BALURGHAT, Aug. 18 -- Life is gradually returning to normal in several flood-affected villages of Gangarampur and Tapan blocks. The embankment of the Punarbhaba River had breached last Thursday night,... Read More
BALURGHAT, Aug. 17 -- Unlike the rest of the country, which celebrates Independence Day on August 15, Balurghat in South Dinajpur observes Independence Day on August 18. The reason lies in a historic ... Read More
BALURGHAT, Aug. 13 -- Rice exports to Bangladesh through the Hili land port resumed on Tuesday afternoon, two days after the Bangladeshi interim government allowed imports to ease a shortage that has ... Read More
BALURGHAT, Aug. 12 -- For the first time in South Dinajpur, the police are set to introduce advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered digital cameras to detect and penalise traffic rule violators,... Read More
BALURGHAT, Aug. 10 -- The spirit of Raksha Bandhan brought joy and togetherness to Balurghat on Saturday as Ward No. 20 Councillor Pradipta Chakraborty celebrated the festival with around 40 minors at... Read More
BALURGHAT, Aug. 8 -- A group of Class XII students of Balurghat High School (HS) staged a demonstration and blocked the road in front of the institution on Friday morning after being denied entry into... Read More
BALURGHAT, Aug. 7 -- In the serene setting of Sripundarik Gaudiya Math, beside NH-512 in Balurghat's Beltala Park area, the annual Jhulan Yatra has begun, filling the air with devotion, music and time... Read More
BALURGHAT, Aug. 6 -- Asit Sarkar, a 54-year-old migrant worker from Lakshmipur in Patiram, South Dinajpur, has been behind bars in Mumbai for the past three months after allegedly being labelled a Ban... Read More
BALURGHAT, Aug. 5 -- In a step towards strengthening disaster preparedness, the South Dinajpur Civil Defence department has been equipped with 300 new life jackets and a brand-new speedboat. The equip... Read More
BALURGHAT, Aug. 4 -- Six out of seven operation theatres (OTs) at Balurghat District Hospital which had remained closed for 15 days due to a sudden outbreak of infection are now functional after a com... Read More