Sonam Wangchuk
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Student on Jharkhand hunger strike rushed to hospital
Ranchi: One of the six protesters, who have been on a hunger strike as part of a demonstration against the alleged irregularities in recruitment exams in Jharkhand, was taken to a hospital…
- India
Jantar Mantar silent as 36-day CJP protest ends, leaders recover
New Delhi: The chants fell silent and calm descended on Jantar Mantar on Sunday, a day after the 36-day agitation over irregularities in exams and the NEET paper leak ended with the…
- India
Agitation has entered new phase, time for reforms now: Wangchuk
New Delhi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk on Saturday, July 25, welcomed Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation as “a victory of democracy”, but stressed that “accountability” must now be followed by reforms in…
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Ask them to arrest me: Sonam fumes after being stopped at hospital
New Delhi: A video of social activist Sonam Wangchuk being prevented from leaving Safdarjung Hospital has come to light. He and his wife, Gitanjali Angmo, got furious when a police officer and…
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Sonam Wangchuk denies deal with Centre behind ending hunger Strike
New Delhi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk said he decided to end his 26-day hunger strike after receiving the Centre’s written assurances because he feared an imminent crackdown on protesters and wanted to prevent…
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Sonam Wangchuk ends 26-day fast, CJP says protest will continue
New Delhi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk has ended his indefinite hunger strike after the government assured him that his demands would be met. He announced the end of his fast after Union Ministers…
- India
PM Modi announces paper leak bill, Rahul calls video ‘pathetic’
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Thursday, July 23, that a Bill containing provisions for strong action against paper leaks will be introduced in Parliament next week. In a video…
- Hyderabad
Black ribbons, silent march: Congress protest in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Congress leaders and workers took out a protest march to the Gandhi statue near Fateh Darwaza in the Bahadurpura Assembly constituency here on Thursday, July 23, condemning the alleged police lathi-charge on…
- Hyderabad
I had to come: Hyderabadi flies to Delhi to join student protests
Hyderabad: When a young Hyderabadi, Disha, saw what unfolded at Jantar Mantar on July 20 the brutal Delhi Police assault on students and young men, women and children she could not sit…
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‘Students were beaten like animals’: Abhijeet Dipke’s mother
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Anita Dipke, mother of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke, has expressed concern over the lathi-charge on protesting students in New Delhi, saying it was extremely painful to watch…
- India
Students deserve protection, not blame: Gitanjali
New Delhi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk‘s wife, Gitanjali Angmo, on Thursday, July 23, said it was “deeply painful” to see students being portrayed negatively and questioned why it was “easier to question their…
- Hyderabad
KTR chooses NEET protest in Hyderabad over birthday celebrations
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao on Thursday, July 23, chose to join the protest against the NEET paper leak in Hyderabad instead of celebrating his milestone 50th…
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Still alive: Wangchuk releases video from hospital, appeals to govt
On the 25th day of his fast, activist Sonam Wangchuk released a video from Medanta Hospital in Gurugram and said that he would end his fast today (Wednesday, July 22) if the…
- India
152 paper leaks in a decade: Rahul guns for Modi apology
New Delhi: In an all-out attack on the Narendra Modi government, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said the Prime Minister should immediately apologise to students after the brutal…
- India
Union Ministers meet Sonam Wangchuk at Gurugram hospital
New Delhi: Union Ministers J P Nadda and Jitendra Singh met innovator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram, shortly after he was shifted there from Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital…
