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With Nov ending, South Dinajpur sees unusually low migratory bird arrivals
25 Nov 2025 11:57 PM ISTBALURGHAT: With only a few days left in the last week of November, the presence of migratory birds in South Dinajpur remains unexpectedly low this...
Dakshin Dinajpur Museum set to reopen with modern facilities
25 Nov 2025 12:11 AM ISTBALURGHAT: Dakshin Dinajpur Museum, located beside the District Administrative Building in Balurghat, has been temporarily closed as the Public Works...
Teachers’ deployment into SIR duty disrupts primary schools
23 Nov 2025 11:38 PM ISTBALURGHAT: The ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has severely disrupted the functioning of government primary schools across...
Strict night curbs imposed along S Dinajpur border after turmoil in
21 Nov 2025 11:11 PM ISTBALURGHAT: With escalating tension in neighbouring Bangladesh following the issuance of a death sentence against former Bangladesh Prime Minister...
Traditional ‘Choddohat’ Kali Puja in Hili kicks off in Hili Block
20 Nov 2025 11:50 PM ISTBALURGHAT: The India-Bangladesh border region of Hili Block has once again come alive with the traditional ‘Choddohat’ Kali Puja, which commenced late...
Photo not required for SIR, yet Balurghat studios see surging demand
19 Nov 2025 11:40 PM ISTBALURGHAT: Despite a fresh notification stating that no photograph is required for filling up the enumeration form in the ongoing Special Intensive...
Border villages in South Dinajpur gripped by anxiety amid SIR process
19 Nov 2025 12:08 AM ISTBALURGHAT: An atmosphere of uncertainty has engulfed the border areas of South Dinajpur as the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls...
Missing for 5 yrs, migrant from Hili found in Maharashtra
17 Nov 2025 11:36 PM ISTBALURGHAT: After five long years of despair, court battles and fading hope, a mentally unstable youth from Hili who had gone missing in Bihar has...
Kala-azar resurfaces in Hili block after 14 years
16 Nov 2025 11:16 PM ISTBALURGHAT: After a long gap of 14 years, Kala-azar has resurfaced in Jothghotok village under Binshira Gram Panchayat of Hili block, triggering...
Winter’s sweet aroma: Date palm sap collection begins in S Dinajpur
13 Nov 2025 11:56 PM ISTBALURGHAT: With the arrival of mild fog and chilly winds, a wintry charm has begun to settle over South Dinajpur. As winter approaches, rural Bengal...
Minor’s marriage foiled in Balurghat after call to district helpline
12 Nov 2025 11:50 PM ISTBALURGHAT: A case of child marriage involving a 15-year-old girl from Balurghat block in South Dinajpur district was successfully thwarted following a...
Apple export to B’desh resumes via Hili Land Port after a decade
11 Nov 2025 11:38 PM ISTBALURGHAT: After nearly 10 years, India has resumed apple exports to Bangladesh through the Hili land port in South Dinajpur. On Sunday, a truck...









