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S Dinajpur: Family's survival hinges on state welfare schemes in border village

BALURGHAT, Dec. 9 -- Just a few kilometres from the Bangladesh border lies East Chakram under Bhatpara Gram Panchayat of Balurghat block - a village where poverty casts a long, unrelenting shadow. At ... Read More


Woman's body dismembered: Accused gets lifer

BALURGHAT, Dec. 8 -- A Balurghat court on Monday sentenced 34-year-old Saddam Hossain Molla to life imprisonment for killing a housewife and attempting to destroy evidence by dismembering her body wit... Read More


S Dinajpur: Court awards life sentence to 3 people in 2020 Kumarganj murder case

BALURGHAT, Dec. 7 -- The Balurghat District Court has sentenced three men to life imprisonment for the brutal murder of a young woman from Belghor in Kumarganj, South Dinajpur, in 2020. The Additiona... Read More


Court clerk gets 7-yr jail for Rs 4L GPF embezzlement

BALURGHAT, Dec. 5 -- A billing clerk of the Dakshin Dinajpur District Court was sentenced on Friday for embezzling nearly Rs 4 lakh from the GPF accounts of three court employees. The verdict was deli... Read More


Dakshin Dinajpur University brings in veteran professors to raise teaching standards

BALURGHAT, Dec. 4 -- Established in 2018, Dakshin Dinajpur University has, until now, relied on faculty from other colleges to conduct its classes. However, in an effort to improve the overall quality... Read More


Night guard's honesty shines as he returns Rs 1.72L cash & mobile phone

BALURGHAT, Dec. 4 -- In a heartening reminder that honesty and humanity still thrive in society, a night guard of Gangarampur Municipality set an inspiring example. Despite finding nearly Rs 1.72 lakh... Read More


South Dinajpur villages transforms into bustling 'bori'-making hubs

BALURGHAT, Dec. 3 -- With winter settling gently over South Dinajpur, the courtyards of Patiram and Kumarganj have once again transformed into bustling workshops of an age-old culinary craft. Step int... Read More


Bengal: Twin convictions delivered by Dakshin Dinajpur District Court

BALURGHAT, Dec. 2 -- In two separate cases, the Dakshin Dinajpur District Court here delivered convictions on Tuesday, including a major POCSO judgement and a life-term sentence for criminal breach of... Read More


Twin convictions delivered by Dakshin Dinajpur District Court in Balurghat

BALURGHAT, Dec. 2 -- In two separate cases, the Dakshin Dinajpur District Court in Balurghat delivered convictions on Tuesday, including a major POCSO judgement and a life-term sentence for criminal b... Read More


Irrigation dept's laid-off workers stage protest in Balurghat

BALURGHAT, Dec. 1 -- Tension erupted in Balurghat's Uttar Chakbhabani area on Monday afternoon after retrenched temporary workers of the Irrigation department's Agrimec office launched a protest deman... Read More