Bodhi tree is healthy, says scientists
July 18th, 2012 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 18 (IANS) The Bodhi tree in Bodh Gaya, under which Lord Buddha is believed to have attained enlightenment, is healthy once again."The Bodh tree is fully healthy," ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama’s 77th birthday celebrated in Dharamsala (Lead)
July 6th, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, July 6 (IANS) Thousands of Tibetan exiles and foreigners Friday morning joined in the 77th birthday celebrations of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, here in Himachal Pradesh.Large ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama’s 77th birthday celebrated in Dharamsala
July 6th, 2012 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, July 6 (IANS) Thousands of Tibetan exiles and foreigners Friday morning attended the 77th birthday celebrations of their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama here in Himachal Pradesh.Large crowds began ... Read more...
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Monastry Collection: Magical blend of style, healing (With Images)
June 21st, 2012 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) The tranquillity and mystical aura experienced while sauntering through monasteries across Gangtok, Leh and Ladakh have left an indelible mark on jewellery designer Sumit ... Read more...
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Court drops charges against Karmapa in currency case (Lead)
May 21st, 2012 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, May 21 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government's move to remove the name of Tibetan religious head and the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje from a currency seizure case got ... Read more...
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Court drops charges against Karmapa in currency case
May 21st, 2012 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, May 21 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government's move to remove the name of Tibetan religious head and the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje from a case of a currency ... Read more...
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Currency case: Petition against Karmapa dismissed
April 25th, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 25 (IANS) A petition opposing the dropping of criminal charges against Tibetan religious head and the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje, in a currency seizure case registered last ... Read more...
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From Chinese agent to innocent monk - flipflops on Karmapa
April 25th, 2012 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, April 25 (IANS) From a Chinese agent to an alleged accumulator of ill-gotten wealth to innocent monk -- the official line of the Himachal Pradesh administration on Tibetan religious ... Read more...
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Karmapa not to appear in Himachal court, says aide
March 6th, 2012 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 6 (IANS) Tibetan religious head and the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje, who was Tuesday summoned by a Himachal Pradesh court over the seizure of foreign currency ... Read more...
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Himachal court summons Karmapa over currency row
February 16th, 2012 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 16 (IANS) Tibetan religious head and the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje has been summoned by a Himachal Pradesh court next month over the seizure of foreign ... Read more...
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Karmapa made an accused in Himachal currency case
January 2nd, 2012 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 2 (IANS) Tibetan religious head and 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje has been made an accused in the seizure of unaccounted foreign currency last year from a Himachal ... Read more...
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Karmapa prays for happiness, peace
January 1st, 2012 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Jan 1 (IANS) Tibetan religious head and the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje has greeted people on New Year's Day, praying for peace and harmony."May you find lasting happiness ... Read more...
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Currency row: Karmapa office assures cooperation
December 9th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Dec 9 (IANS) Two days after police included the name of Tibetan religious head and 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje in a chargesheet on the seizure this year of ... Read more...
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Tibet vulnerable to climate change, says Karmapa
November 24th, 2011 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Nov 24 (IANS) Tibet is highly vulnerable to climate change and what happens there matters greatly to the rest of mainland Asia, the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje, who ... Read more...
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Karmapa concerned over self-immolation by monks
November 9th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Nov 9 (IANS) The 17th Karmapa, the only major monk reincarnate recognised by both the Dalai Lama and China, Wednesday expressed concern over self-immolation protests in Tibet."Each report of ... Read more...
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Karmapa prays for quake affected people
September 20th, 2011 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Sep 20 (IANS) The 17th Karmapa, the only major Tibetan monk reincarnate recognised by both the Dalai Lama and China, Tuesday expressed grief over the deaths in the earthquake ... Read more...
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End Tibetan monastery stand-off, urges Karmapa
May 9th, 2011 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, May 9 (IANS) The 17th Karmapa, a religious head of the exiled Tibetans settled in this Himachal Pradesh town, Monday asked the Chinese government to end a stand-off at ... Read more...
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Karmapa visits Leh, consoles cloudburst victims
April 28th, 2011 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, April 27 (IANS) The 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, was moved when he visited families of the victims of last year's natural disaster in Leh in Jammu and Kashmir, ... Read more...
