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Sonam Wangchuk fast continues: Hospital says blood sugar low, vitals stable

Sonam Wangchuk fast continues: Hospital says blood sugar low, vitals stable

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Sonam Wangchuk remains under close medical supervision at Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital, where doctors said his vital parameters are stable but flagged persistent medical concerns linked to his prolonged fast in support of the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) protest. Activist Sonam Wangchuk during his hunger strike against alleged irregularities in NEET and other examinations, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi (PTI) Track Live Updates on the CJP protest In a health bulletin issued at 9 am on Tuesday by Vardhman Mahavir Medical College (VMMC) and Safdarjung Hospital, doctors said Wangchuk’s blood sugar levels continue to remain on the lower side, while his serum potassium level stood at 3.2 mEq/L based on a sample collected overnight. The medical bulletin said Sonam Wangchuk also continues to have persistent pancytopenia, characterised by anaemia and low leukocyte counts, warranting continued close monitoring through serial investigations. According to the bulletin, Wangchuk is receiving oral rehydration solution (ORS) and oral potassium supplementation, but has continued to decline intravenous fluids and glucose administration despite repeated medical advice. Doctors said he continues to suffer …

Wangchuk stable, remains under close medical supervision: Safdarjung Hospital

Wangchuk stable, remains under close medical supervision: Safdarjung Hospital

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Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk continues to receive comprehensive medical care at Vardhman Mahavir Medical College (VMMC) and Safdarjung Hospital, with doctors confirming that his vital parameters remain stable on Monday. In a health update issued at 10 am, the hospital said Wangchuk’s blood parameters continue to require close clinical observation, and he remains under continuous medical management by a multidisciplinary team of specialists. According to the statement, medical teams from VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital and AIIMS, New Delhi, have assessed his condition and recommended continued medical intervention and uninterrupted clinical monitoring to ensure the early detection and timely management of any potential complications. Hospital authorities said Wangchuk is receiving all necessary medical care, and his clinical condition continues to be closely monitored by experts. Sonam Wangchuk health update as at 10 am on 20th July | Sonam Wangchuk continues to receive comprehensive medical care at VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital. His vital parameters remain stable. Blood parameters continue to warrant close clinical observation. He remains under continuous… pic.twitter.com/XOjR5LtIv9 — ANI (@ANI) July 20, 2026 Sonam Wangchuk’s …

Sonam Wangchuk’s wife moves Delhi HC over Safdarjung Hospital treatment order

Sonam Wangchuk’s wife moves Delhi HC over Safdarjung Hospital treatment order

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Sonam Wangchuk’s wife, Gitanjali J. Angmo, on Monday moved the Delhi High Court challenging a single judge’s order that declined to interfere with the activist’s ongoing treatment at Safdarjung Hospital after he was shifted there during his hunger strike. In her appeal, Angmo argued that the earlier order effectively confines Wangchuk to the government hospital without any formal arrest and fails to address his right to make decisions regarding his medical treatment. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Patient dies hours after ceiling fan falls on him at Delhi hospital | Delhi News

Patient dies hours after ceiling fan falls on him at Delhi hospital | Delhi News

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2 min readNew DelhiJul 20, 2026 08:38 AM IST A 42-year-old patient died hours after a ceiling fan allegedly fell on him while he was undergoing treatment in the emergency department of Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital in Northeast Delhi on Saturday night, police said. The incident sparked concerns over safety standards and maintenance at one of the Capital’s largest government hospitals. The hospital, however, denied the incident caused the patient’s death, attributing the cause to underlying illnesses. According to officers, the incident occurred at around 9.30 pm in Emergency Ward 27, where the deceased identified as Mohammad Akbar was receiving treatment. As per eyewitnesses, a ceiling fan suddenly became detached and crashed directly onto Akbar’s bed on Saturday night. According to the police, a nursing officer attending to Akbar was also injured in the incident. The accident triggered panic inside the ward, with hospital staff rushing to provide medical assistance to both the patient and the injured nursing officer, the officer said. According to hospital sources, Akbar had been admitted to GTB Hospital on …

HC denies shifting Sonam Wangchuk to other hospital

HC denies shifting Sonam Wangchuk to other hospital

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The Delhi High Court, in a special sitting on Sunday, declined to immediately permit activist Sonam Wangchuk’s wife to shift him from Safdarjung Hospital to a private medical facility, observing that the government’s decision to admit had been taken in view of his medical condition and could not be termed “arbitrary.” Sonam Wangchuk’s wife Gitanjali J Angmo outside Safdarjung Hospital on Sunday. (PTI) A bench of justice Mini Pushkarna observed that Wangchuk had not voluntarily admitted himself to any hospital, and the government was therefore within its authority to intervene in view of his medical condition. The court said that the doctors were closely monitoring the activist’s health, administering medication only with his consent and it could thus not be said that any force was being used against him. The bench further observed that the authorities had granted Wangchuk’s wife Gitanjali Agmo, brother and brother-in-law round-the-clock access to him, an unprecedented arrangement that is generally not extended to the relatives of other patients. It also noted that the family had been provided a room within …

Police in Madhya Pradesh move activist on hunger strike at Ken-Betwa site to hospital

Police in Madhya Pradesh move activist on hunger strike at Ken-Betwa site to hospital

