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"Is India really free?": Sonam Wangchuk's wife Gitanjali Angmo alleges pol
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Wife of activist Sonam Wangchuk and CEO of Himalayan Institute of Alternatives (HAIL), Gitanjali J Angmo, on Thursday slammed the Centre and alleged police torture against the people of Ladakh after the September 24 violence in the Union Territory.
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'Someone attends climate change conference, will he be an ISI agent?': Son
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Wife of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, Gitanjali J Angmo, refuted the Ladakh Police's claims that the activist was in touch with a Pakistani Intelligence Operative.
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Congress leader Shama Mohamed terms Wangchuk's arrest "unfair, undemocrati
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Congress leader Shama Mohamed on Saturday condemned arrest of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk under the stringent National Security Act (NSA) and demanded his release.
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Leh Police probes Pak connection, foreign funding of arrested activist Son
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Director General of Police (DGP) Ladakh, SD Singh Jamwal, on Saturday, alleged activist Sonam Wangchuk's connection with Pakistan and raised questions over his visits to the neighbouring countries.
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Climate Activist Sonam Wangchuk taken to Jodhpur central jail
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The protests turned violent in Leh on September 24, following which the BJP office in the area was set on fire. Two days after the death of four people in violent protests, Wangchuk was detained under provisions of the National Security Act (NSA). The climate activist has been accused of
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"Done to divert attention, responsibility from BJP's abysmal failure": Con
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Amid the reports of the arrest of activist Sonam Wangchuk, the Indian National Congress on Friday launched a scathing attack on the ruling BJP, claiming that this has been done to "divert attention and responsibility" from the BJP's "abysmal failure" to maintain law and order in Ladakh. Read More
"Centre was after him": J-K CM Omar Abdullah on reports of Sonam Wangchuk'
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday termed the reports of activist Sonam Wangchuk's arrest an "unfortunate" step; however, he also said that the move wasn't unexpected as the Central government was "after him since yesterday."
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Leh violence: "Situation was engineered deliberately," says govt sources
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Violence erupted during protests in Ladakh "didn't spiral on its own, it was engineered deliberately," government sources said on Wednesday evening.
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"I refer to them as youths": Sonam Wangchuk on terming Ladakh's protest as
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Activist Sonam Wangchuk on Wednesday preferred to label the protest in Ladakh as a "youth" protest rather than terming it as a Gen Z protest.
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Sonam Wangchuk ends hunger-strike, appeals for peace amid intense violence
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Activist Sonam Wangchuk on Wednesday ended his 15-day hunger strike after clashes erupted in Leh over the demands of statehood and the inclusion of Ladakh under the Sixth Schedule.
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Ladakh administration revokes Sonam Wangchuk's HIAL land allotment over fi
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Once hailed as an innovator and the inspiration behind Bollywood's Phunsuk Wangdu, educationist-turned-activist Sonam Wangchuk is now at the centre of a major controversy in Ladakh.
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Sonam Wangchuk, associates end protest after discussions, Delhi Police inf
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Delhi Police on Tuesday informed the Delhi High Court that climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and his associates from Ladakh have ended their protest and fast after discussions. Recently, the Delhi High Court sought a response from the police regarding a plea to permit Wangchuk's climate pr
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