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Karmapa’s aide records statement with ED
March 21st, 2011 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, March 21 (IANS) An aide to the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje, who was arrested over recovery of unaccounted cash from the monastery, Monday recorded his statement with the ... Read more...
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Karmapa’s office hands over $150,000 to ED
March 19th, 2011 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, March 19 (IANS) Over a month after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out raids at the monastery where the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje is residing and recovered huge ... Read more...
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Karmapa’s aide gets bail in Himachal
March 16th, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 16 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh High Court Wednesday granted bail to Karmapa's aide Rubgi Chosang, also known as Shakti Lama, along with two other Tibetans.But the court directed ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama offers prayers for tsunami victims
March 12th, 2011 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, March 12 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama Saturday offered prayers for those who lost their lives in the tsunami unleashed by the massive earthquake in Japan and ... Read more...
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Tibetan government-in-exile expresses faith in Karmapa
March 11th, 2011 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh), March 11 (IANS) The Tibetan government-in-exile Friday reaffirmed its full faith in the 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, who was at the centre of a controversy following ... Read more...
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Karmapa begins annual spring teachings at Sarnath
March 10th, 2011 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, March 10 (IANS) The 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje has begun his annual spring teachings at Sarnath, the birthplace of Buddhism, in Uttar Pradesh, a monastery official said ... Read more...
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Karmapa ready for discourse, gets backing of Buddhist teacher
March 4th, 2011 - 11:58 am ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, March 4 (IANS) As the 17th Karmapa gets ready to hold spiritual discourses in the pilgrim town of Sarnath - for the first time after controversy over the ... Read more...
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Didn’t discuss Karmapa issue with US envoy: Dalai Lama’s Office
February 28th, 2011 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Feb 28 (IANS) The controversy over the 17th Karmapa did not figure in a meeting between US Ambassador Timothy J. Roemer and Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, the latter's office ... Read more...
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Judicial custody of Karmapa’s aide, 6 others extended
February 24th, 2011 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Feb 24 (IANS) A Himachal Pradesh court Thursday extended the judicial custody of seven people, including the Karmapa's aide Rubgi Chosang, also known as Shakti Lama, a police official said."The judicial ... Read more...
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Karmapa’s ‘Chinese connection’ leaves Himachal police red-faced
February 24th, 2011 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
By Jaideep Sarin
Dharamsala, Feb 24 (IANS) Claims by Himachal Pradesh Police of a possible "Chinese connection" to the activities of Tibetan religious leader, the Karmapa, are falling apart with the Karmapa's office ... Read more...
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US envoy begins talks with Dalai Lama
February 24th, 2011 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Feb 24 (IANS) US Ambassador Timothy J. Roemer began closed-door talks with Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama here Thursday, an official said."The talks between the Dalai Lama and US Ambassador ... Read more...
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Karmapa to visit Sarnath next month
February 18th, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Feb 18 (IANS) As the controversy over the recovery of foreign and Indian currency worth Rs.70 million ($1.5 million) from the 17th Karmapa's monastery is gradually coming to an end, the ... Read more...
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Karmapa asked to apprise monastery officials of Indian laws
February 17th, 2011 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Feb 17 (IANS) Top officials of the 17th Karmapa say the central government, while signalling a clean chit to the Tibetan leader in the controversy over unaccounted foreign currency, wants him ... Read more...
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Himachal gives clean chit to Karmapa on cash row
February 11th, 2011 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 11 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government Friday gave a clean chit to the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje in any financial irregularities, and categorically ruled out the possibility of any ... Read more...
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Karmapa cash row: Couple arrested in Delhi
February 4th, 2011 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Feb 3 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Police Thursday arrested a couple in New Delhi in connection with seizure of Rs.1 crore from two people that was meant as part-payment by the Karmapa's ... Read more...
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Devotees march in Karmapa’s support
February 2nd, 2011 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Feb 2 (IANS) Thousands of devotees and monks Wednesday took out a peaceful march here to express solidarity with their religious leader, the 17th Karmapa, who was questioned by police last ... Read more...
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Karmapa cash row: Enforcement Directorate scans records (Lead)
February 1st, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Feb 1 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Tuesday reached Tibetan leader Karmapa Lama's place of residence the Gyuto Tantric University and Monastery near here and scanned documents and questioned functionaries for ... Read more...
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