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Long-awaited healthcare centre set to be built in South Dinajpur's Banshihari block

BALURGHAT, May 5 -- Daulatpur residents in South Dinajpur's Bansihari block are finally set to witness the fulfillment of a decade-long demand. A 15-bed Primary Health Centre (PHC) will soon be constr... Read More


Toto driver attacks passenger with knife

BALURGHAT, May 5 -- Panic gripped the Bridge Kali area of Balurghat town on Sunday afternoon after a toto (e-rickshaw) driver allegedly chased a passenger with a knife. Following the incident, a writt... Read More


South Dinajpur launches 10-day drive to eradicate child marriage

BALURGHAT, May 4 -- In a determined move to make South Dinajpur a child marriage-free district, the district administration, in collaboration with Shakti Vahini, has launched a 10-day special awarenes... Read More


South Dinajpur: New mentor & co-mentor appointed for Zilla Parishad

BALURGHAT, May 2 -- In a key administrative move, Shankar Sarkar and Shipra Niyogi (Pal) have officially taken charge as the mentor and co-mentor of the South Dinajpur Zilla Parishad. The formal cerem... Read More


Circus returns to Balurghat after two decades reviving fond memories

BALURGHAT, April 30 -- For Amit Barman, a 37-year-old resident, the arrival of the circus in Balurghat brought back a flood of childhood memories. After a long hiatus of two decades, a circus has retu... Read More


South Dinajpur sets target to eliminate Tuberculosis by end of 2025

BALURGHAT, April 28 -- In a determined move to make South Dinajpur a tuberculosis (TB)-free district by the end of 2025, the district administration and the Health department have jointly launched a u... Read More


'Tension mounts as land donors await jobs promised by FCI'

BALURGHAT, April 27 -- Tension rising among local residents as they allege that promises made to people, who donated land near Balurghat Railway Station for the Food Corporation of India (FCI)'s 'Silo... Read More


'Bhamini': Folk-inspired crime thriller hits screens in Bengal

BALURGHAT, April 25 -- The Bengali feature film 'Bhamini', directed by local filmmaker Swarnayu Maitra, premiered on Friday across 15 cinema halls, marking a significant moment for independent cinema ... Read More


Confusion over 2016 appointment list creates uncertainty among South Dinajpur teachers and staff

BALURGHAT, April 24 -- Following a directive from the District Inspector of Schools (Higher Secondary), school heads of all government-aided schools in South Dinajpur submitted a detailed list of teac... Read More


Research-based book on Atrai River launched in Balurghat

BALURGHAT, April 23 -- A formal launch ceremony of the research-based book "Atrai Nadir Itikotha" (the tale of the Atrai River), authored by eminent historian Professor Himangshu Kumar Sarkar, was hel... Read More