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Family gets Rs 5 lakh after jackal attack

BALURGHAT, Dec. 24 -- In a rare and swift humanitarian response, the Forest department has extended financial support to the family of five-year-old Hiran Mahanta, who was killed following a jackal at... Read More


Balurghat homemade cakes demand: Kitchens hum to Christmas rhythm

BALURGHAT, Dec. 23 -- Long before church bells usher in Christmas, December nights in Balurghat are already alive with a different kind of music - the steady whirr of mixers, the clatter of baking tin... Read More


Ancient idol unearthed in S Dinajpur village

BALURGHAT, Dec. 22 -- The discovery of an ancient stone idol at Ghatul village in the Tapan block of South Dinajpur has triggered widespread excitement among locals and drawn the attention of historia... Read More


Internal dissent hits Balurghat Municipality

BALURGHAT, Dec. 21 -- Internal dissent surfaced at the Balurghat Municipality on Friday evening, as a section of Trinamool Congress councillors submitted a no-confidence motion against municipal chair... Read More


B'deshi woman sent back after illegal entry to meet lover

BALURGHAT, Dec. 19 -- A cross-border love affair that defied boundaries ended in heartbreak and legal complications, as a young woman from Bangladesh was sent back to her country after illegally enter... Read More


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