No sign of China diverting Brahmaputra water, says India
May 21st, 2012 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Union Water Resources Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal Monday said there was "nothing to suggest" that China was building dams to divert the waters of the ... Read more...
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Protestor’s immolation attempt brings Tibetans together
March 27th, 2012 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The capital's largest Tibetan settlement, Majnu Ka Tila, had an air of contained outrage Tuesday, a day after 26-year-old Jamphel Yeshi attempted self-immolation to protest ... Read more...
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US raises stateless Tibetans’ issue in Nepal
June 6th, 2011 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, June 6 (IANS) The US has expressed concern about the growing number of stateless people in Nepal, mostly young Tibetans, as Kathmandu refuses to let them register themselves officially ... Read more...
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Tibetan Buddhist monks protest against China in Delhi
May 1st, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 1 (ANI): Condemning the alleged lockdown of the Kirti Monastery in Tibet by Chinese forces, hundreds of Buddhist monks, along with Tibetan activists, undertook a peace rally here todayPraying ... Read more...
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Tibetans in exile protest against China in Dharamsala
April 24th, 2011 - 10:20 pm ICT by ANI
Dharamsala, Apr 24(ANI): Activists of the Tibetan Women's Association (TWA) on Sunday organized a protest rally in Dharamsala against Chinese atrocities in Tibet's Ngawa city.Hundreds of protestors including TWA activists, Gu Chu ... Read more...
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Mirwaiz to highlight last summer’s unrest in London (Lead)
January 21st, 2011 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 21 (IANS) Moderate Hurriyat group chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, who will attend a seminar on Kashmir in London, says he would refer to last summer's unrest in the Valley ... Read more...
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Tibetan netizens debate their prime ministerial candidates
October 2nd, 2010 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
By Vishal Gulati
Dharamsala, Oct 2 (IANS) The Tibetan cyberspace is abuzz with activity ahead of Sunday's primary elections to shortlist candidates for the 'prime minister' and parliament of the Tibetan government-in-exile here.The ... Read more...
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Tenzin Norzom is Miss Tibet
June 7th, 2010 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, June 7 (IANS) Promising to remain committed to the Tibetan cause, 23-year-old Tenzin Norzom has won the Kingfisher Miss Tibet Pageant 2010 at McLeodganj near this Himachal Pradesh hill town, an ... Read more...
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Walking the ramp for Tibet, their lost homeland
June 2nd, 2010 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
By Vishal Gulati
Dharamsala, June 2 (IANS) They will never make it to a global beauty pageant. But four exiled Tibetan women will still sashay down the ramp here as a "peaceful protest" ... Read more...
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Nepal arrests Dalai Lama’s envoy ahead of revolt anniversary
March 7th, 2010 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, March 7 (IANS) Ahead of the 51st anniversary of a failed uprising by Tibetans against the invasion and annexation of their country by China, Nepal police Sunday arrested the ... Read more...
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Tibetans hold prayers to mark 1959 uprising against Chinese forces
March 2nd, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by ANI
Dharamshala, Mar. 2 (ANI): The Tibetan government-in-exile in Dharamshala held special prayers to mark the anniversary of the Tibetan uprising against the Chinese occupation, and their subsequent exile to India in 1959.This ... Read more...
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Obama set to meet Dalai Lama
February 18th, 2010 - 11:03 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 18 (DPA) US President Barack Obama was to hold a long-awaited meeting Thursday with Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, rebutting China's threats that the encounter would further harm ... Read more...
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Dharamsala releases video appeal about plight of Tibetans
August 29th, 2009 - 1:21 pm ICT by ANI
Dharamsala, Aug 29 (ANI): In an attempt to bring plight of the Tibetans to the notice of the international community, the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) in Dharamsala has ... Read more...
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‘Free Tibet’, they chant as Dalai Lama holds out hope (Roundup)
March 10th, 2009 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala/New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Yearning to return to their lost homeland - 'the Roof of the World' - thousands of Tibetans who live in exile across India Tuesday marked 50 years ... Read more...
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Important dates in Tibet’s recent history
March 9th, 2009 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 9 (DPA) The question of Tibet's autonomy has been a bone of contention for decades. The following are important dates in modern Tibetan history:
1912 - Chinese troops expelled from Lhasa ... Read more...
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Tibetan exiles to mark 50 years with protests
March 6th, 2009 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, March 6 (IANS) It has always been an important day in the lives of millions of Tibetans across the world - March 10. But this year it's more significant, marking the ... Read more...
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China targets Dalai Lama with slavery charges
January 30th, 2009 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, Jan 30 (IANS) Stepping up its tirade against the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, China has accused him of promoting slavery and asked him to come clear on the state ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama returns to Dharamshala
December 13th, 2008 - 11:16 pm ICT by ANI
Dharamshala, Dec. 13 (ANI): Hundreds of Tibetan supporters gathered here today to welcome Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, after he returned from his European tour.
During his visit to Europe, the ... Read more...
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Tibetan government-in-exile PM to visit Switzerland
October 5th, 2008 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Oct 5 (IANS) After Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama cancelled his Europe trip on the advice of doctors, the 'prime minister' of the Tibetan government-in-exile is set to visit Switzerland ... Read more...
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Tibetan parliament calls special meeting on Tibet in November
September 15th, 2008 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Sep 15 (IANS) The Tibetan government-in-exile has called a special meeting on Tibet in November this year, a senior aide in the government said Monday."A resolution to convene a meeting on ... Read more...
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Now, Dalai Lama cancels his Europe visit
September 13th, 2008 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Sep 13 (IANS) The exiled spiritual head of Tibetan community, the Dalai Lama, has cancelled his visit to Europe next month on the advice of his doctors, his aide said here ... Read more...
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Tibetan exiles march in New Delhi
August 7th, 2008 - 8:57 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, August 7 (ANI): Scores of Tibetan exiles marched in here today against Chinese occupation of their homeland.Protesters holding banners with messages like ''Save Tibet'' and ''Our Struggle is for ... Read more...
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Tibetan youth Congress activists continue hunger strike in New Delhi
July 31st, 2008 - 8:48 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi , July 31 (ANI): Tibetan Youth Congress activists continued their hunger strike in New Delhi on the fourth day today to protest against Chinese occupation of their homeland.The activists ... Read more...
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Tibetans in exile protest in Dharamsala as Olympic torch passes through Lhasa
June 21st, 2008 - 8:31 pm ICT by ANI
Dharamsala, June 21 (ANI): Tibetans in exile in Dharamsala took out a protest march as the Beijing Olympic torch passes through the Tibetan capital Lhasa on Saturday.The protest organised by the ... Read more...
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Tibetans resume peaceful march to Tibet
March 15th, 2008 - 3:12 pm ICT by admin
Dehra (Dharamsala), Mar 15 (ANI): A day after the Chinese Governments violent siege in Lhasa, a second wave of Tibetan exiles defied the orders of the Government of India by resuming ... Read more...
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Tibetans celebrate 18th anniversary of conferring Nobel Peace to Dalai Lama
December 11th, 2007 - 12:37 pm ICT by admin
Gwalior, Dec 11 (ANI): Tibetans living-in-exile offered special prayers here on the 18th anniversary of the Dalai Lama being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
The Dalai Lama was conferred the Nobel Peace Prize ... Read more...
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