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The District Magistrate, Mr R.S. Doon, in an order under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure has prohibited the gathering of five or more persons and carrying of weapons including firearms, lathis, swords, barchhas, knives and gandasas, in Karnal on March 2 keeping in view the call to block the rail traffic at the local railway station by theCongress.
The Haryana College Teachers Union at a meeting of its office-bearers held here yesterday deplored the decision of the state government to withdraw grant-in-aid to the B.Ed. colleges in the state.
A murder convict in Karnal jail was murdered by one of his brothers lodged in the same jail, early this morning. Illicit relation with his brother’s wife’ was allegedly the reason behind the murder. A magisterial inquest has been ordered into the incident by the District Magistrate.
The potential of dairying in Punjab was yet to be fully tapped on scientific lines to enhance the milk production in the state and to improve the condition of the landless and small marginal farmers who were passing through hard times.
About Rs 500 crore have been spent during the past four years on augmenting electricity supply in the state.
The Haryana Governor, Babu Parmanand, and his wife, Mrs Sudesh Kumari, visited the ancient Civil Rest House at Pehowa, 25 km from here, today.
An agent of an insurance company was murdered with a sharp-edged weapon in Sector 8 here late last night.
A married woman (30), was crushed under a train here, this evening.

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