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
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
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
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
BALURGHAT, Aug. 21 -- A chilling incident of linguistic harassment has come to light after a Bengali-speaking family from Balurghat's Ward No. 16 was forced to return home from Gurugram, Haryana. The ... Read More
BALURGHAT, Aug. 20 -- In an effort to restore normalcy in flood-affected areas, repair work has commenced on the breached embankment of the Punarbhaba River in Gangarampur. The initiative has been tak... Read More
BALURGHAT, Aug. 19 -- The recently-repaired embankment of the Atreyee River in Ward 13 of Balurghat Municipality's Dakra area has already started showing signs of collapse due to rising monsoon water,... Read More
BALURGHAT, Aug. 18 -- Life is gradually returning to normal in several flood-affected villages of Gangarampur and Tapan blocks. The embankment of the Punarbhaba River had breached last Thursday night,... Read More
BALURGHAT, Aug. 17 -- Unlike the rest of the country, which celebrates Independence Day on August 15, Balurghat in South Dinajpur observes Independence Day on August 18. The reason lies in a historic ... Read More
BALURGHAT, Aug. 13 -- Rice exports to Bangladesh through the Hili land port resumed on Tuesday afternoon, two days after the Bangladeshi interim government allowed imports to ease a shortage that has ... Read More