Everything you need to know about Karnal Nai Mandi: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Karnal Nai Mandi: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Shimla, May 21 (IANS) The by-election to the Lok Sabha from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi constituency will be held June 23, election officials said here.
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) A man accused of rape can be convicted only if he has a malafide intention of not fulfilling a promise of marrying the victim, the Supreme Court Monday said, describing the crime as an assault on the "body and privacy of the victims".
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) A man accused of rape can be convicted only if he has a malafide intention of not fulfilling a promise of marrying the victim, the Supreme Court Monday said, describing the crime as an assault on the "body and privacy of the victims".
Shimla, May 20 (IANS) Mercury continued to rise across the hills of Himachal Pradesh Monday, with temperatures recorded one to seven degrees Celsius above the season's average.
Shimla, May 13 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in realty for developing new satellite towns near Shimla, Solan, Dharamsala and Mandi, Town and Country Planning and Urban Development Minister Sudhir Sharma said here Monday.
Ludhiana, May 9 (ANI): A fire broke out the Umar Mandi restaurant in Ludhiana today.
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Two people, including a former militant, were arrested for robberies in the capital, police said Tuesday.
Chandigarh, April 17 (IANS) With stocks arriving in grain markets after the harvest festival of Baisakhi April 13, procurement of wheat in Haryana and Punjab has already crossed the 25 lakh-tonne mark, food and supplies officials of both states said Wednesday.
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) India and Germany are planning to set up a jointly funded, central vocational university that will provide employment-oriented training to youth.
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Four people who planned to extort Rs.1 crore from a businessman to become rich overnight have been arrested, police said Monday.
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Who says Indian cinema is about stereotypes? Mumbai girl Freida Pinto, who left a lasting impression on the international arena with "Slumdog Millionaire", says she faces more stereotypical roles abroad. Battling them means making the right choices at the right time.
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Lauding Indian space agency ISRO, US astronaut Sunita Williams Monday said it was doing an excellent job and wished that more Indian American women follow her and the late Kalpana Chawla into space.
Shimla, March 20 (IANS) Twenty-three people were killed this year in Himachal Pradesh due to heavy snow and rains, the government said Wednesday.
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Celebrations, exhibitions and protest marches in the national capital marked International Woman's Day Friday, as women activists demanded stronger laws for the safety of women.
Shimla, Feb 22 (IANS) Former communications minister Sukh Ram's son will be inducted as a minister in the first cabinet expansion of the less than two-month-old Congress government in Himachal Pradesh Saturday, an official said.
Chandigarh, Feb 19 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday conducted searches at residences of two sitting Haryana legislators in connection with the murder case of a former village headman.
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Saturday got a national award for implementation of central government's rural jobs scheme.
Karnal (Haryana), Feb 1 (IANS) From being a shy girl from this small town in Haryana to reaching out to the stars by becoming an astronaut - the life and times of NASA astronaut Kalpana Chawla were recounted Friday as her school remembered its most famous alumna on her 10th death anniversary.
New Delhi, Feb 1 (ANI): Although cutting onions usually tends to make one cry literally, the prevailing market conditions across India have made the wholesale merchants and retail sellers as well as consumer weep, courtesy the scarcity resulting in steep hike in the prices.
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Over 500 people, including college students, Saturday gathered here at Mandi House and marched to Jantar Mantar demanding immediate implementation of the recommendations of the Justice J.S. Verma Committee on rape laws.
New Delhi, Jan. 26 (ANI): Thousands of people, mostly students and youth, participated in a protest march from Mandi House to Jantar Mantar here on Saturday, demanding prompt implementation of the Justice Verma Committee recommendations to strictly enforce the laws regarding crimes against women.
Karnal (Haryana), Jan.26 (ANI): The world's first surviving cloned buffalo, Garima-II, has given birth to a female calf here on Friday, establishing India's mettle in the field of animal cloning.
Chandigarh, Jan 17 (IANS) Three eunuchs were admitted to a hospital in Haryana's Karnal town Thursday after they were allegedly set afire by their group members, police said.
Mumbai, Jan 14 (IANS) She's done some meaty and critically acclaimed roles in her long and eventful film career, but Shabana Azmi is still happy with the response her latest effort in "Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola" is receiving.
Karnal (Haryana), Jan 13 (IANS) A newly-married woman, who had been missing for the past few months, is believed to have been allegedly murdered by her own father and other relatives in this Haryana district, police said here Sunday.
