Southern Tibet hit by twin earthquake
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, May 24: Two earthquakes measuring 5.3 magnitudes hit Shigatse and Dhingri in southern Tibet on Sunday morning according to China Earthquake Networks Center.
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DHARAMSALA, May 24: Two earthquakes measuring 5.3 magnitudes hit Shigatse and Dhingri in southern Tibet on Sunday morning according to China Earthquake Networks Center.
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DHARAMSALA May 12: A shallow earthquake measuring 5.5 on Richter scale struck Chamdo in the eastern Tibet on Wednesday. The shallow Quake struck near Kokonor (Chinese: Qinghai) region.
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DHARAMSALA May 11: Chinese authorities in Tibet plan to name and shame tourists leaving graffiti on Mt Everest.
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DHARAMSALA May 09: A Tibetan monk-writer from Kirti monastery, Jo Losang Jamyang, was sentenced to seven and half years in prison by the Chinese County court in Ngaba County.
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DHARAMSALA May 09: A total of 5,500 Ancient Tibetan Tamkha (Coins) which are believed to be at least 200 years old were discovered from a monastery at the base of Mount Everest in Tibet, reported the official Xinhua news agency May 06.
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DHARAMSALA, May 07: A 50-yr-old Tibetan woman has self immolated and died in a protest against Chinese rule in Zoege region in eastern Tibet.
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DHARAMSALA May 06: A young Tibetan monk, having completed his two years’ sentence, has been released from prison in Ngaba county in traditional Amdo province of Tibet.
Read moreDHARAMSALA, May 3: A Tibetan Buddhist monk was arrested by Chinese police on May 2 in restive Ngaba county in Amdo, Tibet for carrying out a lone protests against China’s continued rule in Tibet.
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DHARAMSALA May 02: China has started construction of its biggest hydropower project in Tibet on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.
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DHARAMSALA, Apr 13: As many as 29 Tibetan government workers, apprehended on April 8 after a protest to be reinstated in Government jobs, were reportedly beaten and robbed by Chinese police in custody before being released.
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