation of Bastara’s village pond

While both candidates made the last-ditch efforts since morning, Congress mayoral candidate Manoj Wadhwa organised a debate programme at sector 12, where he invited his BJP rival Renu Bala Gupta hours before the campaigning for the municipal elections ended.

The mass joining took place at district BJP office Karan Kamal, where state BJP president Mohan Lal Badoli, local MLA Jagmohan Anand, district working president Brij Bhushan Gupta and BJP mayor candidate Renu Bala Gupta were also present.

Born and brought up in Delhi, Aditi Sharma had earlier worked as an investigator with private research agencies before shifting to Karnal and writing her own destiny.

Officials said that Haryana speaker expressed displeasure with the hospital authorities over referring patients without solid reason and the negligent behaviour of doctors towards patients.

Speaking to the media, Union power minister and Karnal MP Manohar Lal Khattar said, “The municipal elections are approaching. The election commission has started preparations, and so has the BJP.”

Yamunanagar superintendent of police (SP) Rajeev Deswal has terminated nine cops of a police post for not taking timely action

His elder brother Karndeep said that they received information from their cousins, who shared a flat with him in New York that Manish had died due to heart failure.

At least 11 new near-Earth objects were discovered and registered by the students of main branch of Dyal Singh Public School in Karnal by NASA’s International Astronomical Search Collaboration

Apart from gur mandi, permission has also been given to shift the fodder, pulses and spices’ market to the new grain market on the National Highway-44, on the outskirts of Karnal.

Inspector Mohan Lal, in-charge, CIA-2 unit, Kurukshetra, said that the trio, identified as Sandeep from Hisar, Sandeep from Faridabad, and Ritik from Bhiwani, were wanted in three extortion-firing cases in Karnal and Kurukshetra.

The victim’s younger brother Prince said that Sunny’s brother-in-law Sunil rushed to their house to inform them about the fight and asked him to help

As civil engineer, he has been in politics for over three decades now in Gharaunda that has remained a stronghold of Indian National Lok Dal (INLD)

Karnal MC commissioner Niraj Kadiyan said the street food hub was being developed on the directions of the Government of India and the quality of food will be monitored by the Indian Food Safety and Standards Authority (FSSAI).

Referring to Manohar Lal Khattar, who is now a Union minister and Nayab Singh Saini, who is contesting from Ladwa this time, Khera, who is the chairman of the media and publicity department of All India Congress Committee (AICC) said that people of Haryana want to defeat BJP.

Karnal BJP candidate Jagmohan Anand, Aligarh MP Satish Gautam, former OSD to CM Sanjay Bathla, working district president Brij Gupta, former mayor Renu Bala Gupta and other senior leaders were present at the event

Soon after the BJP released its second list and fielded Karnal district president Yogender Rana on Tuesday, Zile Ram decided to quit the party and called a meeting at his office to discuss the next course of action

Saini recently had secured a victory from Karnal during the by-election held along with Lok Sabha polls. To accommodate Saini, Khattar had resigned as a legislator from Karnal in March

The shuttler, a native of Charkhi Dadri, has been a senior coach at the stadium since 2018, deputy director and Bheem awardee Rakesh Pandey said

At a press conference in Karnal on Saturday, RPI (A)’s state president Ravi Kundli said that his party has sought Mullana (Ambala) and Nilokheri (Karnal) seats from the BJP, where their candidates could contest in allian

The victim had gone to Canada on study visa on December 12, 2023, to pursue diploma in hotel management and was also working part time in a restraunt

In the last one month, over 10 state-level sit-ins have been staged opposite the district secretariat office in Sector 12 and chief minister’s residence in Prem Nagar.

In the under 73kg Girls Category, Rishita Dang, a student of BA 2nd year at Christ University, Ghaziabad, won the silver medal, while Harmeet Singh, a student of St. Theresa’s Convent School, Karnal, won the bronze in the over 87 kg event.

The accused was identified as Ganesh Kumar, a native of Karnal. People familiar with the matter said the girl’s body, which was also run over by trains, was spotted by some locals

There are four players from Karnal in three different sports in Paris Olympics, Balraj Panwar (rowing), Nishant Dev (boxing), Anish Bhanwala and Raiza Dhillon (both shooting) are realising their dream of representing the country for the first time at the world’s biggest sporting stage.

The campaign, led by Deepender, was flagged off by the Congress’ state president Udai Bhan after both addressed a huge gathering at Old Vegetable Market in Karnal, Haryana

The deceased was identified as Monu Verma, a native of Sarafa Bazar in Karnal’s Nissing village, who had gone to the US in 2022. A 25-year-old man from Karnal was allegedly shot dead by unidentified men in New York while he was reportedly returning from work, the family members said on Saturday.

The panel formed by SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami, comprised of SGPC senior vice-president Harbhajan Singh Masana, junior vice president Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa, member Bhai Gurcharan Singh Grewal, Baldev Singh Qaimpur and member of SGPC’s Dharam Prachar Committee Tejinderpal Singh Ladwa

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