Ratnadip Choudhury

Internal Checks Begin To Find Ineligible People In Assam Citizens' List

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Sunday February 23, 2020

After six months of publication of the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, the authorities are trying to reopen the process for internal checks to weed out foreigners from the list. The authorities are running the filter before the list is sent for formal notification by the Registrar General of India.

Lokayukta Orders Probe Against Nagaland Deputy Chief Minister For "Misuse Of Power"

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Draksha Sharma | Friday February 21, 2020

The Nagaland Lokayukta has ordered a preliminary inquiry against Deputy Chief Minister Y Patton following a petition alleging "abuse of power".

With Assam Citizens' List Stuck In Limbo, 19 Lakh Languish In Uncertainty

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Thursday February 20, 2020

It has been nearly six months since 41-year-old Muhammad Fakaruddin Khan was excluded from Assam's National Register of Citizens or NRC with around 19 lakh others. However, Mr Khan and lakhs of others like him have been waiting anxiously for the final list to be notified so that they can then appeal their exclusion to the foreigners' tribunals with...

No Home Ministry Appointment, Assam Panel Gives Report To Top Bureaucrat

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Thursday February 20, 2020

A high-power panel formed by the Home Ministry for implementing Clause 6 of the Assam Accord has given its report to Assam Chief Secretary Sanjay Krishna, after the panel members waited for a few days in Delhi but did not get an appointment from the Home Ministry to receive the report, sources have said.

Land, Bank Papers Can't Be Used As Citizenship Proof: Gauhati High Court

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Tuesday February 18, 2020

Documents like land revenue receipts, bank statements and Permanent Account Number (PAN) cards cannot be used to show proof of citizenship, the Gauhati High Court has said while rejecting a woman's plea against a tribunal that placed her under the "foreigner" category.

Assam University Shut As Students Protest Against Leader's Rustication

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Tuesday February 18, 2020

The Assam University in Silchar has been shut for over a week now, with students boycotting classes and taking up an indefinite hunger strike to protest against the rustication of a student leader who they say highlighted alleged corruption in the institution.

In Guwahati For Filmfare Awards, Bollywood Greeted With Anti-CAA Appeal

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Sunday February 16, 2020

Held outside Mumbai for the first time, the Filmfare Awards this year saw several Bollywood stars fly into Guwahati on Saturday as fans came out in thousands at the airport to catch a glimpse of their favourite celebrities.

Family, Villagers Build Life-Size Statue Of Jawan Killed In Pulwama Attack

India News | Written By Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited By Aman Dwivedi | Saturday February 15, 2020

The family and village members of a Jawan, who lost his life in Pulwama terror attack last year, have built his life-size statue in Assam's Baksa.

Assam Officials Allege Email Tampering, Data Deletion In Citizens' List

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Friday February 14, 2020

The officials of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam are likely to ask the centre to launch an independent probe into suspected cases of "wilful deletion" of data and important emails, people with direct knowledge of the matter have told NDTV.

"Government Is Secular": Assam To Shut State-Run Madrassas, Sanskrit Tols

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Wednesday February 12, 2020

The Assam government has decided to shut down all state-run madrassas and Sanskrit tols in the state, and convert them into regular schools within a period of six months.

Under Ally Pressure, Conrad Sangma's Brother Loses Key Meghalaya Post

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Wednesday February 12, 2020

In a major reshuffle in the Meghalaya cabinet, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma has dropped his elder brother James as the home minister of the state in keeping with demands made by alliance partners.

Ex-Arunachal Chief Minister Kalikho Pul's Son Found Dead In UK Apartment

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhary | Wednesday February 12, 2020

Former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Kalikho Pul's son, Shubanso Pul was found dead in his one-room apartment in the United Kingdom under mysterious circumstances on Sunday.

Assam NRC Data Disappears From Cloud. Home Ministry Says Technical Issue

India News | Ratnadip Choudhury, Neeta Sharma | Wednesday February 12, 2020

The data of the final citizens' list in Assam, published last August, has vanished from the website of the state National Register of Citizens (NRC) where the data was published as mandated by the Supreme Court. The Union Home Ministry said the NRC data is safe and cited "some technical issue in visibility on cloud". The ministry said the problem i...

Amid Indefinite Shutdown In Assam District, 5 Injured In Clashes

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhary | Wednesday February 12, 2020

Violence broke out on Tuesday in Assam's Dima Hasao district, a tribal-dominated area, amid a call for indefinite shutdown by the North Cachar Hill Indigenous Peoples' Forum (NCHIPF). The NCHIPF have called for an indefinite shutdown as they demand a separate autonomous council by bifurcating the Dima Hasao district.

Assam Decides To Tweak Its Muslim Survey, To Drop The Word 'Indigenous'

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Wednesday February 12, 2020

The Assam government has decided to 'tweak' its ambitious plans of an 'extensive' socio-economic survey of its 'indigenous' Muslim population that many believe is aimed to 'segregate' the 'Bhumiputra' Muslims of Assam from the those who are of Bangladeshi origin.