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Off-season watermelon farming brings 'success' to farmer in Hili

BALURGHAT, Feb. 2 -- An innovative experiment in off-season farming has drawn attention in the border area of South Dinajpur's Hili, where a farmer has successfully cultivated watermelons at an unusua... Read More


Doctors 'shortage' worsens at Balurghat District Hospital

BALURGHAT, Feb. 1 -- The "long-standing shortage" of doctors at Balurghat District Hospital in South Dinajpur has worsened following the transfer of four doctors and the retirement of one, raising con... Read More


Residents allege hardships as Hili border fencing continues

BALURGHAT, Jan. 30 -- The Land and Land Reforms department has stepped up efforts to acquire land for installing barbed-wire fencing in unfenced stretches along the India-Bangladesh border in Hili, So... Read More


South Dinajpur woman dies after SIR hearing; stress & harassment alleged

BALURGHAT, Jan. 29 -- An allegation has emerged in South Dinajpur that stress linked to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll may have led to the death of a woman voter, amid repo... Read More


South Dinajpur admin clears stranded wheat after talks with protesting farmers

BALURGHAT, Jan. 28 -- After two rounds of tripartite meetings at the district administrative level, the South Dinajpur administration announced a decision to release wheat-laden rakes and trucks that ... Read More


Padma Shri for Harimadhab Mukhopadhyay sparks pride

BALURGHAT, Jan. 27 -- The posthumous conferment of the Padma Shri on veteran theatre icon Harimadhab Mukhopadhyay has sparked a wave of emotion and pride across North Bengal and the Northeast's cultur... Read More


Kumarganj: Micro-observer attacked at SIR hearing camp

BALURGHAT, Jan. 25 -- Tension flared up at the Kumarganj Block office premises in South Dinajpur on Saturday evening following an alleged attack on a micro-observer at an SIR hearing camp. According ... Read More


Netaji's relief mission in flood-ravaged Balurghat

BALURGHAT, Jan. 23 -- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, one of the foremost leaders of India's freedom struggle, had once visited Balurghat and several parts of the then undivided Dinajpur district to witn... Read More


High prices & low supply as 'Palash' flowers scarce in Balurghat market

BALURGHAT, Jan. 22 -- An acute shortage of Palash flowers has been reported at Balurghat flower market ahead of Saraswati, triggering concern among traders and devotees. Palash flowers, regarded as an... Read More


Public outrage in Balurghat over unnatural death of elocutionist

BALURGHAT, Jan. 21 -- Balurghat was rocked by widespread tension and public outrage following the unnatural death of well-known elocutionist and lawyer Sanjay Karmakar (47). The incident has sparked s... Read More