Sarpanch found murdered in karnal

Day after accusing minister of fraud, sarpanch found murdered

A day after he complained to the Haryana Chief Minister against a Chief Parliamentary Secretary (CPS) and a state minister, a sarpanch in Karnal was found murdered, his body brutalised by as many as 69 stab wounds. A note found next to the body contained allegations of fraud against the CPS and the minister. The police have registered a case against unknown persons.

Karam Singh, sarpanch of a village in Karnal, yesterday lodged a complaint with the CM and deputy commissioner and superintendent of police of Karnal against Congress CPS Jile Singh and Transport Minister O P Jain, accusing them of cheating him and his family of Rs 13 lakh on the promise of getting government jobs for his son and nephew. But after taking the money, the two men did not keep their side of the bargain, and began threatening him, he alleged.

Karam Singh’s body was found near National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Karnal, today. His injuries had been inflicted with a sharp-edged weapon, said the autopsy report.

Via:IndianExpress

Police men at commmietiee Chowk, karnal forsighting any mishappening during protest march by people of Village Kambopura, Karnal

Police men at commmietiee Chowk, karnal forsighting any mishappening during protest march by people of Village Kambopura, Karnal

Police men at commmietiee Chowk, karnal forsighting any mishappening during protest march by people of Village Kambopura, Karnal

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Panther caught after 5 days

Wildlife department officials on Wednesday captured a female panther from Bada village, five days after the beast was spotted at village outskirts. Residents of the village were not venturing into the fields for the last many days, fearing attack by the animal.

After capturing the panther, wildlife officials took it to Shivalik forests near Panchkula. The animal got injured as wildlife officers were trying to push it inside the cage. Later, it was given treatment before being taken to Panchkula. Wildlife personnel were monitoring the forests around Bada village round the clock since May 28 to capture the animal, sources said.

Via:TOI

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Student thrashed for asking more food

Asking for extra food turned out to be sordid affair for a Class-VII girl student who was brutally thrashed by her teacher at Government Senior Secondary School of Bayana village of Indri sub-division on Wednesday.

Errant teacher Raj Kumar not only thrashed Anu but also threw the food bowl on her face, the victim`s family alleged. Ironically, the incident happened within the days after the Haryana government announced to extend the facility of mid-day meals to the girl students of classes XI and XII.

The happening came to light on Thursday after the victim`s maternal uncle and relatives staged agitation outside the school demanding immediate action against the schoolteacher. Though the education department made a foiled attempt to cover up the issue, administration ordered a probe which would be carried out by a team headed by SDM Dinesh Kumar.

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Karnal doctor held for sex determination test

A doctor and his assistant in Haryana's Karnal town were caught red-handed Wednesday while they were conducting a test on a pregnant woman to determine the foetus' gender.


A team of district authorities and health officials, led by Karnal Civil Surgeon Vandana Bhatia, caught Brij Bhushan, who runs the Karnal Ultrasound Centre, and his compounder Amit while conductingthen sex dtermionation test, whih is banned under law.


The team was accompanied by police officers.


The officials seized a China-made portable ultrasound machine and other equipments.


"The woman, who had come there for the test, tried to run away by jumping over a wall. However, the members of the team caught her. The woman has been identified as Neelam, resident of Sampla Kheri in district Kaithal," a state government spokesman said here.


The woman has a one-and-a-half year old girl and was three months pregnant.


Earlier in February this year, the doctor's clinic in another part of Karnal was sealed for carrying out sex determination tests.


Bhushan had then hired the new place in a residential area to carry out his illegal activities.


Haryana has the worst sex ratio among all states in India - 877 females per 1,000 males. The national sex ratio, as per Census 2011, is 940.


"Action would be taken against the doctor and his compounder under the provisions of PNDT (Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques) Act," the spokesman added.


Sex determination tests are banned under the PNDT Act to check the practice of aborting female foetuses.

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Shatabdi wheels jammed, train stopped in Karnal

A major tragedy was averted here Wednesday when the wheels of Amritsar Swarna Shatabdi Express got jammed and the train had to be stopped near Taraori station in Haryana's Karnal district, an official said.


"Wheels of one coach of the train were jammed due to some mechanical problem. However, the driver managed to stop the train safely and there were no reports of any casualty," G.M. Singh, commercial manager of Indian Railways (Ambala division), told IANS.


The train was coming from New Delhi.


"The technical staff is working to rectify the problem. This incident happened in the Delhi division's jurisdiction and we have got the news that the affected coach was removed and train has resumed its journey towards Amritsar," he added.

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