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The Madhya Pradesh Police on Sunday (July 19, 2026) morning cleared the site where several tribals have been protesting against the Ken-Betwa river link and other irrigation projects for over two weeks in Chhatarpur district, and moved the protest leader, Amit Bhatnagar, who has been on a hunger strike for 14 days, to a hospital. The action in the early hours of Sunday comes a day after the Delhi Police, in a similar move on Saturday (July 18, 2026), forcibly removed activist Sonam Wangchuk from his Jantar Mantar protest site on the 21st day of his indefinite hunger strike and shifted him to a hospital. VIDEO | Madhya Pradesh police removed protesters and ended the ‘satyagraha’ that was launched against the Ken-Betwa Link Project and other irrigation schemes. The protest, mainly by tribal women, was being held on the banks of the Barana river near Kupi village in Chhatarpur… pic.twitter.com/8cyMPglsJm — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 19, 2026 The Madhya Pradesh Police also dismantled the protest site on the banks of Barana river near Kupi village, …

‘No hospital can force its treatment on patient’: Sonam Wangchuk’s wife after HC denies request to shift activist

‘No hospital can force its treatment on patient’: Sonam Wangchuk’s wife after HC denies request to shift activist

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After the Delhi High Court on Sunday refused to allow activist Sonam Wangchuk‘s transfer from Safdarjung Hospital to a private hospital, his wife, Gitanjali J. Angmo, alleged that 30-40 police personnel had been deployed on the eighth floor of the government facility, restricting access to him and preventing him from consulting doctors of his choice. Gitanjali J. Angmo, wife of environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk, speaks to the media after the Delhi High Court hearing on plea to shift Sonam Wangchuk to another hospital from Safdarjung Hospital. (ANI Video Grab) Addressing the media, Angmo said they had moved the High Court seeking permission for Wangchuk to be shifted to a hospital where he and his family would be comfortable with the treatment. “We filed a petition in the High Court that a free citizen in India has the right to go to any hospital where he feels comfortable. We appealed that we should be allowed to go where we want to go. But the High Court did not allow us to go, saying it was concerned about …

Delhi HC declines relief to Wangchuk, says shift to hospital not arbitrary

Delhi HC declines relief to Wangchuk, says shift to hospital not arbitrary

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The Delhi High Court on Sunday refused to grant interim relief on a petition filed by the wife of activist Sonam Wangchuk, challenging his continued hospitalisation at Safdarjung Hospital. The court observed that the government’s decision to shift him from the Jantar Mantar protest site due to his deteriorating health could not be termed arbitrary and directed the Centre and other respondents to file their replies within three days. Court issues notice, posts hearing for July 24 Hearing the matter, Justice Mini Pushkarna issued notice to the Centre, the Delhi Police and other respondents, directing them to submit status reports before the next hearing scheduled for July 24. The court observed that the decision to shift Wangchuk to a hospital was taken considering his worsening medical condition and, therefore, could not be viewed as an arbitrary action. It also noted that the government was within its rights to ensure necessary medical care when an individual’s health was at serious risk. No violation of autonomy, says court The High Court recorded that doctors at Safdarjung Hospital …

Delhi HC refuses Wangchuk’s wife Angmo’s immediate request to shift him out of govt hospital, seeks status report

Delhi HC refuses Wangchuk’s wife Angmo’s immediate request to shift him out of govt hospital, seeks status report

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The Delhi high court on Sunday said activist Sonam Wangchuk need not be shifted out of a government hospital at this time, after his wife Gitanjali J Angmo filed a plea seeking permission to immediately shift him from Safdarjung Hospital to a private facility instead. Gitanjali Angmo has alleged that she is not getting the correct info on the health of her husband Sonam Wangchuk, who was on Saturday taken forcibly to Safdarjung Hospital by Delhi Police on the 21st day of his hunger strike. (PTI Photos) The court said it had to see “a larger picture”. Follow: Live updates on CJP protest and Wangchuk here “Wangchuk is not in detention, but the wife, brother and brother-in-law have been given access,” Justice Mini Pushkarna noted. In the order, the court said, “Every life is precious,” and noted that family members of Wangchuk have been given a separate room and are able to spend time around him. “Considering this, no interim order is required to be passed at this stage,” the judge said, seeking a status …

Sonam Wangchuk’s wife seeks his discharge from hospital, alleges ‘pretext of treatment’ | Legal News

Sonam Wangchuk’s wife seeks his discharge from hospital, alleges ‘pretext of treatment’ | Legal News

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4 min readNew DelhiJul 19, 2026 03:39 PM IST The Delhi High Court was Sunday set to begin hearing a petition filed by Gitanjali Angmo, wife of activist Sonam Wangchuk, seeking his immediate discharge from Safdarjung Hospital. The plea alleges that Wangchuk is being “illegally detained” at the facility. Wangchuk was forcibly removed from the protest site early Saturday morning by the Delhi Police and admitted to the hospital. The action came the day after a new Commissioner took charge of the Delhi Police and two days before the Monsoon Session, which begins on Monday, when Wangchuk and the activist platform Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) had planned a march to Parliament. Angmo, in her petition, is seeking the court’s directions to declare Wangchuk’s continued confinement at Safdarjung Hospital as “unconstitutional” and to permit his immediate discharge and facilitate his transfer to a hospital or medical facility of his and Angmo’s choice. Allegations of ‘pretextual’ detention Angmo has alleged that “taking undue advantage” of the Delhi High Court’s July 15 order “as a colourable pretext” to …