Heavy snow disrupts traffic on China-Nepal highway
February 9th, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 9 (IANS) Heavy snow Thursday halted traffic on a section of the China-Nepal highway, which links southwest China's Tibet autonomous region and Nepal, said traffic officials.According Zhao Chun, ... Read more...
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UN asks China to suspend resettlement of Tibetan nomads
February 1st, 2012 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Feb 1 (IANS) The UN has asked China to suspend non-voluntary resettlement of Tibetan nomadic herders from their traditional lands and to support them with rural extension programmes.UN special ... Read more...
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Qinghai-Tibet railway carries 6.5 mn people in 2011
January 3rd, 2012 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 3 (IANS) China's Qinghai-Tibet railway, the world's highest altitude railway, has transported over 6.5 million people in 2011, the rail company said Tuesday.The railway connects Xining, the capital ... Read more...
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Compassion key to happiness: Dalai Lama
December 3rd, 2011 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, Saturday said anger was harmful and compassion was the key to happiness."During the crisis in 2008, I wished I ... Read more...
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Did Ice Age giants’ ancestors originate in Tibet?
September 5th, 2011 - 11:25 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 5 (IANS) A new fossil assemblage found in China's Tibet Autonomous Region has suggested ancestors of some giant Ice Age mammals may have evolved in Tibet before the ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Dalai Lama a symbol of peace: Dhumal
September 2nd, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Sep 2 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is a symbol of peace, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said Friday."His Holiness the Dalai Lama is a ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Tibet government head rules out talks with `exile government’
May 19th, 2011 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 19 (IANS) Tibet's top government official Thursday called the Dalai Lama's "exile government" an illegal organisation and ruled out talks with it.Padma Choling, chairman of the Tibet Autonomous ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama’s claim of retirement a ‘farce’: Living Buddha
March 29th, 2011 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
Lhasa, Mar.29 (ANI): The Dalai Lama's plan to step down as the political head of the "exiled Tibetan government" is "a self-directed and played out farce", said Shingtsa Tenzinchodrak, the vice chairman ... Read more...
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16 killed, 21 injured in road accident in Tibet
March 15th, 2011 - 3:36 am ICT by BNO News
LHASA, TIBET (BNO NEWS) -- A road accident on Monday left at least 16 people dead and 21 others injured in southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.The ... Read more...
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China restricts foreigners from visiting Tibet
March 8th, 2011 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 8 (IANS) Ahead of the March 10 anniversary of a Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule, China has temporarily restricted foreign tourists from visiting the region, citing "safety concerns".The ... Read more...
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‘Dalai Lama’s death will not affect Tibet’
March 8th, 2011 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 8 (ANI): A high-ranking Chinese official has said that the Dalai Lama's death will not affect the Tibet autonomous region's overall situation, but will likely have some minor impacts."As ... Read more...
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China has built 58,000 km roads, five airfields in Tibet: Antony
March 7th, 2011 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) A total of 58,000 km of roads and five airfields have come up in Tibet, indicating the extent of infrastructure development by China in the ... Read more...
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Huge source of oil, gas found in South China Sea
January 17th, 2011 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 17 (IANS) Chinese geologists have detected "super-thick" oil and gas-rich strata in the South China Sea and also identified 38 offshore oil and gas basins, a media report said Monday.The ... Read more...
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Indians want upgrade on trade with China on Silk Route
November 16th, 2010 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Nathu La (Sikkim), Nov 16 (IANS) Indian traders have urged the government to review the list of items tradable with China to boost business through the fabled Silk Route."The ... Read more...
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China inaugurates first international luxury hotel in Tibet
November 2nd, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Nov 2 (ANI): Chinese tourism authorities are expecting a boom in the country's tourism sector, following the inauguration of the first luxury hotel in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on Monday. ... Read more...
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Huge traffic jam may again haunt China
September 6th, 2010 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 6 (IANS) The monster traffic jam on the Beijing-Tibet highway, which was eased Sunday after a number of emergency measures taken by the authorities in China, is likely to recur ... Read more...
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Han Chinese migrants causing unrest in Tibet
July 25th, 2010 - 7:22 pm ICT by ANI
New York, July 25 (ANI): Tibet is in a state of unrest after Han Chinese migrants including workers, investors, merchants, teachers and soldiers poured into a remote part of the country.According to ... Read more...
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China bans plastic bags in ecologically fragile Tibet
July 16th, 2010 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Lhasa, July 16 (IANS) China has banned ultra-thin plastic bags in ecologically fragile southwestern Tibet Autonomous Region.
In a circular Friday, the government ordered all prefectures and counties to replace these bags with ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Nirupama Rao concludes Dharamsala visit
July 11th, 2010 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, July 11 (IANS) Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao Sunday flew back to Delhi after holding talks with the Dalai Lama here, an official said. There was no indication of the nature of ... Read more...
