Tibetans will get back their homeland; says Dalai Lama
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Saturday described India-Tibet as master and disciple. He spoke at the inauguration of a prayer hall at the Bylakuppe Tibetan Settlement camp.
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Art for a Tibetan cause
A video, “Funeral #1” follows Ani Palden Choetso, a Buddhist nun and her trail of self-immolation on a street corner in Tawu town in eastern Tibet.
The eight-minute footage, smuggled out of Tibet, shows Choetso standing rock still, engulfed in flames, before collapsing. Later, a crowd gathers and prevents security officials from taking her body away.
Read moreParis agreement only first step, says Tibetan official
Dharamsala: The agreement in Paris on climate change is a step in the right direction, but it is only a first step, the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) said on Tuesday.
It also emphasised that a comprehensive understanding of global climate change is impossible without looking at Tibet.
SFT demands release of all Tibetan political prisoners on World Human Rights Day
DHARAMSALA, Dec 11: Students for a Free Tibet-India held an event calling for the release of all the Tibetan political prisoners in Tibet to mark World Human Rights Day on Dec 10.
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20th International Himalayan Festival commences in Dharamsala
DHARAMSALA, Dec 11: The 20th International Himalayan Festival kicked off on Dec 10 at Hotel Bhagsu to commemorate the 26 anniversary of the conferment of Nobel Peace Prize to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.
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Tibetans in Dharamsala celebrate 26th anniversary of conferment of Nobel Peace Prize to His Holiness
DHARAMSALA, Dec 10: Hundreds of Tibetans and supporters today gathered at the court yard of Tsug-lag-khang, the main temple in Mcleod Ganj to attend the official function to celebrate the 26th anniversary of the conferment of Nobel Peace prize to His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Read moreCloser ties between India, Japan and US very important: His Holiness
DHARAMSALA, Dec 9: The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama in an interview with news agency, Press Trust of India (PTI), has said that closer relations between India, Japan and the United States, who believe in the ideals of democracy, are very important.
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International Himalayan Festival to open on Dec 10 in Dharamsala
DHARAMSALA, Dec 7: The 20th International Himalayan Festival will be held over Dec 10-11 at Hotel Bhagsu in Mcleod Ganj Dharamsala.
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EC announces preliminary election results for second Sikyong and members of 16th TPIE
DHARAMSALA, Dec 4: The Tibetan Election Commission today announced the results of the preliminary round of election for the second Sikyong of the Tibetan people and the 16th Tibetan Parliament-in-exile.
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Visiting Janta Dal leaders vouch for Tibet rather than China as India’s neighbor
DHARAMSALA, Dec 2: India would definitely prefer to have Tibet as its neighbor with which India shares a common culture rather than an expansionist country like China, said Mr Arun Kumar Srivastava, General Secretary of India’s political party Janta Dal which recently won the Legislative Assembly election in the Indian state of Bihar.
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