Delhi HC to hear plea for Wangchuk and others to protest at Jantar Mantar

Delhi HC to hear plea for Wangchuk and others to protest at Jantar Mantar

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court will hear on Wednesday, October 9 a plea that seeks to allow climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and others to hold a protest at Jantar Mantar or any other suitable location in the national capital. The plea was mentioned for an urgent hearing on Tuesday before a bench of Chief … Read more

Sonam Wangchuk and others released; allowed to visit Rajghat; Jantar Mantar ‘protest today’

Sonam Wangchuk and others released; allowed to visit Rajghat; Jantar Mantar ‘protest today’

Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, Sajjad Kargili, along with several other protestors, were released by Delhi Police on Wednesday evening and allowed to go to Rajghat on Gandhi Jayanti as the government informally promised to resume dialogue with the representatives of Ladakh. Wangchuk, Kargili and other protestors were detained on Monday evening near the Delhi border, … Read more

Kuki-Zo community protests at Jantar Mantar, demands action against Manipur CM

Kuki-Zo community protests at Jantar Mantar, demands action against Manipur CM

New Delhi: Kuki-Zo community members protested at Jantar Mantar here on Saturday, demanding action against Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh over an audio clip in which he purportedly “declared his involvement in spearheading violence” in the state. Around 500 people, most wearing black clothes, joined the protest called by the Kuki Students’ Organisation Delhi … Read more

Tamil Nadu CM Stalin throws weight behind Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan for Delhi protest against BJP, but Congress decides to stay off

Tamil Nadu CM Stalin throws weight behind Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan for Delhi protest against BJP, but Congress decides to stay off

Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Tuesday threw his support behind his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan, pledging to join the latter’s mega protest in Delhi against fund allocation on Thursday, scheduled a day after Siddaraiamah-led Congress sit-in at Jantar Mantar on the same subject. This comes as a shot in the arm for Kerala’s … Read more