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Centre revokes Sonam Wangchuk’s NSA detention with ‘immediate effect’

In a surprising turn of events, the Centre decided to revoke the detention of Ladakhi activist and educationist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act (NSA) on Saturday, nearly six months after he was first taken into custody. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) noted in an official release that…

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‘7-minute translation for a 3-minute speech’: SC questions transcripts in Sonam Wangchuk Case

The Supreme Court has questioned the accuracy of video transcripts submitted by the Centre against activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was taken into custody under the National Security Act (NSA), 1980, last September, after protests turned violent in Leh. The court is hearing his wife Gitanjali Angmo’s habeas corpus petition.

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Yak Milk Benefits: Why Himalayan Dairy Is Gaining Popularity

Yak milk has been a part of Himalayan region diet for centuries. In parts of India like Sikkim and Ladakh, yak herders have depended on this rich milk to be strong, warm, and healthy. Now people across many other regions are also including yak milk in their diet as well.…

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6 Indian Destinations You Should NOT Visit in Winter

People usually prefer to travel to hill stations and snowy places during winters. In India there are many such beautiful places where tourists go to admire the beauty of the snow covered mountains and white landscape. However, there are some places which get extremely cold during winters, making it very…

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How Himalayan states have higher food prices

The cost of groceries per person per day in Mizoram was Rs 77.5 in November 2025, about Rs 20 more than the all-India average (Rs 57), as per Food Price Watch, IndiaSpend’s realtime dashboard, which aggregates food prices from various groups across the country to estimate how much an individual or…

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How three Uyghur brothers fled China – to spend 12 years in an Indian prison

Arrested in 2013 on India’s Himalayan border after fleeing Beijing’s ‘genocide’ against Muslims in Xinjiang, the siblings have been imprisoned indefinitely ever since

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‘Talks without him not acceptable to Ladakh’: Sonam Wangchuk’s wife on reality of normalcy in Ladakh

Sonam Wangchuk is a “political prisoner”, says his wife Gitanjali Angmo in an exclusive interview with Newslaundry.

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Season Split: The Only Places Where Two Climates Meet

Where Nature Breaks Her Own Rules Most places follow the same rhythm of nature-summer, monsoon, winter, repeat. But some places break the pattern. These are landscapes where two seasons exist together, side-by-side, at the same moment. While one part sings of winter, another blooms in spring. While one hill turns…

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At JNU, the battle of ideologies drowns out the battle for change

The presidential debate for Jawaharlal Nehru University’s Students’ Union election took place on the night of November 2 – echoing not just with campus politics but also expressions of solidarity with Ladakh and jailed activist Sonam Wangchuk, Gaza, Sudan, and other global humanitarian causes.

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Most unemployed graduates, ‘no progress’, Agniveer dilemma: Ladakh’s generation in crisis

Unemployment is brewing frustration among Ladakh’s youth, and the scale of the job crisis is clear even in official data.

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Bearing witness in Leh: How do you report a story when everyone’s scared to talk?

My first visit to Leh in Ladakh was not a vacation. At 11,500 feet, the cold desert air felt thin. But I was more anxious about finding the reality behind a story that sections of the mainstream media seemed determined to misunderstand.

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‘Media is behaving like BJP puppet’: Inside Ladakh’s mistrust and demand for dignity

“It is a mistake to think that everything began on September 24. Ladakhis have been protesting for the past five-and-a-half years,” said 65-year-old Buddhist monk Ravi to Newslaundry.

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‘Witch-hunt against Wangchuk’: Ladakh leaders demand justice at Delhi presser

At a press conference in Delhi on Monday, leaders from Ladakh and several other hill regions demanded accountability for recent police firing in Leh, the release of detained activist Sonam Wangchuk, and constitutional safeguards for the Himalayan region.

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From innovator to conspirator: How TV News twisted Sonam Wangchuk’s legacy, Ladakh protests

Ladakh is in turmoil. But primetime newsrooms have rewritten the story – tailored to your TV screens.

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Govt ‘idiotically misinterpreted’ organisation’s reply: Sonam Wangchuk’s wife on FCRA license cancellation

While cancelling the FCRA licence of an organisation founded by Ladakh-based climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs on September 25 said that the Students’ Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (Secmol) received foreign funds to study the national sovereignty against the “national interest” and in violation…

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Ladakh statehood activist arrested days after violent crackdown by Modi

Sonam Wangchuk, who has been agitating against the government, was on his way to speak at a press briefing

The Independent UK

Crackdown on protests in remote Himalayan region after clashes turn deadly

Rare agitation shakes strategic Indian region bordering China

The Independent UK

Dozens injured in remote Ladakh after protesters seeking self-rule clash with India police

Hundreds of people in Ladakh have clashed with law enforcement while demanding federal statehood from the Indian government

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BJP office torched, Ladakh tense, several injured in clashes

A BJP office was torched while the situation in Leh town turned tense amid stone-pelting, teargas, and baton charges.

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Royal Enfield Teases Its First All-Electric Motorcycle Again, and Its With a Test

Royal Enfield is clearly serious about the capability of the Flying Flea C6, as it took it to the steep mountainous roads of Ladakh, India.

The Independent UK

Photos of a Buddhist festival show ritual dances in India’s Ladakh

One by one, 13 Buddhist monks wearing brightly colored silk costumes and wide-brimmed black hats, stepped onto the rectangular courtyard of the Hemis monastery. They began a ritual dance to a slow rhythm set by drums, cymbals and horns.

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SC collegium recommends Justice Arun Palli as CJ of J&K and Ladakh HC

The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on April 4, 2025 has recommended appointment of Justice Arun Palli, judge, High Court of Punjab & Haryana, as Chief Justice of High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

India lodges protest over China’s creation of new counties in disputed border region

New Delhi has strongly objected to Beijing’s creation of two new counties, parts of which fall within Indian territory

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Two soldiers killed in accident in Ladakh

The two identified as Subedar Santosh Kumar and Naib Subedar Sunil Kumar died due to the bursting of a water tank at a camp on Sunday in the Nyoma area, 150 km from Leh in southern Ladakh. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

Modi inaugurates strategic road tunnel for all-weather access to Himalayan region

Modi opens tunnel named Z-Morh (turn) – a 65.5km road in Sonmarg

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