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Soil health, air quality at risk as stubble burning continues

BALURGHAT, Dec. 17 -- Even as the harvest of Aman paddy has been completed across large tracts of farmland, allegations of rampant stubble burning have surfaced in several blocks of South Dinajpur dis... Read More


Over 1,000 benefit as 'Duare Doctor' starts

BALURGHAT, Dec. 16 -- In a significant step towards strengthening healthcare services in remote areas, the West Bengal government's flagship initiative 'Duare Doctor' (Doctors at Doorstep) was launche... Read More


Tree compensation dispute stalls Balurghat-Hili rail expansion

BALURGHAT, Dec. 15 -- Work on the Balurghat-Hili railway line expansion has once again come to a standstill, this time over the non-payment of compensation for trees, even though land compensation has... Read More


Attempt to fraudulently avail Rupashree benefits in Kumarganj foiled

BALURGHAT, Dec. 14 -- The district administration foiled an attempt to fraudulently avail financial assistance under the Rupashree scheme by concealing seven years of marriage. The incident occurred ... Read More


Annual Srishtishree Fair begins in Balurghat, to continue till Dec 21

BALURGHAT, Dec. 12 -- The annual Srishtishree Fair was inaugurated on Friday at the Balurghat High School ground, marking the start of a vibrant cultural and exhibition festival that will continue unt... Read More


Balurghat: Horticulture workshop commences

BALURGHAT, Dec. 11 -- A two-day horticulture training programme aimed at strengthening the agriculture-based economy of South Dinajpur district began on Wednesday at the Baluchhaya Auditorium in Balur... Read More


Dakshin Dinajpur University functions for 7 yrs sans statute

BALURGHAT, Dec. 10 -- Seven years after its approval in 2018, Dakshin Dinajpur University is still functioning without an official statute, the key governing framework required for running any univers... Read More


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