Newlywed woman ends life in Karnal

Karnal, January 18

A 44-year-old newly married woman committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan at her house in Sector-9 today. The victim got married to Rajiv Kumar, a bank employee, on December 4, said Jaswinder Singh, in-charge, Sector-9 police post. The police have also recovered a suicide note. He said the investigation was under way and further action would be taken after taking the family’s statement. — TNS

Placement drive

Yamunanagar: A joint campus placement drive was conducted by Genpact, a Noida-based company, at Tilak Raj Chadha Institute of Management and Technology here for undergraduate and postgraduate students. Dr Vikas Daryal, director of the institute, said that 35 students were selected. As many as 290 students participated in the drive. — TNS