DHARAMSALA, April 6: The 20th Shoton festival concluded successfully yesterday at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) in Dharamsala with a performance befitting of a grand finale performed by the artistes of TIPA on the life of Lord Buddha.
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[dalailama.com] Tokyo, Japan, 5 April 2015 – Despite light drizzle and a grey sky, today began on a bright note with His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s visit to the newly relocated Liaison Office of his Representative for East-Asia.
Read moreDHARAMSALA, Apr 4: Tibetans residing in Kangra district (which includes Dharamsala) can now register online for new Registration Certificate and loss of RC, while the online service for registration of Exit Permit, Return Visa and Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) will be implemented in due course.
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DHARAMSALA, Apr 2: Three Tibetan Buddhist monks and a lay Tibetan have been arrested by Chinese police on Mar 28 in restive Sog County in traditional Kham Province of Tibet, according to a Tibetan source with contacts in the region.
Read moreK.J.M. Varma, PTI | March 31, 2015
India’s proposal to re-establish a mission in the sensitive Tibetan capital Lhasa did not get a favourable response
India is set to open its third consulate in China in the southwestern city of Chengdu after its proposal to re-establish a mission in the sensitive Tibetan capital of Lhasa which was closed down during the 1962 war did not get a favourable response.
Read moreDHARAMSALA, Apr 2: Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged an economic aid package of NRs 14.5 billion for transport and infrastructure building as Kathmandu promised to continue its crackdown on Tibetans and not allow its territory for anti-China activities, reported PTI Mar 30.
Read moreDr Lobsang Sangay, TIME | March 30, 2015
Since 1959, when the current Dalai Lama escaped from Tibet, his tireless efforts for freedom for Tibetans and peace in the world have irked and outraged the Chinese Communist Party.
Read moreBy MICHAEL BUCKLEY, The New York Times | MARCH 30, 2015
NEW DELHI — CHINA has more than 26,000 large dams, more than the rest of the world combined. They feed its insatiable demand for energy and supply water for mining, manufacturing and agriculture.
Read moreDHARAMSALA, Mar 30: A court in China’s mainly Muslim Xinjiang region has sentenced a man to six years in prison for “provoking trouble” and growing a beard, a practise discouraged by local authorities, a newspaper reported Sunday.
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DHARAMSALA, Mar 31: An amendment to the Tibetan Charter to allow a new parliamentary seat to be created for Tibetans in Australasia and Asia has been made during the Budget Session of the 15th Tibetan Parliament-in-exile which concluded on Mar 28.
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