Exiles to step on Tibetan soil brought to Himachal
October 25th, 2011 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Oct 25 (IANS) Tibetans born and brought up in exile will Wednesday get to step on soil procured from their homeland in China and spread in a playground ... Read more...
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Lifetime achievement award for Tibetan opera artist
October 16th, 2011 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Oct 16 (IANS) Promising to remain committed to traditional Tibetan opera, 78-year-old artist Kundeling Thupten has won the lifetime achievement award at a function here, an event organiser said ... Read more...
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Efforts on to restart talks with China: Tibetan PM-in-exile (Lead)
September 19th, 2011 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Sep 19 (IANS) Efforts are on to restart the stalled talks between the envoys of the Dalai Lama and the Chinese officials, Tibetan Prime Minister-in-exile Lobsang Sangay said Monday, ... Read more...
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Tibetan government allocates portfolios
September 19th, 2011 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Sep 19 (IANS) The Tibetan government-in-exile Monday announced portfolios in the newly-constituted cabinet, with Dolma Gyari named as the new home minister.Tibetan Prime Minister Lobsang Sangay made the announcement. ... Read more...
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Parliament-in-exile concerned over atrocities in Tibet
September 16th, 2011 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Sep 16 (IANS) Speaker of the Tibetan parliament-in-exile Penpa Tsering Friday expressed concern over the atrocities on people of Tibet and ecological destruction due to extensive mineral extraction in ... Read more...
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Tibetans root for prime minister-elect
August 7th, 2011 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Aug 7 (IANS) Cyberspace was Sunday abuzz with best wishes of Tibetans from around the world for their prime minister-elect Lobsang Sangay, who will assume office Monday.The Kalon Tripa ... Read more...
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Leh’s rapid growth fuels migrant labour rush
July 13th, 2011 - 11:34 am ICT by IANS
Leh, July 13 (IANS) Heeralal from Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh has been coming to this stretch of cold desert high up in Jammu and Kashmir without fail for ... Read more...
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A year later, loss and longing still haunt Leh
July 6th, 2011 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Leh, July 6 (IANS) Tsering Angma, a widow, is constructing her own house along with other women labourers in Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir. It's nearly a year ... Read more...
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Nepal red tape threatens India’s Everest heroine
May 29th, 2011 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 29 (IANS) A hero's welcome and red carpet await Anshu Jamsenpa, the first Indian and the second woman to conquer Mt Everest, the word's highest peak, twice in ... Read more...
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Eyewitnesses in Bhutan say they saw chopper trying to land
May 1st, 2011 - 6:58 pm ICT by ANI
Itanagar/Guwahati, May 1 (ANI): Official sources in the Arunachal Pradesh Government have said they are attempting to get in touch with some witnesses in Bhutan who have claimed seeing a chopper ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama’s message read in Tibetan parliament-in-exile
March 14th, 2011 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, March 14 (IANS) The crucial session of the Tibetan parliament-in-exile began in this north Indian hill town Monday with the speaker reading out the Dalai Lama's message expressing his ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama must reconsider, say young Tibetans
March 11th, 2011 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh), March 11 (IANS) The mood has turned grim overnight. Followers of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama say they will ask him to reconsider his decision ... Read more...
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NCC cadet commended for efforts during Leh cloudburst
January 20th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) A 20-year-old National Cadet Corps (NCC) girl cadet from Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir was Thursday commended by Defence Minister A.K. Antony for her efforts during ... Read more...
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Tibetans urge Dalai Lama not to retire
January 7th, 2011 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
Dharamsala, Jan.7 (ANI): The Tibetan Parliament-in-exile has appealed to the Dalai Lama, its exiled spiritual leader not to retire.The Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Tibetan Parliament submitted a memorandum to this effect ... Read more...
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Tibetans protest as Wen begins India visit (Lead)
December 15th, 2010 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Hundreds of young and elderly Tibetans protested noisily here Wednesday demanding freedom for Tibet as Chinese Premier Wen Jiabo arrived on a three-day visit to India. The ... Read more...
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Exiles protest Chinese curbs on use of Tibetan language
October 27th, 2010 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Oct 27 (IANS) The Tibetan government-in-exile based in this Himachal Pradesh hill town Wednesday protested China's proposal to curb or eliminate the use of Tibetan language in Tibet."The new regulation is ... Read more...
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Tibetans-in-exile vote for their parliament and cabinet
October 3rd, 2010 - 10:14 pm ICT by ANI
By Akhilesh BharatiDharamsala (Himachal Pradesh), Oct.3 (ANI): Tibetans-in-exile here on Sunday voted for the first round of general elections to the Tibetan Parliament and Cabinet.A total number of 79,449 Tibetans are registered ... 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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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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India defends PM-Dalai Lama meeting (Lead)
August 21st, 2010 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) With the Chinese objecting to the Dalai Lama's meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh last week, India Saturday made it clear that the Tibetan leader was ... Read more...
