Bodies of two climbers found after 16 years in Tibet
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA May 2: The bodies of two prominent American climbers were recovered from the melting glaciers in Himalaya, 16 years after they were killed by an avalanche.
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Dharamsala IPL matches cancelled for second year
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA APRIL 30: Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) has announced that Dharamsala will not host any IPL matches this season as well, continuing the trend from last year when the matches were cancelled amid controversies.
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China passes new law to scrutinize NGOs
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA APRIL 29: China has passed a controversial law governing non-governmental organizations and charitable trusts, giving unchecked powers to the police.
Read moreIs China provoking India to aim at it’s soft belly? (Comment: Special to IANS)
Vijay Kranti, IANS |April 27, 2016
The four-day conference of a host of anti-Beijinginternational Chinese action groups in Dharamsala from April 28 is bound to mark a watershed in the history of India-China relations.
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Chinese human rights activist and Tibet supporter Harry Wu passes away at 79
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA APRIL 28: Harry Wu, a Chinese human rights activist and former political prisoner has died aged 79.
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Sikyong Sangay declared winner of final election amid accusations
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA APRIL 27: The Tibetan Election Commission (EC) today announced the official result of the final Tibetan election for Sikyong (Prime Minister) of the 15th Kashag and members of the 16th Tibetan Parliament-in-exile (TPIE).
Read moreIndia cancels visa to exiled Uighur leader, draws opposition rebuke on bowing to China
By Sanjeev Miglani, Reuters | April 25, 2016
NEW Delhi — India on Monday said it had withdrawn a visa to an exiled Uighur leader whom China has long branded a terrorist, provoking criticism from the opposition that it had buckled to pressure from Beijing.
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CTA forms new committees to make amends for past mistakes
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, Apr 25: Sikyong Lobsang Sangay, the political head of the Tibetan people held a press conference today at the headquarters of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), briefing Tibetan and Indian press about the new committees that the Central Tibetan Administration has decided to form to address various affairs related to the Tibetan administration.
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Panchen Lama turns 27, Tibetans urge China to release him
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, Apr 25: The regional Tibetan Women’s Association, Dharamsala along with regional chapter of Tibetan Youth Congress commemorated the 27th birth anniversary of His Holiness the 11th Panchen Lama, Gendun Choekyi Nyima.
Through Dalai Lama, one rediscovers Buddhism
Krishna Kumar, Hindustan Times | April 22, 2016
Many school textbooks of the 1950s referred to the Himalayas as a wall. This metaphor reflected both the state of common knowledge about the Himalayan world at the time and popular indifference to the region.
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