Tibet Express Newsdesk – Page 205

After govt’s red card, Tibetans shift Dalai Lama event from Delhi to Dharamshala

8th March 2018 Tibet Express Newsdesk 5194 Views

Prashant Jha| Hindustan Times March 6, 2018.

The Tibetan government-in-exile has shifted a high-profile event planned to commemorate Dalai Lama’s 60th year in exile. The event will now happen in Dharamshala, not Delhi.

Tibetan man dies after self-immolation in eastern Tibet

7th March 2018 Tibet Express Newsdesk 4916 Views

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, March 7: A Tibetan man has died after setting himself on fire earlier today in Ngaba County in the traditional Tibetan province of Amdo in an apparent protest against China’s repressive rule in Tibet.

Harvard honours two Tibetan women for contribution to social innovation in Tibet

7th March 2018 Tibet Express Newsdesk 5948 Views

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, March 7 : Two Tibetan women have featured in the 5th Annual Harvard Law School International Women’s Day Portrait Exhibit hosted by the Harvard Women’s Law Association in honour of International Women’s Day.

Gu Chu Sum commemorates 30th anniversary of 1988 uprising in Tibet

5th March 2018 Tibet Express Newsdesk 4128 Views

By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, March 5: Gu Chu Sum Movement of Tibet, an organization of former Tibetan political prisoners
held a photo exhibition today to commemorate the 30th anniversary of 1988 Uprising in Lhasa at the Martyrs Pillar near the main Gate of the Dalai Lama Temple here in McLeod Ganj.

Sanitation workers on strike, garbage piles up in McLeod Ganj

3rd March 2018 Tibet Express Newsdesk 4460 Views

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARMSALA, March 3: The agitated twenty-six sanitation workers of McLeod Ganj stopped collecting garbage from door to door and dumpsters since Feburary 20 demanding a raise in their salaries, payment of maintenance cost for the three garbage trucks and most importantly their salaries be paid on time.

Tibetan NGOs announce series of events ahead of 59th anniversary of National Uprising day and 10th anniversary of the 2008 mass protests

2nd March 2018 Tibet Express Newsdesk 4170 Views

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, March 2: Ahead of the 59th anniversary of Tibetan National Uprising Day and the 10th anniversary of the 2008 mass protests, Tibetan NGOs in Dharamsala have announced a series of events to commemorate the two crucial days of resistance and pay tribute to the resilience and sacrifice of the Tibetan martyrs.

‘Sensitive time’ for ties with China, skip Dalai Lama event in Delhi: Indian Government

2nd March 2018 Tibet Express Newsdesk 3538 Views

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, March 2: India has asked its ‘senior leaders’ and ‘government functionaries’ of both the Centre as well as states to stay away from events planned for March-end and early April by the Tibetan administration in exile to mark the start of 60 years in exile of the Dalai Lama citing it is a ‘sensitive time’ for India-China relations, according to a report on The Indian Express.

Buddhist nuns from all sects jointly offered Tenshug to His Holiness

1st March 2018 Tibet Express Newsdesk 3924 Views

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, March 1: Buddhist nuns from all five Tibetan schools of Buddhism collectively offered long life prayers (Tenshug) to His Holiness the Dalai Lama today at Tsuglag-Khang, the main temple in Mcleod Ganj, Dharamsala.

Police: No lead yet in attempt to blow up buildings in Dharamsala

27th February 2018 Tibet Express Newsdesk 3537 Views

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, Feb 27: The police are yet to find any lead as it investigates on the deliberate attempt to blow up two buildings here in Dharamsala.

China paves way for Xi Jinping to rule indefinitely

26th February 2018 Tibet Express Newsdesk 6272 Views

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, Feb 26: Chinese President Xi Jinping is on course to remain in office for indefinitely after China’s Communist Party(CCP) has proposed to remove a constitutional clause that limits the presidency to just two terms in office.