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Nothing unusual in Dalai Lama’s meeting with PM, says aide
August 21st, 2010 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) The Dalai Lama's top aide, Tempa Tsering, Saturday said the Tibetan spiritual leader made a courtesy call on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh last week to thank ... Read more...
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Ladakh Confluence Called Off Due To Alleged Drug Abuse
July 10th, 2010 - 2:44 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 10, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): All the music lovers in India were eagerly waiting for the much awaited Ladakh Confluence, one of the nation's largest eco-friendly music festivals, which was set ... Read more...
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Prayers mark Dalai Lama’s birthday in Karnataka
July 6th, 2010 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 6 (IANS) Prayers and cultural activities at India's largest Tibetan settlement at Bylakuppe in Karnataka marked the 75th birthday of Tibet's temporal and spiritual head the Dalai Lama.
The celebrations began ... Read more...
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Tibetans condemn death sentence awarded by China
June 4th, 2010 - 10:35 pm ICT by ANI
Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh), June 4 (ANI): Tibetans-in-exile voiced their deep concern in Himachal Pradesh's Dharamsala city on Friday over the Chinese Government's decision to award capital punishment to a Tibetan and lengthy ... Read more...
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Ladakh farmers switch to organic farming
May 17th, 2010 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
Ladakh (Jammu and Kashmir), May 17 (ANI): Farmers in Jammu and Kashmir's Ladakh region are switching to organic farming and have decided to avoid the usage of pesticides and other chemicals that ... Read more...
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Snow storm hits China’s quake zone
April 22nd, 2010 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 22 (IANS) Heavy snow and strong winds hit China's quake-affected northwestern Qinghai province Thursday, making life difficult for rescuers and quake survivors.
Snow started falling at around 5.05 a.m. local time ... Read more...
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Tibetan women commemorate uprising day against Chinese aggression
March 12th, 2010 - 10:31 pm ICT by ANI
Dharamsala, Mar 12(ANI): Hundreds of exiled Tibetan women took out a peaceful rally in Dharamsala on Friday to mark the 51st anniversary of the Tibetan Women's Uprising Day which came two days ... Read more...
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China should allow international agencies to see Panchen Lama: Tibetan parliament
March 8th, 2010 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
Dharamsala, Mar 8 (ANI): The Speaker of the Tibetan parliament-in-exile, Pempa Tsering, has said that China should allow international agencies to see the Panchen Lama, the successor of their spiritual leader, the ... Read more...
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Tibetans pray for longevity of Dalai Lama at Tsuglagkhang Temple in Dharamshala
January 23rd, 2010 - 9:17 pm ICT by ANI
Dharamshala, Jan.23 (ANI): Several devotees and Tibetan monks offered prayers at Dharamsala town in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday (Jan.23) for the longevity of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.Organized under the aegis ... Read more...
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Custody of two Tibetans extended in Himachal rape case
January 21st, 2010 - 1:08 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Jan 21 (IANS) A Himachal Pradesh court has extended the police remand of two Tibetans who have been accused of raping a 46-year-old German woman in this town last week, police ... Read more...
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Two Tibetans arrested for raping German in Himachal (Lead)
January 17th, 2010 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Jan 17 (IANS) Two Tibetan youths were arrested for allegedly raping a 46-year-old German woman in Himachal Pradesh, police said Sunday. A court later remanded them in three days police custody.
"Two ... Read more...
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China sentences Tibetan ‘Living Buddha’ to eight years in jail
December 31st, 2009 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANI
Shanghai (China), Dec.31 (ANI): A senior Tibetan religious leader, known as a "Living Buddha", has been sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison after being arrested in the wake of protests last year. ... Read more...
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China jails revered living Buddha
December 30th, 2009 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 30 (IANS) Phurbu Tsering Rinpoche, a revered Tibetan 'living Buddha' has been sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in jail by a Chinese court on charges of illegally occupying government land and ... Read more...
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Tibetans mourn demise of German politician
December 8th, 2009 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Dec 8 (IANS) The Tibetan government-in-exile Tuesday mourned the demise of Otto Graf Lambsdorff, a prominent figure in West German politics who had championed the cause of Tibet on various international ... Read more...
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Tibet Women Association meeting in Dharamsala
April 10th, 2009 - 8:49 pm ICT by ANI
Dharamsala, Apr 10 (ANI): The Tibet Women Association (TWA) on Friday began its six-day long ninth general body meeting to elect its members.This year's meeting is remarkable as it marks the ... Read more...
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