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‘We’re here to protect you’: Cops kept tab on Ladakh protesters from Haryana border

Rain, snow, or sun. Nothing could halt their ‘Delhi Chalo March’ on foot, which began from Leh on September 1 and was to culminate at Rajghat in Delhi on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on October 2.

Newslaundry

Sonam Wangchuk detained at Singhu: Did newspapers report or bury the story?

With prohibitory orders imposed in Delhi until October 6, climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was detained along with more than 120 protesters from Ladakh at the Singhu border on Monday night.

Newslaundry

INDIA bloc in disarray in Ladakh over candidature, BJP close ranks ahead of polls

Disarray in Ladakh Lok Sabha seat as INDIA bloc struggles to agree on candidate impacting Kargil Democratic Alliance

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Violence is not limited to guns and daggers; environmental challenges lead to a slow death: Sonam Wangchuk

Environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk advocates for redefining violence to include pollution, emphasizing the need for updated laws and education.

The Hindu

Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, Leh Apex Body call off march to border

‘Pashmina March’ to Ladakh borders gets called off after clampdown by administration

The Hindu

Section 144 imposed in Leh ahead of ‘Pashmina March’ to highlight shrinking pastures

Section 144 imposed in Leh ahead of 'Pashmina March' by climate activist Sonam Wangchuk to highlight shrinking grazing lands.

The Hindu

Why are Ladakh’s residents on a hunger strike? | Explained

Sonam Wangchuk's climate fast in Leh demands Sixth Schedule safeguards for Ladakh's resources and decision-making authority.

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Morning Digest | ILO report says employment scenario in India grim; Supreme Court raises concern over the rich gagging media, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on March 27, 2024.

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Actor Prakash Raj visits climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on hunger strike in Ladakh

Actor Prakash Raj supports climate activist Sonam Wangchuk's hunger strike in Leh for Ladakh's statehood and Sixth Schedule inclusion.

The Hindu

Ladakh activist Wangchuk ends 21-day fast, urges PM Modi, Amit Shah to deliver on promises

Sonam Wangchuk, Ladakh activist, urges PM Modi and Amit Shah to prove themselves as statesmen amid Ladakh statehood demand.

The Hindu

Statehood for Ladakh | Kargil Democratic Alliance begins three-day hunger strike in Kargil

A three-day hunger strike by the Kargil Democratic Alliance in support of their four-point demands, including Statehood and Ladakh’s inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, has commenced

The Hindu

Morning Digest | Indian govt probe found ‘rogue operatives’ involved in plot to kill Pannun, says media report; Former General with ties to past dictatorship is Indonesia’s next President, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on March 21, 2024

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Morning Digest | Congress plans to reach every household with 25 guarantees and ‘paanch nyay’; Lokpal orders CBI probe into charges against Mahua Moitra, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on March 20, 2024

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Activist calls for border march in Ladakh to mark land lost to China

The Ladakh march would be taken out in the north and south banks of Pangong Tso lake, Demchok, Chushul among others along the Line of Actual Control with China; two dates are shortlisted — March 27 and April 7

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‘Lobbies pressuring Modi govt’: Sonam Wangchuk on Ladakh stir, failed talks with Centre

“There are industrial lobbies, mining lobbies that are putting pressure on the (Central) government. We (Ladakh) don’t mean much to them. We are just meek tribal people,” said Sonam Wangchuk, educator and climate activist, as to why the Narendra Modi government, despite its promises in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls…

Al Jazeera

Why are people in India’s Ladakh protesting against central government?

Residents in Leh and Kargil join forces to demand more power as they fear loss of their tribal identity.

The Hindu

Hundreds of locals rally in Ladakh for Statehood as talks with Centre breakdown

Ladakh witnessed a shutdown and a protest rally calling for granting of Statehood to the newly-created Union Territory

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Will fast unto death if talks with government fail, says Ladakh climate activist Sonam Wangchuk

Prominent climate activist Sonam Wangchuk said that he would fast unto death in sub-zero temperature if the talks between civil society leaders of Ladakh and the MHA officials did not succeed.

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Proposed ‘fast unto death’ protest to depend on outcome of talks with government: Ladakh’s Sonam Wangchuk

Leh Sonam Wangchuk reviews "fast unto death" protest, awaiting outcome of talks with Centre over Ladakh's demands.

Newslaundry

Beyond PM’s front-page guarantees, silence on Ladakh, and threat to digital media

The prime minister has spoken. He speaks all the time, but when he decides to speak in Parliament, we are compelled to listen. It is an institution that he visits infrequently. However, given that the 17th Lok Sabha is winding down as we face a general election, we must pay…

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Leh, Kargil bodies extend support to Wangchuk’s 10-day fast

The Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), which bring together politico-religious groups from the Union Territory of Ladakh, on Tuesday extended their support to the 10-day protest fast by Sonam Wangchuk, an award-winning educationist, for the granting of Sixth Schedule status to the region.

Al Jazeera

Why India’s Ladakh region is now fighting for full statehood

Three years after Ladakh was separated from Indian-administered Kashmir, residents say they want more safeguards.

The Independent UK

Ladakh herders endeavor to save future on climate frontier

Nestled between India, Pakistan and China, Ladakh has not just faced territorial disputes but also stark climate change

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