Karnal (Haryana), Dec 27 (IANS) A man in Haryana's Karnal town has been booked for domestic violence and assault after his wife complained that he inserted chillies in her genitals, police said here Thursday.
Shimla, Dec 25 (IANS) Congress veteran Virbhadra Singh, in active politics for over 50 years, Tuesday took oath as Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister for a sixth time. He has now held this office for 16 years.
Chandigarh, Dec 4 (IANS) Paddy procurement in Punjab and Haryana has hit a new high this year. Both states have procured over 184 lakh tonnes of paddy this season, food and supplies officials of both states said here Tuesday.
New Delhi, Dec 1 (ANI): A major fire engulfed a multi-storey building housing a plastic factory in the industrial hub Narela in Delhi on Saturday.
Islamabad, Nov 26 (IANS) At least seven people were killed and four injured Monday when a gas cylinder exploded in the van in which they were travelling near Pakistan's Lahore metropolis, media reports said.
Chandigarh, Nov 23 (IANS) After another bumper crop, India's food bowl states of Punjab and Haryana procured over 180 lakh tonne of paddy this season, food and supplies officials of both states said here Friday.
Chandigarh, Nov 19 (IANS) Punjab and Haryana have procured nearly 177 lakh tonnes of paddy this season, food and supplies officials of both states said here Monday.
Karnal (Haryana), Nov 18 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Sunday laid the foundation stone of a medical college being set up in the memory of late Indian?American astronaut Kalpana Chawla in her hometown Karnal, 130 km from Chandigarh.
Chandigarh, Nov 15 (IANS) Beating the drought this year which saw 42 percent deficient rainfall in the state, Punjab has made a record procurement of 127 lakh tonnes of paddy, a government spokesman said here Thursday.
Chandigarh, Nov 12 (IANS) Haryana will set up a Rs.650 crore medical college with a 500-bed facility in the memory of India-born Kalpana Chawla in her hometown Karnal, an official said Monday. The astronaut was killed in a 2003 space accident.
Chandigarh, Nov 11 (IANS) Food grain states Punjab and Haryana have procured nearly 170 lakh tonnes of paddy this season, officials said here Sunday.
Chandigarh, Nov 5 (IANS) The Government Railway Police (GRP) in Haryana's Karnal town have arrested 13 people, including the main accused, for allegedly raping a minor girl near Bajida Jatan railway station Friday.
Chandigarh, Nov 4 (IANS) A teenaged girl from Karnal district in Haryana has alleged that she was raped by 12 men, police said Sunday. An accused known to her was arrested.
Chandigarh, Nov 4 (IANS) Inching closer to the 150 lakh tonne-mark, foodgrain producing states Punjab and Haryana have together procured nearly 147 lakh tonnes of paddy this season, officials said here Sunday.
Chandigarh, Oct 30 (IANS) Punjab and Haryana have procured nearly 120 lakh tonnes of paddy this season, food and supplies officials of the two states said here Tuesday.
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) "My wife is priceless," union minister of state Shashi Tharoor said Tuesday as he took on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for his jibe about a "Rs.50 crore girlfriend".
Mandi (Himachal Pradesh), Oct 29 (IANS) Former union telecom minister Sukh Ram, who has been pleading ill health to avoid conviction in a 1996 telecom irregularities case, is busy campaigning for his son Anil Sharma, a Congress candidate in Himachal Pradesh.
Shimla, Oct 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, BSP chief Mayawati and BJP senior leader L.K. Advani are all set to hold election rallies for their respective parties in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh Sunday.
Rohtak (Haryana), Oct 23 (IANS) At least three members of a family were killed Tuesday when their car collided with a train at a railway crossing near this Haryana town, police said.
Congress Party president Sonia Gandhi begins her election campaign for forthcoming assembly election in Himachal Pradesh (HP) from Mandi district from today.................
Mandi (Himachal Pradesh), Oct.22 (ANI): Congress Party president Sonia Gandhi on Monday charged the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which rules in the state of Himachal Pradesh of making "big" promises, but failing to fulfill them, and added that its sole objective was to target the Congress on issues that have no foundation or basis.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi is likely to kick off her election campaign in Himachal Pradesh for the next assembly election, scheduled on 4th November from Mandi district on Monday............
Chandigarh, Oct 8 (IANS) Sixteen people were arrested in Haryana for indulging in betting on the T20 world cup final match played in Colombo Sunday, police said Monday.
