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TMC sweeps Kushkari Cooperative polls

BALURGHAT, Feb. 9 -- The TMC registered a thumping victory in the elections to the Kushkari Cooperative Agricultural Development Society under Banshihari block of South Dinajpur district, dealing a cr... Read More


Balurghat: Burst pipeline disrupts water supply

BALURGHAT, Feb. 8 -- The household drinking water supply scheme in Balurghat has been severely affected following the bursting of a major pipeline over the Atreyee (locally known as Danga) canal under... Read More


Balurghat Municipality to take up 32 projects

BALURGHAT, Feb. 6 -- Under the 'Amader Para, Amader Samadhan' initiative, Balurghat Municipality is set to take up 32 new development works across different parts of the municipal area. The flagship p... Read More


Relief for patients as Balurghat Dist Hosp begins evening OPD

BALURGHAT, Feb. 6 -- Bringing relief to patients, the South Dinajpur district Health department on Friday started evening Out Patient Department (OPD) services at Balurghat District Hospital. The newl... Read More


Balurghat lawyers recall Mamata Banerjee's 1994 courtroom battle

BALURGHAT, Feb. 5 -- As West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday presented the SIR case at the Supreme Court representing the grievances of the common people of Bengal, senior lawyers ... Read More


Municipality struggles to arrange funds for salaries and pensions

BALURGHAT, Feb. 3 -- With only eight to 10 days left to disburse salary and pension, Balurghat Municipality is facing a serious financial crunch. The civic body requires around Rs 90 lakh to meet its ... Read More


Off-season watermelon farming brings 'success' to farmer in Hili

BALURGHAT, Feb. 2 -- An innovative experiment in off-season farming has drawn attention in the border area of South Dinajpur's Hili, where a farmer has successfully cultivated watermelons at an unusua... Read More


Doctors 'shortage' worsens at Balurghat District Hospital

BALURGHAT, Feb. 1 -- The "long-standing shortage" of doctors at Balurghat District Hospital in South Dinajpur has worsened following the transfer of four doctors and the retirement of one, raising con... Read More


Residents allege hardships as Hili border fencing continues

BALURGHAT, Jan. 30 -- The Land and Land Reforms department has stepped up efforts to acquire land for installing barbed-wire fencing in unfenced stretches along the India-Bangladesh border in Hili, So... Read More


South Dinajpur woman dies after SIR hearing; stress & harassment alleged

BALURGHAT, Jan. 29 -- An allegation has emerged in South Dinajpur that stress linked to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll may have led to the death of a woman voter, amid repo... Read More