Tag: Balurghat
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People flout lockdown orders
However, the police and the administration started doing the needful after 11 am and asked people to follow the lockdown orders.
March 25, 2020 -
Balurghat -Howrah train schedule to change
The chief public relations officer of the Kathihar division of the Railways has said that rail minister Pijush Goyal is scheduled to flag off the train through a video conference tomorrow evening.
February 13, 2020 -
After escape of eight juveniles, Balurghat Home security to be strengthened
The district magistrate has ordered to complete the work within seven days.
January 3, 2020 -
Lipika Roy jumps ship, returns to TMC fold, BJP says it’s unfazed
They hoped that the joining would prompt ex-party leaders, who had deserted Trinamul Congress, to return to the Trinamul Congress. Roy was elected from Gangarampur area as Zilla Parisad member.
December 23, 2019 -
DM to expedite Bangladesh boys’ repatriation
“Bangladeshi children are often detained by security forces along the border for illegal entry to India. As per the law, children below 18 years of age cannot be detained in correctional homes,” sources said.
October 19, 2019 -
TMC majority back in South Dinajpur Zilla Parishad
The party now stands in the majority with 11 members in the 18-member board.
July 15, 2019 -
Swollen Atryee takes away crop, bridges
The landless farmers, mainly from Paranpur, Pagliganj, Patiram and Kumarganj, use the river banks for cultivation in the summer season in South Dinajpur.
June 19, 2019 -
Constituency watch | Left could emerge dark horse in Balurghat polls
Trinamool and BJP are calculating the vote of the Left Front in Balurghat, and according to political experts' assessments the Left vote bank "swing" may change the political equations in the district
April 12, 2019 -
Bengal: Gun found in office as South Dinajpur school opened after 17 days
While the police said it was a 'toy,' local people said it was a real 'metal gun' recovered from the locked almirah in the Chak Kashi Shyamsundar High School under the Balurghat police station
March 9, 2019 -
Yogi Adityanath’s helicopter denied permission to land in Balurghat, alleges BJP
According to district BJP leaders, the party had been trying to secure the permission besides making alternative arrangements so that Adiyanath could address the rally here.
February 3, 2019 -
BJP now scouts for a big name to take on Mausam Noor in North Malda
Senior state leaders, including Mukul Roy, Rupa Ganguly, and Sayantan Basu, are learnt to have shown interest in North Malda as their electoral battlefield for the Lok Sabha polls
February 1, 2019 -
Balurghat to get amusement park soon
Here’s good news for people living in South Dinajpur. If all goes as planned, Balurghat town will soon get an amusement park. The South Dinajpur district administration has started renovation work of the Atryee Kahari, also known as Dangakahri, the site for the proposed amusement park in the district. The North Bengal Development Department has …
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July 13, 2018 -
S Dinajpur bid to draw more tourists
With a view to promoting tourism and making people aware of the various tourist spots in the district, the civic body in South Dinajpur is all set to put up an array of colourful hoardings in government offices and public places with pictorial descriptions of such attractions. “The administration has taken a step ahead to …
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April 21, 2018 -
Balurghat to host state-level athletic meet
For the very first time, the Balurghat stadium in South Dinajpur will be hosting the state-level junior athletic summit- 2018. Secretary of the district sports association Gautam Goswami confirmed this at a press conference he held in the stadium on Thursday. “The summit was not being held for the past couple of years due to …
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April 20, 2018 -
Balurghat facelift plan set to take off
The Municipal Affairs Department has allocated Rs 5 crore for the first phase of work for the Green City project in the Balurghat municipality area. The process of issuing tenders has concluded and work will start soon, it is learnt. The process of beautification of the town and infrastructural development with all modern facilities will …
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April 17, 2018 -
Gangarampur Cong Gautam Das MLA joins Trinamool Congress
Congress leader and Member of the Legislative Assembly from Gangarampur constituency in South Dinajpur, Gautam Das, on Sunday switched over to the Trinamul Congress in Balurghat. District president of the Trinamul Congress, Bipllab Mitra, welcomed Mr Das to the TMC camp with a party flag and a bouquet of flowers. According to political observers in …
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April 3, 2018 -
Questions after Balurghat jail inmate dies
A big question mark on the security of correctional home inmates has come up once again after family members of a prisoner at the Balurghat correctional home alleged “unnatural death” of their loved one this morning. The inmate had been lodged in the home for the past five months, it is learnt. Family members of …
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March 29, 2018