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Drive conducted against sand mafias in Balurghat

BALURGHAT, May 12 -- Sand is being illegally plundered from the Atreyee River in Balurghat. The illicit activity of sand smuggling persists openly, with boats being lowered into the river during dayli... Read More


Man held for 'trafficking blood'

BALURGHAT, May 10 -- Attempting to sell blood for profit, a young man found himself apprehended by the relatives of a patient at Gangarampur Super Specialty Hospital on Thursday afternoon. The dramat... Read More


Class IX girl from S Dinajpur selected for ISRO's Young Scientist programme

BALURGHAT, May 10 -- Arpita Saha, a class 9 student from Patiram, South Dinajpur, has been selected for special training and research on spacecraft at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). S... Read More


Defying physical challenges, two students of S Dinajpur shine in HS

BALURGHAT, May 9 -- Two students from South Dinajpur defied physical challenges to achieve remarkable results in the Higher Secondary (HS) examination. Payel Paul, despite facing significant health c... Read More


Atreyee River finds mention at int'l conference in Dhaka

BALURGHAT, May 8 -- Atreyee River that passes through South Dinajpur found mention in the two-day 'International Conference on trans-boundary Rivers of South Asia: Fostering Regional Cooperation for E... Read More


S Dinajpur: Funds allocated for integrated check post in Hili

BALURGHAT, May 6 -- The Central government has allocated funds for the establishment of an integrated check post (ICP) in Hili, South Dinajpur district. According to district administration sources, R... Read More


Political festoons, banners & flakes causing 'visual pollution' in Balurghat

BALURGHAT, May 5 -- Polling for the Balurghat Lok Sabha constituency took place on April 26. However, even more than a week later, remnants of political campaigns such as banners, flags, flakes and fe... Read More


Heatwave hits paddy, jute & maize farming

BALURGHAT, May 3 -- A severe heatwave is sweeping the South Dinajpur district, with temperatures already surpassing 40 degree Celsius. The farming community, spread across the district's eight blocks ... Read More


Balurghat in grip of a heatwave

BALURGHAT, April 30 -- A severe heatwave is sweeping through the entire South Dinajpur district, with temperatures soaring above 40 degrees Celsius during the day. This has resulted in throwing life o... Read More


Balurghat LS turnout: Female voters outnumber males

BALURGHAT, April 28 -- Female voters have outnumbered male voters in terms of turnout in the Balurghat Lok Sabha constituency. According to the Election Commission's data, the total turnout for the Ba... Read More