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Panchen Lama tonsures reincarnation of Tibet’s fifth Living Buddha Dezhub
July 5th, 2010 - 6:03 pm ICT by ANI
Lhasa (Tibet), July 5 (ANI): The 11th Panchen Lama has tonsured the reincarnation of Tibet's fifth Living Buddha Dezhub in Lhasa in observance of the Tibetan Buddhist rituals.The tonsure ceremony began ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Reincarnation of fifth Living Buddha Dezhub selected in Tibet
July 4th, 2010 - 6:52 pm ICT by ANI
Lhasa (Tibet), July 4 (ANI): Reincarnation of the fifth Living Buddha Dezhub was chosen following a lot-drawing ceremony here.Losang Doje was selected as the reincarnation in accordance with a regulation on reincarnation ... Read more...
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China opens fourth airport in Tibet
July 1st, 2010 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 1 (IANS) A new airport became operational in Tibet Thursday, with the landing of a passenger plane of Air China, making it the fourth commercial airport in the region.
An Airbus ... Read more...
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China says Brahmaputra Canyon ready for world visitors
June 7th, 2010 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 7 (ANI): The Tibetan autonomous government will work with local tourist companies investing huge amounts of money to further develop the Brahmaputra Grand Canyon tourist area into a world-class ... Read more...
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Indian Army’s road-building wing to focus on border areas
May 11th, 2010 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The Indian Army's road-building wing has been asked to focus on strategic infrastructure development in the border areas, particularly along the frontier with China, Defence Minister A.K. ... Read more...
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Indo-China trade begins through Nathula today
May 3rd, 2010 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
Gangtok, May 3 (ANI): Border trade between India and China through Nathula in Sikkim will begin from Monday.In 2006, both India and China agreed to reopen the traditional trade route after ... Read more...
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China quake toll mounts to 1,484
April 18th, 2010 - 1:57 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Apr 18(ANI): The death toll from the devastating earthquake that struck a Tibetan area in northwest China's Qinghai Province rose to 1,484 on Sunday morning, with another 312 declared missing.Wednesday's ... Read more...
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China quake toll mounts to 1,100, hopes for survivors fade
April 17th, 2010 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Apr 17(ANI): The death toll from the devastating earthquake that struck a Tibetan area in northwest China's Qinghai Province rose to 1,100 on Saturday morning, with another 417 remaining missing.Wednesday's ... Read more...
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Tibet Airlines to be launched in May
April 15th, 2010 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
Lhasa, Apr.15 (ANI): Tibet Airlines Co. Ltd. will be established in May and will be China's first airline based in southwestern Tibet Autonomous Region.According to Xinhua, Tibet Airlines, with a registered capital ... Read more...
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At least 400 dead, tens of thousands injured after powerful earthquake in northwest China
April 14th, 2010 - 3:37 pm ICT by BNO News
BEIJING (BNO NEWS) -- A powerful earthquake rocked Qinhai province in northwest China on Wednesday morning, seismologists said, killing at least 400 people and leaving many thousands more injured. A strong aftershock ... Read more...
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At least 300 dead, thousands injured after powerful earthquake in northwest China
April 14th, 2010 - 2:56 pm ICT by BNO News
BEIJING (BNO NEWS) -- A powerful earthquake rocked Qinhai province in northwest China on Wednesday morning, seismologists said, killing at least 300 people and leaving thousands more injured. A strong aftershock followed ... Read more...
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Climate change threatening Qinghai-Tibet plateau
March 27th, 2010 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
Xining (China), Mar. 27 (ANI): The Qinghai-Tibet plateau region is getting warmer and the people are clearly feeling the change.China's official Xinhua news agency quoted 83-year-old Hou Fusheng as saying: "It's getting ... Read more...
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China praises India, but tells Dalai Lama to stop separatist activities
March 12th, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Mar. 12 (ANI): While praising the Indian Government for cracking down on anti-Chinese activities on its soil, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has called on Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, to ... Read more...
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Global warming making Tibet’s environment much more fragile than before
March 6th, 2010 - 3:21 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, March 6 (ANI): Reports indicate that the impact of global warming is affecting the ecological environment of Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, accelerating glacial shrinkage, reducing snow and increasing land ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Dalai Lama not legal representative of Tibetans: China
February 2nd, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Feb. 2 (ANI): Beijing has dismissed Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama's claim that he is "legal representative" of Tibetan people."The Chinese government and the government of Tibet autonomous region under its ... Read more...
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China to Dalai Lama’s envoys: Sovereignty of Tibet is non-negotiable
February 1st, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Feb. 1 (ANI): China has said that its doors are open for talks with Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, but reiterated that no concessions would be made on issues concerning ... Read more...
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