Sonam Wangchuk
- India
Scientists demand release of Wangchuk, slam his detention under NSA
New Delhi: A group of scientists on Sunday condemned the detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and demanded his immediate release. The Breakthrough Science Society (BSS) also urged the Union Government to…
- India
Sonam Wangchuk’s wife trashes ‘Pak link’ charge, blames security forces for violence
Leh/New Delhi: Jailed activist Sonam Wangchuk’s wife Gitanjali Angmo has trashed allegations of “Pakistan link” and financial irregularities against him. Terming the charge that Wangchuk incited the violence in Leh as “misplaced”,…
- India
Ladakh’s people, culture, traditions under attack by BJP-RSS: Rahul
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday alleged that Ladakh’s people, culture, and traditions were under attack by the BJP and RSS, as he batted for inclusion of Ladakh under the…
- 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…
- News
Thackeray brands Wangchuk arrest unjust, urges Asia Cup boycott
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday questioned the Centre over the arrest of activist Sonam Wangchuk, saying the one who developed solar tent technology for our Army is being…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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
Wangchuk continues fast, police detains supporters attempting to join in
New Delhi: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk along with his supporters continued their fast for the 15th day on Sunday, October 20. Several others who wanted to join the group for a ‘maun…
- India
Wangchuk urges people to join him for fast against ‘consumerism’
New Delhi: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Friday called upon people to observe a day-long fast with him and vow to give up consumerism. Wangchuk, who is on the 13th day of…
- India
Hope LG, govt work in harmony in J-K unlike Delhi: Sonam Wangchuk
New Delhi: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who along with his supporters continued his indefinite hunger strike for the ninth day on Monday, hoped that the newly-elected government in Jammu and Kashmir will…
- India
Wangchuk and supporters enter day 6 of hunger strike; routine checkup held
New Delhi: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and supporters continued their indefinite hunger strike for the sixth day on Friday, October 11 at Delhi’s Ladakh Bhawan. A routine medical examination of the activists,…
