CCP appoints new Party Chief of TAR
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA: August 29: China has appointed Wu Yingjie as the new Party Secretary of Tibet Autonomous Region following a reshuffle of party chiefs on Sunday.
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His Holiness begins four-day Uma Rinchen Trengwa teaching
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, August 29: His Holiness the Dalai Lama began a four-day teaching today at Tsug-lag-Khang, the main temple in McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala.
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Organizing committee of Kalachakra 2017 says preparation in full swing
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, August 25: The organizing committee of 34th Kalachakra at a press conference held today in Dharamsala, briefed on the ongoing preparations for the Kalachakra initiation to be conferred by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Bodh Gaya in 2017.
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China launches censored Tibetan-language search engine Yongzin
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, August 24: China has launched its first Tibetan-language search engine ‘Yongzin.com’ on Monday, taking design cues from Google.
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Autonomy or complete independence, Tibet should be free from China: Senior RSS leader Indresh Kumar
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, August 20: Be it autonomous status or complete independence, Tibet should be free from China, said senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh(RSS) leader and member of its National Executive, Indresh Kumar today at a press conference held at Hotel Centre Point in Lower Dharamshala.
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Tibetan flag hot air balloon flies high at Balloon festival in Netherlands
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, August 19: Hundreds of Tibetans and supporters rejoiced as world’s largest Tibetan flag hot air balloon flew high on Aug 17 at the Balloon festival in Barneveld, Netherlands.
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US lawmakers tell Obama to redouble efforts, move beyond words to actions on Tibet
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, August 19: American lawmakers have called on President Obama to make Tibet a priority in his final months in office, publicly support the right of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to return to Tibet and call for immediate and unconditional release of all Tibetan political prisoners suffering in China.
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Tibetans in Nubsur township neighboring Larung Gar forced to sell their land for peanuts
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, August 17: Tibetans living in the neighboring town of Larung Gar are being forcefully evicted from their homes by Chinese officials to accommodate their commercial projects.
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District court rejects bail plea of three Indians who murdered Tibetan youth
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, August 16: The District court of Dharamsala on Tuesday rejected the bail plea of the three Indians charged with the murder of Tsultrim Chokden.
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Brazilian displays Tibetan national flag at Rio media centre
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, August 15: A Brazilian activist has displayed Tibetan flag at a stall in the food park in front of the Rio media centre.
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