Corona curfew further extended till 31 May in Himachal
DHARAMSALA, 25 May: The Himachal Pradesh government has announced the further extension of the “Corona curfew” across the state till 31 May.
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Author: Tibet Express Newsdesk
Removed justices of TSJC announces their return from recuse, resumption to office
DHARAMSALA, 24 May: The exile Tibetan democracy today headed into more uncertainty with the Chief Justice Commissioner and the two Justice Commissioners of the Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission impeached by the Tibetan parliament performing a u-turn and announcing their resumption to offices having accepted their removal earlier.
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A Chinese fraud called “17-Point Agreement”
By VIJAY KRANTI
On 23rd May, Beijing completes 70 years of colonial occupation and rigid communist rule of China. It was on 23rd May 1951 when the Dalai Lama, the ruler and supreme spiritual leader of Tibet, heard a dramatic broadcast on ‘Radio Peking’ which announced that Tibet had signed a “17-Point Agreement” with China under which Tibet had agreed to become a part of China. Amidst shouts of self-congratulation the Radio claimed that the ‘Agreement’ had been signed between the ‘Central People’s Government’ of China and the Tibetan delegates ‘with full powers of the Local Government of Tibet’.
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Tibetans protest, Parliament calls it grim occasion in history of Tibet as it marks 70 years of Chinese occupation
DHARAMSALA, 23 May: It marks a “grim occasion in the history of Tibet,” the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile(TPiE) has said on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of China’s “violent armed invasion and occupation” of Tibet.
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Uncertainty looms large as Tibetan parliament fails to meet quorum for additional session
DHARAMSALA, 23 May: A political cloud of uncertainty now looms large over the Tibetan government in exile officially know as the Central Tibetan Administration after the Tibetan parliament failed to meet the quorum for an additional session scheduled on Monday.
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COVID-19: CTA reports 636 new cases 18 deaths in the last week
DHARAMSALA, 21 May: The COVID- 19 Task Force of the Central Tibetan Administration reported a new weekly high of 636 new cases and 18 deaths among exiled Tibetans in India and Nepal in the past week as India continues to battle the deadly second wave of the pandemic.
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Speaker Pelosi calls for diplomatic boycott of 2022 Beijing Olympics by world leaders
DHARAMSALA 19 May: The Speaker of the US House of Representatives has called for a global diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics on human rights grounds.
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Tibetans observe 26th anniversary of Panchen Lama’s arbitrary detention
DHARAMSALA, 17 May: The 26th anniversary of the 11th Panchen Lama, Gendun Choekyi Nyima’s arbitrary detention by the Chinese government “is a grim reminder of the gross injustice inflicted on Tibet and Tibetans by the Chinese,” says the Kashag led by the President of the Central Tibetan Administration Dr Lobsang Sangay.
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Himachal extends corona curfew till 26 May
DHARAMSALA, 15 May: As COVID-19 positive cases continue to rise in the state, the Himachal Pradesh government has extended the “Corona curfew” till 26 May.
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US State Department congratulates new President of Tibetans in exile
DHARAMSALA, 15 May: The US State Department has today congratulated the new President(Sikyong) of the Central Tibetan Administration.
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