February 2016
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DIIR Kalon Dicki Chhoyang’s Resignation Adds New Twist To Sikyong Election
With the elections on the very proximity, the announcement by DIIR Kalon Dicki Chhoyang on Sunday morning at a press conference about her immediate resignation from her responsibility from that instant has added new twists to the on going Sikyong elections due this March.
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Veteran Tibetan Singer Dubey Dies In Hospital
Veteran Tibetan Artist Dubey who is also known by the title of ‘Blue Cuckoo’ for his melodious serenading voice as a singer has succumbed to a liver problem after prolonged treatment at a hospital in Chengdu, Sichuan.
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Dalai Lama Listed The World’s Most Influential Spiritual Leader
In the latest issue of Watkins magazine they announced the Watkins’s 2016 list of the 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People in which His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet have been listed at the top spot.
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Tibetan Monk Jailed For Having Dalai Lama Photo In His Phone
A monk in Tibet named Gomar Choephel, 43 was on Feb. 17 sentenced by a People’s Immediate court in Malho (Hangman) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture to two years of jail term for sending photos of the Dalai Lama from his phone to social media and keeping it in his personal possession.
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News Media Should Speak For The Party: Xi’s Media Curb
A very serious step comes from the Communist Beijing government led by Mr. Xi Jingping with his statement at his recent tour to the headquarters of the three main Communist Party and state news organizations on Friday. He has made it clear that all the news media run by the party should work to speak…
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Jat Protests Affect Tibetan Commuters Along Delhi And Himachal
The Jats of Haryana state stirred that whole state with violent protests for the last few days have led to the blockage of all the major link roads including the NH1 and NH10 those passing through the state. This caste unrest in the state have severely affected the Tibetan commuters having to traverse through the…
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You Can See I Do Not Look Sick: Dalai Lama Asserted In Minneapolis
His Holiness the Dalai Lama visited the Minneapolis Convention Centre to give an audience and talk to the mostly Tibetan gathering on Sunday morning. His Holiness talked about a variety of topics and more specifically he asserted to his followers that he is in perfect health and going under the treatment happily.
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Wechat Enabled Tibetans To Pass Their Prayers For Dalai Lama’s Health
Tibetans inside Tibet gathered in huge numbers to pray for the quick recovery of His Holiness the Dalai Lama while he was undergoing prostrate treatment at the Mayo Clinic in the US while at the same time Tibetans have resorted to technology to make their prayers heard.
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I Am The Most Experienced Sikyong: Dr. Lobsang Sangay
In one of the most recent public talks in campaign for the upcoming Sikyong election, Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay, he said that when speaking about experience, he is the most experienced candidate.
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Karmapa Talks On Buddhism And Eating Meat
On the 6th day of the Spring teachings of Gyalwang Karmapa in Sarnath, he discussed about the core issue of whether a buddhist practitioner eat meat. He also clarified the incorrect meaning of his suggestion for people to stop eating meat that he made few years ago at a Kagyu Monlam.