New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Education reform activist Sonam Wangchuk ended his 26-day hunger strike after receiving assurances from the Central government and Members of Parliament across political parties that the issue of accountability in the country’s examination system would be taken up in Parliament. Announcing the decision on its official X handle on Friday, Wangchuk’s team said the fast was called off following commitments from the government regarding key demands raised during the pro…
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Srinagar, May 26 (IANS) Ladakh Lieutenant Governor (L-G) V.K. Saxena said on Tuesday that he met Sonam Wangchuk, climate activist and one of the representatives of the Ladakh Apex Body (LAB) and during the meeting the L-G cautioned Wangchuk not to vitiate the dialogue process between the Centre and the Union Territory. L-G Saxena said, “Had a candid exchange with Sonam Wangchuk and Gitanjali Angmo in the backdrop of the constructive dialogue in the Union Home Ministry. We agreed that an air of p…
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Following a meeting with the Centre, renowned climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, on Saturday, emphasised that decisions over the finances of the Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh will now be taken by the elected representatives and no longer by the Lieutenant Governor.His reaction comes after the Central government and the representatives of Ladakh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) reached an understanding in principle which will give the UT an elected chie…
Srinagar, May 23 (IANS) Central government and the representatives of Ladakh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) have reached an understanding in principle which will give the UT an elected chief minister with powers on bureaucracy, a legislative body and protections under Article 371. World-renowned climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was also part of the discussions.In what is seen as a path-breaking understanding aimed at political empowerment and safeguards for Ladakh, the Centr…
Srinagar, April 13 (IANS) Climate activist and prominent Ladakhi rights activist, Sonam Wangchuk, on Monday, expressed dismay at the slow pace of progress in the ongoing dialogue between the representatives of the Ladakh union territory and the Centre.Sonam Wangchuk said on X, “Today marks exactly one month since the unconditional revocation of my detention under the NSA, 1980. The revocation order gave us hope that the Centre was willing to correct past mistakes, as it spoke of “building mu…