Sonam Wangchuk
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After Sonam Wangchuk, Ladakh MP Haji Hanifa Jan detained, Opposition rallies support for activist
India | Oct 01, 2024, 11:37 AM ISTThe padyatra led by Leh Apex Body which, along with the Kargil Democratic Alliance held to press the demand for statehood for Ladakh, its inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, early recruitment process along with a public service commission for Ladakh, and separate Lok Sabha seats.
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Ladakh: KDA, Leh Apex Body call for UT Bandh after activist Sonam Wangchuk's detention
India | Oct 01, 2024, 09:42 AM ISTSonam Wangchuk was on the 'Delhi Chalo Padyatra', which was organised by the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) regarding their demands for the Sixth Schedule.
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Rahul Gandhi reacts to detention of activist Sonam Wangchuk, other Ladakhis: 'Unacceptable'
India | Oct 01, 2024, 07:44 AM ISTAccording to an order issued from the Delhi Police Headquarters, Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora has directed to impose the section 163 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita in the districts of New Delhi, North and Central and all police stations jurisdiction sharing the borders with other states.
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Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, 120 others detained by Delhi Police
India | Oct 01, 2024, 12:01 AM ISTSonam Wangchuk, an environmental activist from Ladakh, along with 150 protesters, were detained by the Delhi Police at the Singhu Border.
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Sonam Wangchuk to hold 28-day fast on statehood demand for Ladakh, says 'govt withdrew its promise'
India | Jul 28, 2024, 08:29 PM ISTClimate activist Soman Wangchuk is set to start a 28-day fast from August 15, when the country will celebrate its 78th Independence Day. Earlier in March, he held a fast for 21 days demanding statehood and other rights for Ladakh.
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Sonam Wangchuk ends 21-day-long hunger strike for statehood of Ladakh
India | Mar 26, 2024, 09:48 PM ISTThe renowned education reformist said the end of the hunger strike is the beginning of a new phase of the ongoing agitation.
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Why is Sonam Wangchuk, who inspired Aamir Khan's 3 Idiots, on hunger strike in Ladakh? Know here
India | Mar 20, 2024, 01:15 PM ISTSonam Wangchuk, a key campaigner for constitutional safeguards for Ladakh, said they would launch a fast unto death from February 19 to press their demands and that details of participation of local residents in the agitation were being worked out.
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Education reformist Sonam Wangchuk starts a seven-day ‘climatic fast’ in Ladakh
Education | Jun 18, 2023, 05:33 PM ISTWangchuk is a prominent engineer whose life inspired a character in the Bollywood blockbuster “3 Idiots”.
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Why innovator Sonam Wangchuk held 5-day fast & how he managed it in Ladakh's freezing temperatures?
India | Jan 30, 2023, 05:14 PM ISTLadakh protest: Engineer and innovator Sonam Wangchuk held a 5-day-long protest at -20 to -40 degrees Celsius at 18,380 feet high altitude for an extension of the sixth schedule of the Constitution and environmental protection.