Tibetan PM completes one year in office
August 7th, 2012 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Aug 7 (IANS) It has been a year of global diplomacy for Tibetan Prime Minister-in-exile Lobsang Sangay for a land he has never been to.The 43-year-old and Harvard educated ... Read more...
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‘Dalai Lama deserves Bharat Ratna’
June 11th, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, June 11 (IANS) India should confer its highest civilian award - Bharat Ratna - on Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in recognition of his services to humanity, a ... Read more...
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Tibetan activists launch signature campaign
April 24th, 2012 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 24 (IANS) The voice for a free Tibet sounded louder here Tuesday after three motorcyclists who have embarked on an all-India tour arrived in this Assamese city to ... Read more...
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India should be careful in dealing with China: Dolma
March 26th, 2012 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 26 (IANS) Home minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile, Gyari Dolma Monday warned the Indian government to be very careful while dealing with China."The Chinese deceive. So we want ... Read more...
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Tibetan minister to launch awareness drive in Northeast
March 25th, 2012 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 25 (IANS) The home minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile, Gyari Dolma is expected to kick start a campaign for the cause of Tibetan independence in Guwahati Monday.Dolma, who ... Read more...
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Campaign on Tibet planned in northeast
March 1st, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 1 (IANS) Lobsang Sangay, prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile, is likely to kickstart an awareness campaign on the Tibetan issue in northeastern states March 26, an ... Read more...
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Secular diplomacy powers Tibetans’ global outreach (Comment)
December 2nd, 2011 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
The Dalai Lama's political successor and Tibetan prime minister-in-exile Lobsang Sangay has significantly stepped up his outreach as the Tibetan issue slides further into global amnesia.A dozen self-immolations by desperate Tibetans ... Read more...
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Six to compete for Miss Tibet title
May 28th, 2011 - 12:53 am ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, May 27 (IANS) Six Tibetan women will walk the ramp next month in this Himachal Pradesh town that has been home to thousands of exiles, an event organiser said ... Read more...
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I am not a Chinese spy: Karmapa
May 2nd, 2011 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Coming on record for the first time after foreign and Indian currency worth millions was seized from his monastery three months ago, the 17th Karmapa, ... Read more...
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Big Tibetan meet planned before Dalai Lama retires
April 5th, 2011 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh), April 5 (IANS) The Tibetan leadership in India will hold its national general body meeting next month just before the parliament-in-exile gets down to amending its constitution ... Read more...
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US senator applauds Dalai Lama on retirement
March 20th, 2011 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, March 20 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama's decision to pass on his political authority to an elected leader has been applauded by US Senator Tammy Baldwin.A post ... Read more...
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Tibetan group supports Dalai Lama’s decision to retire
March 19th, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, March 19 (IANS) The pro-independence Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) has come out in support of their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama's decision to retire and devolve his "formal authority" ... Read more...
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Who will lead the Tibetan cause after Dalai Lama?
March 19th, 2011 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh), March 19 (IANS) Though last week's decision by the Dalai Lama seeking to shed political authority has left them in a state of flux, young Tibetans living ... Read more...
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Tibetans committed to struggle: PM of government-in-exile
March 11th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, March 11 (IANS) The Dalai Lama may have declared his intension to step down from politics but Tibetans remain committed to the struggle for their homeland, says Samdhong Rinpoche, ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama’s address: an emotional experience for foreigners
March 10th, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh), March 10 (IANS) It was an "emotional" and a "lifetime experience" for the scores of foreigners who witnessed the Dalai Lama's annual address here Thursday."I have been ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama goes hi-tech to reach ordinary Chinese
January 28th, 2011 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Vishal Gulati
Dharamsala, Jan 28 (IANS) The Dalai Lama is now relying on tools like videoconferencing and Twitter to bypass the Chinese establishment and reach out to the ordinary Chinese.Interacting with Chinese ... Read more...
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International Campaign for Tibet members to meet Dalai Lama
November 4th, 2010 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI
Dharamshala, Nov 4 (ANI): Members of the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) will meet the Dalai Lama here today."We are here to meet His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, to discuss ways where ... Read more...
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Globe-trotting Tibetan runs into customs wall in India
September 24th, 2010 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
By Jaideep Sarin
Dharamsala, Sep 24 (IANS) A globe-trotting Tibetan from the US has hit the 'great wall' with the Indian customs at Chennai as he entered India to complete the last leg ... Read more...
