sonam wangchuk: Sonam Wangchuk announces Pashmina March by foot in Ladakh from April 17 on Ram Navami

Prominent Ladakhi innovator Sonam Wangchuk on Sunday informed that Pashmina March towards the grazing lands and Line of Actual Control between India and China will start on April 17, on the day of Ram Navami. Wangchuk, who along with scores of other people is on a protest in Leh for over six weeks now–demanding constitutional … Read more

Govt plans to turn Leh into war zone, border march was cancelled for the sake of peace: Sonam Wangchuk

Prominent Ladakhi innovator Sonam Wangchuk on Saturday alleged that the administration has turned Leh into a war zone to instigate protestors and considering such situation the proposed Pashmina March towards the border on April 7 has been cancelled. Wangchuk informed that the government is behaving like a “mad elephant.” With the deployment of forces across … Read more

Wangchuk ends 21-day fast, to continue stir

Award-winning Ladakhi innovator Sonam Wangchuk completed his 21-day protest fast in Leh on Tuesday, with no response from the Centre. He urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah to act like statesmen and accept the demands of the people of Ladakh for statehood for the Union Territory (UT) and implementation of the … Read more

Rally, strike in Kargil seek sixth schedule, statehood for Ladakh

Hundreds of people participated in a protest march and observed a half-day strike in Kargil on Wednesday to press for the demands of statehood and implementation of the sixth schedule of the Constitution in Ladakh. Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), a grouping of political, religious and social organisations, which had called for the protest march, announced … Read more