Ratnadip Choudhury

4 Injured In Explosion At Central Guwahati, Security Tightened At Markets

Guwahati News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday October 13, 2018

Four people were injured in an explosion on a footpath by the banks of the Brahmaputra river in central Guwahati this morning, the police said. The blast at Pan Bazaar, not very far from the local police station, led to a long traffic jam as hundreds of people were out at the market on a weekend ahead of Durga Puja.

BSF Constable Kills Colleague And Flees With His Gun in Assam, Arrested

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhary | Wednesday October 10, 2018

A Border Security Force head constable was killed and another seriously injured after a constable of the force fired at them from his service rifle on Tuesday. The incident took place at the Lakhipur border outpost in on the Indo-Bangladesh border in Assam's Karimganj.

One Of PM Modi's Brothers Is Grocer, Another Drives Auto, Says Biplab Deb

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday October 1, 2018

In his latest no-filter comment, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb is heard telling a gathering that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's brother drives an autorickshaw and another is a grocer.

Digital Camera, Shoestring Budget Take Assam Filmmaker Rima Das To Oscars

India News | Ratnadip Choudhury | Monday September 24, 2018

Narrow village roads in Assam's Chayyagoan lead one to the house of 37-year-old Rima Das who created history after her movie Village Rockstars became India's official contender for Oscars 2019 in the Best Foreign Language Film category.

Assam Woman Stripped, Sexually Assaulted With Chilli Powder By Villagers

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited By Jimmy Jacob | Saturday September 22, 2018

As many as 19 residents of a village in Assam's Karimganj district have been arrested for stripping a woman and inserting chilli powder into her private parts as "punishment" for allegedly selling illicit liquor in the area.

10 Injured, 90 Detained As Violence Erupts In Manipur University

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhary | Friday September 21, 2018

Police detained 90 protesters after violence erupted on the Manipur University campus in Imphal today, indicating that the three-month-long tussle between Vice Chancellor AP Pandey and the central institution's student-teacher combine was still a long way from being resolved.

Manipur Plans Law To Curb Mob Killings, To Table Bill In Assembly Soon

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited By Jimmy Jacob | Thursday September 20, 2018

Faced with rising mob violence, the Manipur government has decided to bring about a law aimed at curbing vigilantism in the northeastern state.

In Sikkim, Over 350 Stranded In Heavy Rain And Landslides Rescued

India News | Reported By Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited By Debjani Chatterjee | Tuesday September 18, 2018

Nearly 350 people have been rescued by the Indian Army in Sikkim over the last two days, after torrential rain and massive landslides hit the hill state. Five helicopters of the Army evacuated stranded tourists, locals and security personnel posted at the border.

Hizbul Mujahideen Terror Module Busted In Assam, Say Police

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury (with inputs from PTI) | Monday September 17, 2018

The Assam Police have said that they have busted a module of the Hizbul Mujahideen terror group with the arrest of three people for their alleged links with a terrorist arrested last week.

4 Manipur Cops Watched As Mob Attack Victim Lay In Pain, Shows Video

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Monday September 17, 2018

Four policemen, including a sub-inspector, have been suspended in Manipur after they were seen in a video doing nothing to save a 26-year-old man severely injured in a mob attack on Thursday. The man died from his injuries later.

76 Villages Submerged In Assam As Heavy Rains Force Dam To Be Opened

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Sunday September 16, 2018

Heavy rains in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh have led to the Ranganadi dam being opened, which resulted in 76 villages in Assam being submerged and the lives of thousands being affected.

In Tripura, Action Against Government Staff Absent During Bharat Bandh

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhary | Sunday September 16, 2018

In an unprecedented move , Tripura's BJP-IPFT led government has decided to take action against the government employees who did not attend office on September 10, when the Congress held a nationwide protest, "Bharat Bandh", against the rising fuel prices.

Man Beaten To Death On Suspicion Of Vehicle Theft In Manipur, 5 Arrested

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited By Jimmy Jacob | Saturday September 15, 2018

Five people have been arrested for allegedly lynching a man on suspicion of vehicle theft in Manipur's Imphal West district, police said on Friday. The incident sparked fears of communal violence in the area as the victim belonged to a minority community.

After 4 Decades With Congress, Ex-Meghalaya Chief Minister Quits Party

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Debanish Achom | Friday September 14, 2018

After four decades of working with the Congress, former Meghalaya Chief Minister DD Lapang quit the party on Thursday with a letter to Rahul Gandhi, pointing at senior leaders being sidelined in the party.

No Money To Fight Mother's Citizenship Case, Assam Man Commits Suicide

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Tuesday September 11, 2018

A 37-year-old man in Assam committed suicide purportedly due to frustration because his mother's name is not included in the controversial citizens' list. The daily wage labourer's body was found hanging from a tree.