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Exiled Tibetans debate with PM aspirants in Dharamsala
September 12th, 2010 - 7:15 pm ICT by ANI
Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh), Sept.12 (ANI): The National Democratic Party of Tibet (NDPT) organized a debate here on Saturday as a part of a campaign to decide who will be the next Prime ... 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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Tibetan beauties showcase their talents in the Miss Tibet pageant
June 6th, 2010 - 10:08 pm ICT by ANI
Dharamsala, June 6 (ANI): The second day of the ongoing Miss Tibet pageant witnessed the talk and talent round take place here.The event, organized by the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts ... Read more...
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Tibetans stage march on 51st anniversary of Tibetan uprising
March 10th, 2010 - 10:15 pm ICT by ANI
Dharamshala, March 10 (ANI): Hundreds of Tibetans-in-exile along with foreign tourists marched in Dharamshala to mark the 51st anniversary of the uprising against the Chinese rule on Wednesday (March 10).Buddhist monks and ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama offers prayers to mark 51st anniversary of Tibetans’ uprising
March 10th, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by ANI
Dharamsala, Mar. 10 (ANI): Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama offered prayers in Dharamsala on Wednesday to mark the 51st anniversary of Tibetans' aborted uprising against the Chinese rulers.Dressed in his traditional maroon ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama set to leave for US, to meet Obama (Lead, Superseding earlier story)
February 16th, 2010 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Feb 16 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama was set Tuesday to leave for the US where he will have a long-awaited meeting with President Barack Obama despite China's ... Read more...
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Tibetans keen on talks with China
January 30th, 2010 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh), Jan 30 (ANI): Tibetan Prime Minister-in-exile Samdhong Rinpoche has said the resumption of talks with China is important for the solution of the Tibetan cause.Addressing the media in ... Read more...
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Tibetan PM in-exile Rinpoche alleges China of breeding militants
November 27th, 2009 - 10:11 pm ICT by ANI
Dharamshala, Nov.27 (ANI): Tibetan Prime Minister-in-exile Samdhong Rinpoche on Friday blamed China of emerging as a training ground for the militants.Addressing a two-day workshop of the 115th session of Indian Federation of ... Read more...
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Dalia Lama plays down rumours of ill health on Italy trip
November 19th, 2009 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Nov 18 (DPA) The Dalai Lama Wednesday denied reports that he is suffering from cancer, but admitted that his eventual passing would represent a blow for the Tibetan cause.
"The Tibetan ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama delivers sermons in Dharamshala
October 20th, 2009 - 6:43 pm ICT by ANI
Dharamshala, Oct 20 (ANI): Thousands of Buddhist monks, nuns and foreigners attended a three-day sermon by the Dalai Lama here on Tuesday.Giving sermons on The Four Noble Truths in the Tsuglagkhang Temple, ... Read more...
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Devotees throng Dharamsala to attend teachings by Dalai Lama
October 15th, 2009 - 5:38 pm ICT by ANI
Dharamsala, Oct 15 (ANI): A four-day teaching session by Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama began here on Thursday.Thousands of people including Buddhist monks, nuns, foreigners and Tibetans assembled at the ... Read more...
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Tibetans remember their martyrs on 40th anniversary of Youth Congress
October 8th, 2009 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
Dharamsala, Oct 8 (ANI): Tibetan men and women sang patriotic songs to mark the 40th anniversary of the Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) here on Wednesday.The TYC was established on October 7, ... Read more...
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Australian lawmakers visit Dharamsala to meet Dalai Lama
July 2nd, 2009 - 1:22 pm ICT by ANI
By Akhilesh BhartiDharamsala, July 2 (ANI): A group of Australian lawmakers arrived here to meet the exiled Tibetan leader, the Dalai Lama and representatives of Tibet's government-in-exile.The six-member delegation comprises the ... Read more...
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Miss Tibet-2009 enters its second day
June 7th, 2009 - 6:42 pm ICT by ANI
Dharamsala, June 7 (ANI): On the second day of Miss Tibet-2009 beauty pageant, the contestants presented their performing arts skills.The eight edition of Miss Tibet-2009 beauty pageant began here with just four ... Read more...
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Tibetans in-exile stage anti-Chinese demonstration in Shimla
May 24th, 2009 - 3:05 pm ICT by ANI
Shimla, May 24 (ANI): Tibetans living-in-exile in Shimla held an anti-Chinese demonstration on Saturday, denouncing violence by the Chinese administration in their homeland.Hundreds of Tibetans gathered to participate in the protest march, ... Read more...
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I call myself a son of India, says Dalai Lama
March 31st, 2009 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Calling himself a son of India, the Dalai Lama, the spiritual head of the Tibetan Buddhists, Tuesday praised the "non-sectarian principles" of the country on the 50th ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama lands India’s support to Tibetan cause
March 30th, 2009 - 8:11 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 30 (ANI): The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, on Monday landed the support provided by the Indian Government and public to the Tibetan cause.The Dalai Lama, who was ... Read more...
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