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New Delhi, March 23 AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj claimed on Monday that he was booked by the police for organizing a candle march in support of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk.However, a police source said that no FIR has been registered against him in the last few days.Despite this, the...

New Delhi, March 23 AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj claimed on Monday that he was booked by the police for organizing a candlelight march in support of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk.The president of the Delhi Aam Aadmi Party said that the case against Wangchuk had been closed, yet he was still...

New Delhi, March 23 – The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a habeas corpus petition filed by Gitanjali J. Angmo, who challenged the detention of her husband and Ladakh-based social activist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act (NSA), after noting that the preventive detention order...

New Delhi, March 23 The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea filed by Gitanjali J Angmo, wife of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, against the latter's detention under the National Security Act (NSA).A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and PB Varale noted that the Centre had revoked its order...

Leh/Jammu, March 22 Returning to Leh after his release from detention, climate activist Sonam Wangchuk said on Sunday that the Ladakh movement would remain peaceful and expressed hope for constructive engagement between all stakeholders.Noting that “a lot went wrong" in Ladakh, Wangchuk said...

New Delhi, March 18 The Communist Party of India (Marxist) welcomed the release of Sonam Wangchuk and reiterated its opposition to "draconian" laws, such as the National Security Act (NSA), under which the activist was detained.Party general secretary M A Baby stated in a post on X on Tuesday...

Srinagar, March 18 Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Chaudhary expressed hope on Wednesday that the judiciary will do justice with jailed MLA from Doda, Mehraj Malik.Malik, who is the president of the AAP's Jammu and Kashmir unit, was detained under the stringent Public Safety...

New Delhi, March 17 – Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk said on Tuesday that the government's willingness to hold "constructive and meaningful dialogue" was the key objective of his movement.Addressing the media here in his first public comments after being released from detention under the...

New Delhi, March 17 In his first public remarks after being released from jail, activist Sonam Wangchuk said on Tuesday that he wanted to see the development in a "positive light" and hoped it would lead to a "meaningful dialogue" on the demands of the protesting groups in Ladakh.Addressing a...

New Delhi, March 17 In his first public remarks after being released from jail, activist Sonam Wangchuk on Tuesday termed the revocation of his detention under the NSA as a "win-win" development and said the Centre has extended its hand to build trust for a meaningful dialogue with the people of...

Important cases listed in the Supreme Court on Tuesday, March 17:* A nine-judge constitutional bench will hear the contentious issue of defining the word 'industry' under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.* The Supreme Court will hear a plea related to the detention of climate activist Sonam...

Srinagar, March 16: Hundreds of people participated in a rally in the Leh town of the Ladakh union territory on Monday, as Kargil town observed a shutdown in response to a call by the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) to support their demands for statehood and the...

Leh, March 16 Two days after the release of activist Sonam Wangchuk, rallies were held in Leh and Kargil towns on Monday in response to a call by protesting groups to pressure the Centre to resume talks on their demands for statehood and extending the Sixth Schedule to Ladakh.Kargil and...

Leh, March 16 Hundreds of people participated in a rally in Leh town under tight security, while Kargil observed a shutdown on Monday in response to a call by the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) to support their demands for statehood and the extension of the Sixth...

New Delhi, March 14 The opposition parties on Saturday denounced the Centre for framing "completely bogus" charges to keep climate activist Sonam Wangchuk in prison for almost six months and alleged that his release from jail had "exposed" the arbitrary use of the National Security Act.The...

New Delhi/Jodhpur/Leh, March 14 Activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was detained for nearly six months, was released from Jodhpur Central Jail on Saturday afternoon, hours after the Centre announced the revocation of his detention under the National Security Act (NSA) to facilitate dialogue, a move...

New Delhi, March 14 On a day the Union Government announced revoking Sonam Wangchuk's detention under the National Security Act, the Congress said the Narendra Modi dispensation "stands fully exposed" as it had "arrested" the activist on "completely bogus grounds".With Wangchuk released from...

New Delhi, March 14 The opposition parties on Saturday condemned the Centre for framing "completely bogus" charges to keep climate activist Sonam Wangchuk in prison for almost six months and alleged that his release from jail had "exposed" the arbitrary use of the National Security Act.The...

In New Delhi/Jodhpur/Leh, on March 14, activist Sonam Wangchuk, who had been detained for nearly six months, was released from Jodhpur Central Jail on Saturday afternoon, hours after the Union Government announced its decision to revoke his detention under the National Security Act. This move...

Mumbai, March 14 Samajwadi Party (SP) President, Akhilesh Yadav, said on Saturday that Sonam Wangchuk, a climate activist and engineer based in Ladakh, should not have been sent to jail in the first place, after the Centre revoked his detention.Wangchuk was released from the Jodhpur Central...