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Tibetan Refugees Collectively Donate 50 Millions Rupees for India’s COVID Relief
Second Covid-19 wave undergoing in India is causing thousands of deaths and millions of new cases. The healthcare system is overwhelmed. In response to India’s devastating second wave of coronavirus, the Tibetan diaspora, led by its government in exile, has collectively funded a whopping 50 million (5 crores) rupees for India’s COVID relief efforts.
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Young Tibetan refugees in Nepal are struggling to make ends meet
In Nepal, young Tibetans are having a difficult time. They fail to find jobs, travel abroad, and open bank accounts because they are shunned by the Nepalese government. Young Tibetan refugees and Tibetans born in Nepal, unlike their parents and grandparents, are not recognized by the government, leaving them in a state of limbo with…
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US Urges Nepal to Legally Register and Protect Tibetan Refugees
The United States Department of State in a statement to Radio Free Asia urged Nepal government to legally register and protect Tibetan refugees. As the Chinese influence over Nepal grows stronger, Tibetan refugees in the country are being strictly monitored to not allow activities that are sensitive to the Chinese government. It urged Nepal follow…
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CTA to Distribute Rs.10 Million Corona Relief Fund Among Tibetan Refugees
Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) in Dharamshala is set to distribute 10 million rupees corona relief fund among Tibetan refugees. Following the outbreak of coronavirus from Wuhan, China, the whole came to a halt, resulting to a distressful livelihood. India entered into a state of complete lock down since the later part of March this year.…
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Tibetan Refugees Contribute Generously for Covid-19 Relief Fund
The largest section of Tibetan refugees community reside in India and they have generously contributed to Covid-19 relief funds. Leading from the front, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and his office, spiritual heads, monasteries, institutions and the general Tibetan refugees alike has actively participated in contributing to the relief funds at the center and the…
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Tibetan Refugees Raises Over Rs. 2 Crores for COVID-19 Relief
The Tibetan refugees in the state of Karnataka has raised over Rupees 2 crores to donate for relief works of COVID-19 outbreak. Chief Representative Officers of South Indian zone led a delegation of Tibetans from the settlements in the state to deliver a donation amounting to more that Rs. 2 crores for fighting the coronavirus…
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Tibetan Refugees Can Now Appear in Indian Public Service Exams
According to the latest announcement, Tibetan refugees can now appear in the Indian public service exams. While the eligibility does not apply for all Tibetan refugees, those Tibetans who moved to India before 1962 are now eligible. More than a hundred thousand Tibetans are living in India as refugees over the past sixty years.
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Himachal Governor Assures All Necessary Help to Tibetan Refugees
The governor of Himachal Pradesh who visited Dharamshala on Monday has assured that the Tibetan refugees will get all the necessary assistance to improve their lives. The governor called upon the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama during the visit while also making a brief visit to Central Tibetan Administration.
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Tribals Demand Cancellation of Land Lease for Tibetan Refugees
Tribals from a group of villages in Gajapati district of Odhisha has made a demand for cancellation of the land lease for the Tibetan refugees in the district. The Tibetan refugee settlement was setup in the district in the 1960s with the generous help from the government of India. The settlement is legally bound by…
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More than 100 Tibetan Refugees Suffering Without Shelter in Paris
More than a 100 of Tibetan refugees are suffering without a shelter to stay during the night time in the French capital city of Paris. Tibetan refugee immigrants have been setting up makeshift tent houses to shelter themselves in several locations around the city of Paris. The situation is worse without the basic amenities.