Sonam Wangchuk

Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of hypocrisy for turning Ladakhi environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk from what he called their “poster boy” into an “anti-national” within months. In an…

Climate Activist’s Wife to Amend Petition; Kapil Sibal Seeks Access for Wangchuk to Share Notes New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned to October 29 the hearing on a petition filed by Gitanjali J. Angmo, wife of climate…

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned to Wednesday the hearing of a petition filed by Gitanjali J. Angmo, wife of noted climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, challenging his detention under the National Security Act (NSA) and…

New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India will on October 6 hear a petition filed by Geetanjali Angmo, wife of noted climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, challenging his detention under the National Security Act (NSA) and seeking his immediate…

New Delhi: The People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), one of India’s oldest human rights organisations, has condemned what it described as the throttling of fundamental freedoms in Ladakh following the recent violence in Leh that left…

New Delhi: The Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) on Tuesday addressed a press conference at the Press Club of India in New Delhi, calling for an impartial judicial probe into the recent violence in Ladakh that left four dead and scores…

Srinagar: A day after detention of environmentalist and educationist, Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act (NSA), the administration of Union Territory Ladakh has constituted an advisory board for all detention laws including the…

Ladakh Police Chief Says Investigation Probing Funding, FCRA Violations Leh: Ladakh Director General of Police (DGP) S.D. Singh Jamwal Saturday levelled serious allegations against environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk, accusing him of…

Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Iltija Mufti on Friday criticised the arrest of environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk, saying the detention reflected the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s approach of disempowering regions that…

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday reacted sharply to the arrest of Ladakh-based environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk, calling it “very unfortunate” and accusing the central government of repeatedly…