November 8th, 2008 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
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Lhasa (Tibet), Nov.8 (ANI): China has increased its military presence in Tibetan capital Lhasa amid fears that "separatist" supporters of the Dalai Lama plan a repeat of the bloody March 2008 ...
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November 5th, 2008 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
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Thimphu, Nov 5 (IANS) The sound of the gong accompanied by lamas chanting religious hymns would reverberate in Bhutan's capital Thimphu Thursday when 29-year-old Oxford educated Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck would be ...
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September 6th, 2008 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
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Kathmandu, Sep 6 (IANS) Taktser Rinpoche, the eldest brother of the Dalai Lama and the exiled Tibetan leader's intermediary for dialogues with Chinese officials and later with Americans, died in the US ...
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July 17th, 2008 - 7:21 pm ICT by ANI
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Kuala Lumpur , July 17 (ANI): Hong Kong showbiz couple Tony Leung and Carina Lau will be getting married in the Buddhist kingdom Bhutan on July 20.
According to reports, the place ...
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June 26th, 2008 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
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By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, June 26 (IANS) Defying the possibility of imprisonment or even death, over three dozen Tibetan monks and nuns have begun a secret "freedom march" to Tibet from Nepal to ...
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June 14th, 2008 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
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By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, June 14 (IANS) The northern tip of Nepal adjoining Tibet is facing a famine after China closed its border in a bid to crush protests by pro-Tibet activists. Nepal's ...
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May 24th, 2008 - 1:07 pm ICT by admin
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By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, May 24 (IANS) A famed American explorer and writer, whose books on Tibet opened the forbidden former Buddhist kingdom to Western eyes, has been nailed by Nepal Police for ...
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May 12th, 2008 - 7:52 pm ICT by admin
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By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, May 12 (IANS) Enraged by daily protests by Tibetans in Kathmandu since March, China Monday said the Nepal government should adopt "very severe punishment" for the ringleaders and emulate ...
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March 31st, 2008 - 11:33 am ICT by admin
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By Syed Zarir Hussain
Thimphu, March 31 (IANS) The first visible signs of protest and anguish over Bhutan's transition from monarchy to democracy has been made public with the embattled People's Democratic ...
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March 24th, 2008 - 6:46 pm ICT by admin
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By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, March 24 (IANS) Even as Nepal's multi-party, pro-democracy government allowed Bhutanese refugees to exit the country safely and make a fresh start in the US, riot police here Monday ...
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March 23rd, 2008 - 11:49 am ICT by admin
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By Syed Zarir Hussain
Samdrup Jongkhar (Bhutan), March 23 (IANS) Bhutan, the idyllic yet reclusive Himalayan nation, is all set for the big day when a historic vote begins Monday, formally marking the ...
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March 20th, 2008 - 12:15 pm ICT by admin
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By Syed Zarir Hussain
Gelephu (Bhutan), March 20 (IANS) One person was injured in an explosion in Bhutan as authorities in the Himalayan kingdom fear more terror strikes ahead of the historic ...
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March 17th, 2008 - 12:26 pm ICT by admin
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By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, March 17 (IANS) As tales and images of a violent Chinese crackdown in annexed Tibet began pouring out, Beijing's southern neighbour and staunch ally Nepal began expressing public support ...
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