Shimla, Aug 26 (IANS) Heavy rainfall will continue across Himachal Pradesh in the next 24 hours, a weather official said Sunday evening.
Shimla, Aug 19 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh may experience heavy rainfall in the next two days, while the Chandigarh-Manali National Highway-21 remained disrupted throughout the day Sunday due to massive landslides.
Mandi (Himachal Pradesh), Aug.10 (ANI): Heavy rain triggered a landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district on Friday, leaving passengers stranded for hours on the highway.
London, July 23 (IANS) A man who took pills to help cure his baldness has claimed they turned him into a woman, the Daily Mail reported Monday.
New York, July 23 (ANI): A software engineer in US has claimed that consuming the generic version of Propecia baldness drug turned him into a woman.
Chandigarh, July 13 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Friday demanded that a power house, located in his state but currently under the control of Punjab, should be transferred to the hill state.
Chandigarh, July 10 (IANS) No new case of polio has been reported in Haryana since January 2010 and it is free from the disease, a health official said here Tuesday.
Shimla, July 3 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh Tuesday were warm due to the continuing dry spell, with the state's Una town recording a high of 40.2 degrees Celsius, a Met official said here.
Shimla, June 30 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh Saturday continued to experience warm weather due to the delayed monsoon, with the state's Paonta Sahib town recording a high of 42 degrees Celsius, a Met official said here.
Shimla, June 17 (IANS) The heat wave continued in the hills of Himachal Pradesh Sunday, with temperatures being recorded three to seven degrees above avrage. In some areas, it crossed 42 degrees Celsius.
Shimla, June 15 (IANS) Six members of a family, including two children, were killed Friday when a car in which they were travelling skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Himachal Pradesh, police said.
Mandi/ Shimla, June 13 (ANI): Police in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, on Wednesday interrogated the eight Chinese nationals arrested earlier in the day for violation of visa and work laws.
Shimla, June 13 (IANS) Eight Chinese nationals staying illegally in a Himachal Pradesh village have been arrested and Rs.30 lakh in cash as well as $3,000 seized from their possession, police said Wednesday.
Shimla, June 13 (IANS) Eight Chinese nationals working illegally in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district have been arrested, police said Wednesday.
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) A two-year-old girl had a miraculous escape while her father was killed after they were hit by a train here, police said Tuesday.
Shimla, June 12 (IANS) A heat wave again gripped parts of Himachal Pradesh Tuesday with temperatures crossing 40 degrees Celsius.
Chandigarh, June 6 (IANS) The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) will conduct a mock earthquake exercise in February 2013 in Panchkula, Chandigarh, Mohali, Shimla and adjoining areas, a senior official said Wednesday.
London, June 6 (ANI): A man from Turkey stopped two burglars from raiding his house by shouting at them through a webcam while speaking to his wife.
Islamabad, May 30 (ANI): Global human rights watchdog Amnesty International (AI) has heavily criticized Pakistan's intelligence agencies, for failing to capture the killers of journalist Saleem Shahzad, who was abducted and assassinated near Islamabad over a year ago.
Chandigarh, May 28 (IANS) In yet another incident of killing for family honour in Haryana, a youth has been arrested for murdering his teenaged sister after he suspected her of having an affair, police said Monday.
Chandigarh, May 10 (ANI): Women activists are demanding that the Haryana Government's Department of Women and Child Development withdraw its controversial April 18 dress code order, which prohibits the wearing of "jeans and T-shirts", which the latter has termed as "indecent".
Chandigarh, May 9 (ANI): The Department of Women and Child Development (WCD) in Haryana has passed a diktat to enforce "decent" office dressing for its staff.
Chandigarh, May 4 (IANS) Over five months after cricketer Harbhajan Singh's laptop and other belongings were stolen from his SUV near Karnal, the Haryana police Friday claimed that it has busted a gang of highway robbers.
Chandigarh, May 3 (IANS) A French national, who was brutally beaten by fellow passengers on board the Sachkhand Express train in Haryana's Karnal town, succumbed to his injuries in a hospital here, police said Thursday.
Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) Best Foods, an integrated basmati rice player with presence across value chains, is planning to shore up its packaged rice business by tying up with hotel chains and increase retail outlets across the country, a top company executive said Thursday.
Karnal, Oct 6 (ANI): Jubilant family members of Jai Bhagwan, who secured an Olympic berth in the 2012 London Games, celebrated his achievement at their Karnal home.
