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Jailed climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, arrested under NSA, demands an independent judicial inquiry into the killing of four people in Ladakh, vowing to remain incarcerated until it's completed. He reiterated support for Ladakh's constitutional demands for Sixth Schedule and statehood, urging peaceful struggle. An advocate criticized the administration for hounding people and demanded Wangchuk's release. Jailed climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, in a message from jail, has demanded an independent ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court is set to hear a petition on Monday challenging the arrest of Ladakh-based climate activist and education reformer Sonam Wangchuk. The petition, filed by his wife Geetanjali Angmo on October 2, seeks his immediate release, arguing that the arrest is politically motivated and violates his fundamental rights. Wangchuk has been imprisoned in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, following his arrest on September 24, in the aftermath of violent protests in Leh, La ...Read More >
Sonam Wangchuk's wife Gitanjali Angmo on Friday moved the Supreme Court seeking his release, days after the climate activist was detained and charged under the stringent National Security Act (NSA). Angmo has come at the forefront since Wangchuk's arrest, placing allegations against Centre and advocating for her husband's release. Wangchuk was arrested within days of deadly violence in Ladakh's Leh that claimed at least 4 lives. Angmo, CEO of Himalayan Institute of Alternatives (HAIL), on Thur ...Read More >
Ladakh Administration on Tuesday rejected claims of a "witch-hunt" or a "smoke-screen" operation against activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was detained under the National Security Act last week. It asserted that the actions taken by law enforcement agencies were based on credible inputs and documents. IMAGE: Activist Sonam Wangchuk was arrested under NSA last week. Photograph: @Wangchuk66/X The administration appealed that the process of law should be allowed to take its own course and expressed co ...Read More >
Leh, Oct 1 (PTI) Sonam Wangchuk's wife, Gitanjali J Angmo, on Wednesday reached out to President Droupadi Murmu to seek her intervention for the release of the climate activist, who has been lodged in Jodhpur jail in Rajasthan since being taken into custody following the September 24 violent clashes in Ladakh. In a three-page letter addressed to the president, Wangchuk's wife alleged "witch-hunt" against her husband for espousing the cause of the people over the past four years and said she is ...Read More >
Lucknow: Senior Samajwadi Party leader and former minister Gayatri Prajapati was attacked by a fellow inmate inside Lucknow Jail on Tuesday. The scuffle took place within the jail premises, after which prison authorities launched an internal inquiry. According to a statement issued by Dr Ramdhani, DIG Prisons, Lucknow Range, the incident occurred after Prajapati allegedly used abusive language towards another inmate, Vishwas Rajput. In response, Vishwas attacked Prajapati using a sharp object i ...Read More >
Srinagar: Ladakh's Lieutenant Governor, Kavinder Gupta, has said that dialogue remains the sole viable path to address the multifaceted issues confronting the landlocked Himalayan region and its people. "Dialogue is the only bridge to understanding and resolving the challenges of our landlocked region, fostering peace and progress for the people of Ladakh," he said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Union Territory administration rejected allegations of a "witch-hunt" or "smoke-screen" operation targ ...Read More >
The geopolitically sensitive region of Ladakh in northern India recently experienced an unusual wave of anger after four civilians were killed in a protest by police, and a popular environmental activist was arrested. The discontentment in this fragile territory may not bode well for India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Known for its stark beauty and strategic importance in South Asia, India's northern Ladakh region had remained relatively calm for decades, despite being outlined by some of th ...Read More >
The Ladakh administration on Tuesday (September 30, 2025) accused climate activist Sonam Wangchuk of suggesting "self-immolation" to the people of Ladakh on "multiple occasions" on "lines of protests in Tibet." In a statement issued late on Tuesday (September 30, 2025), the Union Territory administration said the "grounds of detention etc.," had been duly served on Mr. Wangchuk, presently detained under the National Security Act (NSA) at the Jodhpur Central jail in Rajasthan. Civil society gro ...Read More >
Leh, Sep 30 (PTI) Ladakh Administration on Tuesday rejected claims of a "witch-hunt" or a "smoke-screen" operation against activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was detained under the National Security Act last week. It asserted that the actions taken by law enforcement agencies were based on credible inputs and documents. The administration appealed that the process of law should be allowed to take its own course and expressed confidence that "together we will bring back normalcy in the peace-loving Le ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 30 (PTI) Gitanjali Angmo, the wife of education reformer and activist Sonam Wangchuk and co-founder of the Himalayan Institute of Alternatives Ladakh (HIAL), on Tuesday alleged that "baseless narratives" were being spread against him and his institutes to project him as an "anti-national" as part of a "witch-hunt". Wangchuk, who has been at the forefront of the movement seeking statehood and extension of the Sixth Schedule to Ladakh, was detained under the stringent National Secu ...Read More >
Leh (Ladakh): 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.Speaking to ANI on Tuesday, Gitanjali said that they attended a climate change conference organised by the United Nations and a Pakistani media outlet. She said, " This is absolutely wrong and false, we condemn it to the core. A narrative is being formed to frame someone...When the UT government was buying Chinese tab ...Read More >
Gitanjali J Angmo, wife of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, alleges false narratives and propaganda are being spread against her husband following his NSA arrest and transfer to Jodhpur jail. She claims he is targeted for advocating Ladakh's Sixth Schedule and legislature, despite his patriotic contributions and past support for PM Modi. Angmo awaits his detention order to pursue legal action. Gitanjali J Angmo, wife of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, says a false narrative and fake propaganda ...Read More >
Leh: The last rites of two of the four youths killed in the September 24 violence were performed in curfew-bound Leh town on Sunday amid tight security, with no relaxation in restrictions, officials said. "The situation remained by and large normal with no untoward incident reported from anywhere," an official said, adding mobile internet services in the town remained suspended. Prohibitory orders banning assembly of five or more persons also remained in force in other major parts of the Union ...Read More >
Leh/New Delhi, Sep 28 (PTI) 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", she claimed that he has been protesting in the "most Gandhian way possible" and the "situation escalated" on September 24 due to the actions of the CRPF. Police detained climate activist Wangchuk on Friday under the stringent National Security Act (NSA), ...Read More >
New Delhi: After accusing Sonam Wangchuk of instigating Ladakh violence, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday cancelled the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) licence of Students' Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SECMOL), an NGO founded by the climate activist. The decision comes two months after CBI initiated a preliminary inquiry into the alleged FCRA violations by Wangchuk and the institution. The order said that the organisation was served a show-cause notice ...Read More >
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