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Balurghat-Hili Rail proj gains momentum after yrs of delay

BALURGHAT, Sept. 2 -- The long-awaited Balurghat-Hili Rail project is finally gathering momentum after years of delay. Sanctioned with a budget of Rs 1,181 crore, the 29-kilometre Railway stretch is s... Read More


Farmer loses Rs 30K to OTP fraud in Balurghat

BALURGHAT, Sept. 1 -- A farmer from Chandrapur under Balurghat Block lost Rs 30,000 to fraudsters after being tricked over the phone in the name of receiving gas subsidy. The victim, identified as Sur... Read More


Excise dept officer sentenced to life imprisonment for wife's murder

BALURGHAT, Aug. 31 -- An Excise department officer accused of driving away two wives earlier was sentenced to life imprisonment for brutally murdering his third wife. After seven years of trial, the ... Read More


Balurghat civic body hosts theatre fest

BALURGHAT, Aug. 29 -- Balurghat Municipality has organised a week-long theatre festival in memory of renowned dramatist Harimadhab Mukhopadhyay, coinciding with the civic body's 75th anniversary. Mukh... Read More


Bangladeshi minor repatriated by BSF after 'illegal stay' in India

BALURGHAT, Aug. 28 -- The Border Security Force (BSF) recently repatriated a 14-year-old Bangladeshi boy who had been living in India illegally for nearly ten months after crossing the international b... Read More


Balurghat shelter's 3 runaway juveniles rescued from Malda

BALURGHAT, Aug. 27 -- A dramatic escape from Balurghat's government-run Shubhayan Home ended in swift police action as three runaway juveniles were rescued from Malda. According to police sources, th... Read More


Dual identity row: Man arrested in Kumarganj for holding 2 voter cards

BALURGHAT, Aug. 26 -- Police have arrested a 45-year-old man, Rajjak Sarkar, for allegedly holding voter identity cards of both India and Bangladesh, triggering a major controversy in the border distr... Read More


South Dinajpur migrant goes missing in Mumbai

BALURGHAT, Aug. 25 -- A 22-year-old migrant worker from South Dinajpur has gone missing in Mumbai after reportedly being detained by police at Dadar Railway Station. The missing youth, identified as ... Read More


Bengal govt rescues migrant worker, family stranded in Gujarat

BALURGHAT, Aug. 24 -- The Bengal government came to the rescue of a migrant worker and his family who found themselves "stranded" in Gujarat under dire circumstances. Krishna Kumar Barman from Patira... Read More


South Dinajpur: Farmers hopeful of good yield as rains aid jute processing

BALURGHAT, Aug. 22 -- Continuous rainfall over the past two weeks has brought renewed hope for jute cultivators across South Dinajpur, as the crucial jute decomposition process gains momentum in all e... Read More