Baghmundi, Aug 16 (ANI): Amid Independence Day celebrations across the country, Maoists hoisted black flags at a government owned primary education school at Baghmundi in West Bengal.
Islamabad, July 10(ANI): The Pakistani judicial commission investigating the murder of journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad has received the call records from his mobile phone, however, the reporter's laptop is still missing.
Islamabad, June 21 (ANI): Police of Pakistan's Punjab province have told the country's Supreme Court that they have failed to get access to the email account of slain senior journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad.
Islamabad, June 4(ANI): The killers of Pakistani journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad wanted to make his death "an example for other journalists", therefore they threw his body into a wide canal, so that someone could see the body and inform the police and his family, a police official has said.
Islamabad, June 1(ANI): Journalists in Pakistan are between a rock and a hard place as they face threats both from militants and the country's intelligence agencies, resulting in harassment, abduction and even murder, an editorial in a Pakistani newspaper has said.
Karnal, May 31 (ANI): At least 22 foreigners were injured when a bus in which they were travelling collided with a dumper in Haryana's Karnal District on Tuesday.
Peshawar, May 12 (ANI): A clash between Pakistani tribesmen and Afghan National Army soldiers claimed five lives in Lora Mandi at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
Ahmedabad, Apr 20 (ANI): The special investigation team (SIT), which is probing the fake encounter of 19-year-old Gujarat college girl Ishrat Jahan and three others, submitted its status report in the case to the Gujarat High Court on Wednesday.
Ahmedabad, Apr 5 (ANI): The special investigation team (SIT), which is probing the encounter of Ishrat Jahan and three others in 2004, submitted its progress report in the case to the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday
New Delhi, Mar 4 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a case against former Prasar Bharti Chief Executive Officer (CEO) BS Lalli on Friday in connection with allegations of corruption in awarding broadcasting rights for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Manali , Feb 16 (ANI) : Fresh snowfall has delighted tourists in the hill town of Manali in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Feb 15 (ANI): Leading Australian and Indian agricultural researchers working together on joint research projects are gathering this week to highlight their achievements and to establish future research priorities.
London, Jan 14 (ANI): A British couple, who was truly devoted to one another, passed away within 11 hours of each other after being married for nearly 70 years.
New Delhi, Jan 12 (ANI): Onion traders in Delhi on Wednesday called off their strike after talks with Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.
Miranshah, Jan 1(ANI): At least eleven suspected insurgents were killed in three US drones attacks in North Waziristan near the Pak-Afghan border on Saturday.
Kullu, Dec.31 (ANI): A group of tourists was trapped in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district on Friday after heavy snowfall blocked all exit points and created a traffic jam.
New Delhi, Dec 26 (ANI): The northern parts of the country have been hit by biting cold waves, with reports claiming that temperature dipped down to minimum at many places, while some other places remained blanketed by thick fog in the region.
Chandigarh, Oct.20 (ANI): Farmers in Punjab have blamed the administration for the rotting of thousands of tonnes of paddy grains, which was left in the open in Khanna Mandi market, due to lack of storage facilities.
Karnal, Oct 5 (ANI): Farmers in Haryana on Monday blocked National Highway Number One in protest against the government's failure to buy their crops.
Miramshah, Sept 15 (ANI): At least 14 militants were killed in a US drone strike in North Waziristan, Pakistan, the third in less than 24 hours.
Yamunanagar, Sep.13 (ANI): Heavy downpour in hilly regions led to swelling up of rivers in north India on Monday.
Karnal/ Kurukshetra, Aug 28 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has called on students of various educational institutes in Hisar, Kurukshetra and Karnal districts of Haryana to join politics.
Midnapore (West Bengal), Aug 28 (ANI): A woman self-styled Maoist commander has surrendered before police in West Bengal's West Midnapore District alleging sexual exploitation by ultra leaders.
Karnal (Haryana)/ Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 27 (ANI): Waters of the swollen River Yamuna flowing through Haryana's Karnal district and the Rivers Ganga and Sonali in Uttar Pradesh have caused extensive damage to property in the Muzaffarnagar region, rendering many families homeless.
Karnal, Aug 25 (ANI): A herd of 70 deer has been trapped by floodwaters in Haryana's Karnal District.
Chandigarh/Karnal, Aug 22 (ANI): Chairman of Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) A B Aggarwal has assured that despite release of excess water from Bhakra Nagal Dam there is no need for public apprehension over flooding in Punjab on Saturday.
