NEW DELHI — Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Tuesday continued his indefinite hunger strike at Delhi’s Ladakh Bhawan along with his supporters and appealed that the Centre should resume talks on their demands. Wangchuk, who is spearheading an agitation for Ladakh’s Sixth Schedule status, had started his fast on Sunday afternoon. According to the protesters, […]
NEW DELHI — Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was detained by the Delhi Police, has been released from Bawana Police Station on Wednesday. A team of Delhi Police escorted him to Rajghat where he is expected to pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of Gandhu Jayanti. Wangchuk, along with around 120 others from […]
NEW DELHI — Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and 150 Ladakhis were again detained after they were released by the Delhi Police late Tuesday night, even as their indefinite fast continue at the police stations, officials said on Wednesday. Wangchuk and other detained Ladakhis were allowed to go on Tuesday night but they were adamant to […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti Tuesday hit out at the Centre over the detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and several other Ladakhis, saying even the fundamental right to protest has been “snatched” from the people. Wangchuk and around 120 others on a march to Delhi demanding Sixth Schedule status for […]
NEW DELHI — Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday termed as “unacceptable” the detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and other Ladakhis, and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi would have to listen to Ladakh’s voice. Around 120 people from Ladakh, including Wangchuk — who had marched to the national […]
LEH — Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk said on Monday a small clip from his recent interaction was “twisted” and “taken out of context” in a way to show that he was talking about Kashmir and giving an anti-national statement. “Twisting statements is not right. I have said nothing on Kashmir,” Wangchuk told PTI here, adding, […]
LEH — In March this year, Leh, known for its breathtaking landscapes and monasteries, made headlines as climate activist Sonam Wangchuk led a 21-day fast in sub-zero temperatures seeking autonomy for Ladakh. Thousands joined the Ramon Magsaysay Award winner whose life inspired actor Aamir Khan’s character Rancho in Bollywood blockbuster “3 Idiots”. After ending his […]
LEH (KIMS) — Ahead of Sonam Wangchuk’s planned ‘Pashmina March’ inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s Dandi March, scheduled on April 7, the authorities have reduced mobile data services to 2G in Leh district of Ladakh Union Territory. According to an order, “In response to security concerns in Ladakh, Dr. Shiv Darshan Singh-IPS, the Additional Director General […]
LEH (KIMS) — In wake of Sonam Wangchuk’s planned ‘Pashmina March’ inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s Dandi March, scheduled on April 7, the administration in Leh district of Ladakh Union Territory imposed Section 144 on Friday. This measure aims to restrict processions, rallies, and marches. Last month Sonam Wangchuk concluded his 21-day hunger strike and announced […]
