'Financial dispute ': 3 South Dinajpur labourers held hostage in Bihar

BALURGHAT, July 24 -- Three migrant workers from South Dinajpur district have allegedly been held hostage in Bihar following a financial dispute between contractors from West Bengal and Bihar. The vi... Read More

Balurghat: 3 get lifer in 2014 gangrape case

BALURGHAT, July 22 -- Justice has finally been served in the 2014 Balurghat gangrape case, where a tribal woman was brutally assaulted by three men. The South Dinajpur District Court on Tuesday sente... Read More

Negligence & infrastructural failures mar Balurghat Rly Stn; passengers frustrated

BALURGHAT, July 21 -- The Balurghat Railway Station is facing growing criticism over repeated mismanagement and infrastructural failures, leaving passengers frustrated and local organisations demandin... Read More

Committee formed to probe sudden illness of 8 pregnant women

BALURGHAT, July 20 -- The Balurghat Super Speciality Hospital authorities have formed a committee to investigate the sudden illness of eight pregnant women. They suddenly fell ill on Friday night prom... Read More

Balurghat: Cyber fraudsters target college girls with fake review pass promise

BALURGHAT, July 18 -- A shocking case of cyber fraud has come to light in Balurghat, where several students of Balurghat Mahila Mahavidyalaya have been duped by fraudsters posing as college officials.... Read More

ASI begins tracking tourist footfall at historic Bangarh

BALURGHAT, July 17 -- The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has begun monitoring tourist footfall at the historic Bangarh site in Gangarampur, South Dinajpur, since June. Officials say the data wil... Read More

Awareness meet to promote NSE listing of SMEs held in Balurghat

BALURGHAT, July 16 -- In a bid to boost the growth potential of local industries, the district Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) department, in collaboration with the National Stock Exchange ... Read More

Abducted minor girl rescued after 40 days

BALURGHAT, July 15 -- In a dramatic turn of events, a Class 10 girl who had gone missing 40 days ago while on her way to tuition was finally rescued from the distant Bankura district by Kumarganj poli... Read More

South Dinajpur Adivasi worker held in Delhi factory sans pay for nearly a year

BALURGHAT, July 14 -- A shocking incident has come to light where an Adivasi worker from South Dinajpur was allegedly confined and denied wages for nearly a year by labour contractors at a factory in ... Read More

Shop owners raise concerns as Gen Z shows aversion to traditional Bengali sweets

BALURGHAT, July 11 -- In a notable cultural shift, Gen Z is showing an aversion to traditional Bengali sweets, raising concerns among local sweet shop owners about the future of their businesses. Onc... Read More

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