DHARAMSALA, 1 Feb: The Himachal Pradesh Government has decided to set up a special health outpost at McLeodganj along with isolation wards at two prominent hospitals of the state as India reported its first case of novel coronavirus on Thursday in Kerala, TOI reported earlier today.
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DHARAMSALA, 30 Jan: Himachal Pradesh’s winter capital, the picturesque Dharamsala will soon have a mega Buddha theme park.
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DHARAMSALA, 29 Jan: A bill entailing sanctions against Chinese officials interfering with the selection of a new Dalai Lama and to deepen US’ support for Tibet among others has been passed overwhelmingly by the US House of Representatives.
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By Ngodup Dongchung | The Week | 27 Jan 2020.
The story of Tibet under China has been one of suffering and suppression. According to the 70,000 Character Petition, submitted to the Chinese leadership in 1962 by the 10th Panchen Lama, over 90 per cent of religious institutions and cultural centres in eastern Tibet had been destroyed, and monks and nuns forced to marry and tethered to manual labour.
DHARAMSALA, 27 Jan: PEN America has called for the immediate release of Tibetan language advocate Tashi Wangchuk on the fourth anniversary of his imprisonment with an open letter addressed to China’s General Secretary Xi Jinping signed by 950 organisations and individuals.
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By Isil Sariyuce, Hamdi Alkhshali and Amir Vera | CNN | 26 Jan 2020.
Istanbul, Turkey: At least 36 people died and more than 1,607 have been hospitalized in eastern Turkey after an earthquake rattled the region on Friday evening, according to state broadcaster TRT Haber.
DHARAMSALA, 26 Jan: Central Tibetan Administration(CTA) today marked India’s 71st Republic Day by hoisting the tricoloured Indian national flag at a brief ceremony held at the Kashag Secretariat here in Dharamsala.
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DHARAMSALA, 23 Jan: Tibetans escaping Chinese occupation to or through Nepal have been dealt with a huge blow as it has been revealed that China and Nepal have indeed signed a secret agreement ”targeting Tibetans’’ secretly during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Nepal in October last year.
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DHARAMSALA, 21 Jan: The extradition proceedings of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, who is wanted in the United States on fraud allegations has started in Canada.
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DHARAMSALA, 21 Jan: A court in southern China has sentenced former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei for thirteen and half years for allegedly for bribery and abuse of power.
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