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Balurghat civic body hosts theatre fest

BALURGHAT, Aug. 29 -- Balurghat Municipality has organised a week-long theatre festival in memory of renowned dramatist Harimadhab Mukhopadhyay, coinciding with the civic body's 75th anniversary. Mukh... Read More


Bangladeshi minor repatriated by BSF after 'illegal stay' in India

BALURGHAT, Aug. 28 -- The Border Security Force (BSF) recently repatriated a 14-year-old Bangladeshi boy who had been living in India illegally for nearly ten months after crossing the international b... Read More


Balurghat shelter's 3 runaway juveniles rescued from Malda

BALURGHAT, Aug. 27 -- A dramatic escape from Balurghat's government-run Shubhayan Home ended in swift police action as three runaway juveniles were rescued from Malda. According to police sources, th... Read More


Dual identity row: Man arrested in Kumarganj for holding 2 voter cards

BALURGHAT, Aug. 26 -- Police have arrested a 45-year-old man, Rajjak Sarkar, for allegedly holding voter identity cards of both India and Bangladesh, triggering a major controversy in the border distr... Read More


South Dinajpur migrant goes missing in Mumbai

BALURGHAT, Aug. 25 -- A 22-year-old migrant worker from South Dinajpur has gone missing in Mumbai after reportedly being detained by police at Dadar Railway Station. The missing youth, identified as ... Read More


Bengal govt rescues migrant worker, family stranded in Gujarat

BALURGHAT, Aug. 24 -- The Bengal government came to the rescue of a migrant worker and his family who found themselves "stranded" in Gujarat under dire circumstances. Krishna Kumar Barman from Patira... Read More


South Dinajpur: Farmers hopeful of good yield as rains aid jute processing

BALURGHAT, Aug. 22 -- Continuous rainfall over the past two weeks has brought renewed hope for jute cultivators across South Dinajpur, as the crucial jute decomposition process gains momentum in all e... Read More


Bengali family 'forced' to return to Balurghat after harassment in Ggm

BALURGHAT, Aug. 21 -- A chilling incident of linguistic harassment has come to light after a Bengali-speaking family from Balurghat's Ward No. 16 was forced to return home from Gurugram, Haryana. The ... Read More


Repair work starts on breached embankment in Gangarampur

BALURGHAT, Aug. 20 -- In an effort to restore normalcy in flood-affected areas, repair work has commenced on the breached embankment of the Punarbhaba River in Gangarampur. The initiative has been tak... Read More


Dakra residents fear flooding as embankment starts crumbling again

BALURGHAT, Aug. 19 -- The recently-repaired embankment of the Atreyee River in Ward 13 of Balurghat Municipality's Dakra area has already started showing signs of collapse due to rising monsoon water,... Read More