Ladakh
- India
Sonam Wangchuk being probed for Pakistan links: Ladakh DGP
Leh: Ladakh Director General of Police S D Singh Jamwal on Saturday said Sonam Wangchuk is being probed for allegedly having links with Pakistan on the back of last month’s arrest of…
- India
Wangchuk’s detention won’t deter Ladakh’s resolve, says Congress
Leh: Asserting that climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has become the most visible and vocal face of Ladakh agitation, the Congress unit here has said that no amount of “vilification campaign and trumped-up…
- India
Activist Sonam Wangchuk arrested in Leh
Leh: Police on Friday arrested climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, two days after protests demanding Ladakh’s statehood and Sixth Schedule status left four people dead and 90 injured in the Union Territory. Wangchuk…
- India
Photos: Curfew in Leh
The curfew was clamped in the town on Wednesday evening after widespread violence resulted in the death of four persons and injuries to 90 others during a shutdown called by the Leh…
- India
Leh curfew continues, security review underway; essential needs to return
Leh: A home ministry team held a series of meetings here to review the overall security situation as curfew remained in force for the third consecutive day in Leh town on Friday,…
- News
Congress urges full realization of Ladakh’s statehood demands
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday said the distress and anguish of the people of Ladakh must awaken the government’s conscience, not just for even more talks but for actually fulfilling their…
- Photos
Photo: Arson and violence in Ladakh
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Wednesday called off his 15-day hunger strike as the movement for statehood for Ladakh and extension of the Sixth Schedule took a violent turn with the BJP…
- India
Ladakh protests: Four dead, 30 injured; prohibitory orders imposed
Leh: Atleast four people were killed and 30 others injured in intense clashes between protesters and security personnel when the movement for statehood for Ladakh and extension of the Sixth Schedule took…
- India
India witnesses rare Blood Moon: 82 minutes of coppery-red lunar glory
Bengaluru: From Ladakh to Tamil Nadu, skywatchers turned their gaze towards the moon Sunday night to witness a rare ‘Blood Moon’ or the total lunar eclipse. The earth’s shadow started covering the…
- India
India, China agree to fast-track resumption of direct flights
New Delhi: India and China have agreed to expedite steps to resume direct air services between the two countries and also hold talks to resolve trade issues. The decision was taken at…
- Hyderabad
Centre broke its promise on sixth schedule status for Ladakh: Sonam Wangchuk
Hyderabad: Environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk remarked that the demand for inclusion of Ladakh in the sixth schedule of the Indian Constitution did not come from the people, but was a promise made…
- India
Bond with Ladakh to remain strong: Jammu Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah
Jammu: Stressing the historical ties between Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir, chief minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday, February 8, reaffirmed that administrative reorganisation would not alter the deep-rooted relationship between the two…
- Hyderabad
People in big cities ‘living simply’ will help Ladakh survive: Sonam Wangchuk
Hyderabad: Climate activist and educational reformer Sonam Wangchuk said that the people in big cities “living simply” will help the people in regions like Ladakh to simply live, in times these when…
- India
India lodges ‘solemn protest’ over China creating counties in Ladakh
India on Friday said it has lodged a “solemn protest” with China over the creation of two new counties in Hotan prefecture, asserting that such moves will not lend legitimacy to Beijing’s…
- India
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk meets fasting farmer leader Dallewal
Chandigarh: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Saturday met with farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been fasting for over a month in support of protesting farmers’ demands, at the Khanauri border…
