Gurugram, July 24 (IANS) A day after climate activist Sonam Wangchuk ended his 26 days of hunger strike, wife Gitanjali J Angmo said the agitation demanding accountability over exam paper leaks and seeking educational reforms was “successful” while hoping that the countrywide support to the movement serves as a “wake-up call” for the NDA government at the Centre.Speaking to reporters, Angmo said: “Sonam Wangchuk has ensured the security of the students with a written confirmation from the govern…
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New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Union Ministers J.P. Nadda and Jitendra Singh met innovator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram, shortly after he was shifted there from Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital for further treatment. Wangchuk was discharged from Safdarjung Hospital earlier in the evening and taken to Medanta in an ambulance under tight security, in compliance with a Delhi High Court order. He was admitted to the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) under the supe…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Educator, innovator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who is on an hunger strike for the last 24 days, was on Tuesday evening shifted to Medanta from Safdarjung Hospital, in compliance with an order by the Delhi High Court.A health bulletin issued by the Safdarjung Hospital stated: “Sonam Wangchuk has been discharged from VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital today at 06:40 pm and has been handed over to the team of doctors from Medanta Hospital, Gurugram, for further medic…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Innovator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on a hunger strike for the last 24 days, has decided to continue his agitation till the Parliament takes cognisance of the Delhi Police’s “brutal action” on protestors during their ‘Sansad Chalo’ march, wife Gitanjali J. Angmo said on Tuesday.Speaking to reporters after a Delhi High Court order which allowed Wangchuk to be shifted to Medanta from Safdarjung Hospital, she said: “Sonam has decided to continue his…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday allowed activist Sonam Wangchuk to be shifted from Safdarjung Hospital to Medanta Hospital, observing that there was a consensus among doctors that he required constant medical monitoring and directing that a panel of doctors be constituted at the private hospital to oversee his treatment.A Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said that Wangchuk would be shifted to the hospital of his choice and…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) A day after climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was shifted to Safdarjung hospital following health deterioration resulting from 20 days of hunger strike, his wife Gitanjali J. Angmo said that the BJP-led Central government is “scared” that a huge number of people will join the agitator during a peaceful march to the Parliament, scheduled to be held on the first day of the Monsoon session on Monday, July 20.Angmo’s reaction came after the Delhi High Court on Sunday refused …
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Sunday refused to pass any interim order on a plea filed by Sonam Wangchuk’s wife challenging his continued hospitalisation at Safdarjung Hospital, observing that the government’s decision to shift him from the Jantar Mantar protest site in view of his deteriorating medical condition could not be termed arbitrary. Issuing notice on the petition, a single-judge Bench of Justice Mini Pushkarna directed the Centre and other respondents, including th…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Despite being a holiday, an urgent hearing has been scheduled before the Delhi High Court on Sunday afternoon on a plea filed by Gitanjali J. Angmo, wife of educationist and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, challenging his continued hospitalisation at Safdarjung Hospital and seeking his immediate discharge and transfer to a medical facility of the family’s choice. The matter is slated to be heard by the single-judge Bench of Justice Mini Pushkarna.In her writ petition f…
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Activist Sonam Wangchuk’s blood parameters remain “marginally altered”, and he is being monitored round the clock to promptly detect and manage any potential complications that may arise despite the current stable condition, officials from the Safdarjung Hospital said on Sunday. Wangchuk, who had been on a hunger strike for 21 days at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, was shifted to a hospital early on Saturday after his health deteriorated. The move was carried out in compliance …
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Safdarjung Hospital on Saturday released a fresh medical bulletin on the health condition of activist Sonam Wangchuk at around 3.30 p.m., stating that he is showing signs of dehydration, compensated acidosis, low serum potassium, blood sugar of 78 mg/dl, and rising urinary ketones, while continuing to refuse intravenous fluids, oral rehydration and medication.According to the hospital, Wangchuk was conscious at the time of admission and his vital parameters, including p…