Ratnadip Choudhury
Ratnadip Choudhury has been working with NDTV Network since 2016, he is an award winning journalist. He is presently posted at Bureau Chief of Northeast India Bureau at Guwahati. He has been reporting out of Northeast India for over 18 years. In 2022, Ratnadip had ENBA 40 UNDER 40 AWARD for television news. Ratnadip can also received the JAFA Achievers Award for Excellence in Journalism , a coveted regional News journalism award instituted by the Journalist Association for Assam (JAFA). Ratnadip is the recipient of Mumbai Press Club's prestigious Red Ink excellence in Journalism Award 2013 presented by Press Club of Mumbai, for best Crime investigation. In 2021, Ratnadip was the runner up. He is also the winner of the First Northeast India Green Journo Award 2013, instituted to honour in depth reportage on Green issues in the Northeast India region. Ratnadip has also won the prestigious LAADLI Media Awards for Gender Sensitivity 2013. Ratnadip was also selected among ten young Indian scholars by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to work on trans boundary water issues of Eastern Himalayas in 2013. He has been an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) fellow to U.S in 2015. This is the oldest fellowship of Department of State, United States. He has travelled and interacted extensively across US as a part of the fellowship particular with officials of federal departments, professors, journalist, practitioners , experts and activists on reporting on disasters. In 2017, he has been in the select group of journalist from southeast Asia undergoing working in Bangkok, Thailand on transboundary rivers. In 2018, we was among 30 journalist across Asia to have been selected for the ASIA18 FELLOWSHIP for the Asian Investigative Journalism Conference, organized by Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) at Seoul, South Korea. He specializes in conflict reporting and has a keen interest in India's eastern neighbours.
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Assam Police Foil Bid To Smuggle Endangered Golden Langurs, 9 Arrested
In a major crackdown on wildlife trafficking, the Special Task Force (STF) of Assam Police conducted a successful operation in Assam's Chirang district's sidli area, dismantling an alleged international wildlife trafficking network.
- Saturday June 20, 2026
- India News
- Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury
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Massive Anti-Terror Agency NIA's Crackdown Across Manipur, 10 Arrested
Officials said the operation was based on intelligence inputs and evidence gathered during ongoing investigations.
- Friday June 19, 2026
- India News
- Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury
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मणिपुर में NIA का बड़ा एक्शन, 2023 में हुई जातीय हिंसा मामले में 10 लोगों को किया गिरफ्तार
राष्ट्रीय जांच एजेंसी (NIA) ने मणिपुर में 2023 की जातीय हिंसा से जुड़े मामलों में बड़ी कार्रवाई करते हुए 10 आरोपियों को गिरफ्तार किया है.
- Friday June 19, 2026
- Reported by: रतनदीप चौधरी, Edited by: आलोक कुमार ठाकुर
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Northeast Can Become Growth Driver Through Organic Farming: N Sitharaman
Sitharaman emphasised that states such as Meghalaya need not compete with larger agricultural producers on scale alone.
- Friday June 19, 2026
- India News
- Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury
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China Begins Building World's Largest Dam, India Plans Counter In Arunachal Pradesh
India is now trying to accelerate its own strategic response while closely monitoring Beijing's every move on the contested river.
- Friday June 19, 2026
- India News
- Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury
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Bangladeshi Woman Detained At Guwahati Airport With Fake Aadhaar Card
During the inquiry, the woman is said to have disclosed that she was a Bangladesh national.
- Friday June 19, 2026
- India News
- Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury
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Assam Prepares For Ambubachi Mela, Over 8 Lakh Devotees Expected
The festival will commence with Pravritti on June 22 and conclude with Nivritti on June 26, when the temple doors reopen after remaining closed for three days.
- Thursday June 18, 2026
- India News
- Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury
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2 Suspended Border Force Jawans Get 42 Years Jail For Gang-Rape, Acid Attack
Two suspended BSF jawans sentenced to 42 years for 2017 gang rape and acid attack in Mizoram.
- Thursday June 18, 2026
- India News
- Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury
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Security Operations In Manipur Intensified Amid Protests Over Recent Deaths
Manipur security forces intensify operations amid protests over Kuki patients and civilian death claims.
- Thursday June 18, 2026
- India News
- Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury
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Gauhati Court Overturns Death Sentence, Acquits Man In 2018 Rape-Murder Case
The Gauhati High Court has acquitted a man who spent nearly eight years on death row for the alleged rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl in Assam's Nagaon district.
- Thursday June 18, 2026
- India News
- Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury
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Assam Chief Minister Reviews NEET Re-Exam Plan: Mobile Jammers, CCTV, Double Frisking
Re-NEET Measures in Assam: The government has also ordered strict adherence to NTA guidelines, close monitoring of social media to curb rumours.
- Wednesday June 17, 2026
- Education
- Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Aakanksha Singh
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Assam's Don Bosco University Sacks Teacher After Sexual Misconduct Allegation
Reports said a second-semester woman student had accused Chandra - the head of Department of Public Administration -- of inappropriate behaviour and sexual misconduct.
- Wednesday June 17, 2026
- India News
- Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury
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Baby Born On Train In Assam, Nurse Traveler, Railway Team Help With Delivery
After the train reached Rangiya, the mother and newborn were attended to by the waiting medical team and shifted to Rangiya Railway Hospital for immediate care.
- Wednesday June 17, 2026
- India News
- Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury
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Indian Kidnapped While Collecting Grass Along Border Returned By Bangladesh
Bangladesh authorities return Indian man abducted near border to Indian officials.
- Wednesday June 17, 2026
- India News
- Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury
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Rs 47-Crore Multi-State Fake GST Racket Busted In Assam
In a joint operation that included raids across Assam, Bihar and West Bengal, a Special Task Force (STF) and GST officials busted the network accused of committing fake Input Tax Credit (ITC) fraud.
- Tuesday June 16, 2026
- India News
- Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury