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Artisans at full throttle with preps for Vishwakarma Puja

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


Grape sweets win hearts at Balurghat shop

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


Handloom weavers in Gangarampur struggle ahead of festive season

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


Dakshin Dinajpur Univ controller gets invite to workshop in China

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


Raghu Dakat lives in the heart of Bengalis: Dev

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


Kushmandi tribal woman gangrape: Two arrested, hunt on for others

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


Man held for cheating Self-Help-Groups of nearly Rs 3.5L

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 Dist Hosp grapples with acute shortage of doctors

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


'Mobile School' initiative launched in villages ahead of Teachers' Day

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


Suspected Bangladeshi couple held in Tapan

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