BALURGHAT, Oct. 5 -- A shocking case of filicide has come to light in South Dinajpur district, where a couple has been arrested for allegedly murdering their two-year-old daughter. The incident occurr... Read More
BALURGHAT, Oct. 5 -- South Dinajpur district health authorities have taken stern action against a Gangarampur nursing home following the tragic death of a young mother who jumped from the second floor... Read More
BALURGHAT, Oct. 3 -- Durga Puja in Bengal is steeped in centuries-old customs, many of which are unique to particular families and regions. Among them, the Gauri Palbari Puja Mandap of Balurghat stand... Read More
BALURGHAT, Sept. 28 -- Within the high walls of Balurghat Central Correctional Home, life is monotonous. However, during the four days of Durga Puja, the atmosphere transforms into one filled with dev... Read More
BALURGHAT, Sept. 28 -- At a time when the rest of Bengal is celebrating Durga Puja with grandeur, the residents of Phulghara village near Balurghat follow a unique tradition that has continued for ove... Read More
BALURGHAT, Sept. 26 -- The once-grand Durga Puja of the Manohali Zamindar (landlord) family in Tapan, South Dinajpur, has today become a community-led festival, continuing a tradition that began more ... Read More
BALURGHAT, Sept. 25 -- The upcoming Durga Puja carnival in Balurghat will be held on October 4 at a new venue near the Chakbhavani Satsanga Temple. For the past three years, the event had taken place ... Read More
BALURGHAT, Sept. 24 -- The Durga Puja of the Chowdhury family at Boydul has completed 115 years this year, yet its age-old tradition of firing guns during Sandhi Puja remains intact. The Puja was fir... Read More
BALURGHAT, Sept. 23 -- The Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday reunited a 20-year-old woman from Malda with her family after she accidentally crossed into Bangladesh. According to BSF officials, th... Read More
BALURGHAT, Sept. 22 -- The Durga Puja at Purba Gobindapur in South Dinajpur's Hili Police Station area has long stood as a symbol of cross-border harmony. For decades, Muslims from neighbouring Bangla... Read More