BALURGHAT, Sept. 11 -- With just a few days left for Vishwakarma Puja, the festive spirit is steadily building across Gangarampur. Local rice mills, brick kilns, bus owners and several factories are p... Read More
BALURGHAT, Sept. 10 -- For Bengalis, no meal feels complete without sweets. Even though fruits like grapes often find a place on lunch tables, children usually shy away from them. But when grapes take... Read More
BALURGHAT, Sept. 9 -- The festive season, which once brought cheer to the weaving families of Gangarampur, has turned into a period of deep uncertainty this year. As Durga Puja approaches, handloom ar... Read More
BALURGHAT, Sept. 8 -- Newly-appointed controller of Dakshin Dinajpur University Ripon Saha, who is basically a professor of Mathematics, has been invited to attend an international research workshop a... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- Remember how Vidya Balan was dressed as a beggar and sat outside Hyderabad station when she was promoting 'Bobby Jasoos'? She was playing a private detective in the film. In Diwa... Read More
BALURGHAT, Sept. 7 -- Two youths have been arrested in connection with the gangrape of a 21-year-old tribal housewife in Kushmandi and were remanded to four days' police custody by the Gangarampur Sub... Read More
Balurghat, Sept. 5 -- A man accused of defrauding women Self-Help-Groups (SHGs) of nearly Rs 3.5 lakh was arrested by locals and handed over to police in Balurghat on Wednesday night, while his wife, ... Read More
BALURGHAT, Sept. 4 -- The Balurghat District Hospital is grappling with an acute shortage of doctors. Out of 18 doctors who joined in June under a two-year service bond, four have already tendered res... Read More
BALURGHAT, Sept. 4 -- On the eve of Teachers' Day, a unique initiative has been introduced near Balurghat with the launch of a Mobile School in Kashimbee and Kholapara villages. The project, conceptua... Read More
BALURGHAT, Sept. 3 -- Police in Tapan arrested a couple on suspicion of being Bangladeshi nationals and produced them before the Balurghat Court on Tuesday. The duo, identified as Sumi Chowdhury and ... Read More