February 2018
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Militant Who Plotted Terror Blasts During Dalai Lama Visit Arrested
The Special Task Force of Kolkata Police on Friday arrested a militant of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) group for his involvement in plotting the terror blasts during the spiritual leader Dalai Lama’s visit to Bodh Gaya last month. This is the fourth arrest of the terror outfit’s militant this month in its connection to the planned…
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Pakistan Seemingly Adopts Chinese as Official Language
In a move in the Pakistan senate on last Monday, Chinese was seemingly adopted as one of its official languages according various news reports. The motion was brought in the senate where it calls for the declaration of Mandarin, a Chinese dialect as one of the official languages in Pakistan after Urdu and English for…
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Despite No Details, China Says Jokhang Fire not Arson
While the Tibetans were celebrating the second day of their new year on February 17, the holiest icon of Tibetan Buddhism, Jokhang Temple was involved in a tragic fire incident. After almost a week’s time, the Chinese officials have informed through their official mouth piece Xinhua that the Jokhang fire in Lhasa was not a…
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Two US Mayors Called Upon Dalai Lama in India
Recently, the Mayor of Louisville in Kentucky state, Greg Fischer and the Mayor of Anaheim, California, Tom Tait called upon the Tibetan spiritual leader in the Himalayan town of Dharamshala during their 10 day visit to India. The two US leaders visited His Holiness the Dalai Lama to inform their respective initiatives at promoting compassion…
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Contrary to Authorities, Jokhang Shows Signs of Fire Damage
Though the Chinese authorities issued confirmation that the Jokhang temple was unaffected by the fire incident in the temple premises on last Saturday, on the second day of Tibetan New Year, Jokhang showed signs of fire damage after it was reopened for public, three days following the incident.
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Dalai Lama Congratulates New South African President
The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Tuesday congratulated the new South African president in a letter after the successful transfer of government to the new political head. The well known exiled spiritual leader expressed his optimism in the new government in making further progress in prosperity and development of the country.
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Tibet’s Jokhang Temple in Lhasa Safe from Fire Incident
Following the reports of a fire incident which claimed that the holiest temple of Tibetan Buddhists, the Jokhang Temple involved in the accident, the Central Tibetan Administration clarified that the temple is safe and the fire incident was not at the Jokhang temple as being claimed. Witnesses started to share their experiences of the fire…
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Major Fire Broke out at Sacred Jokhang Temple in Lhasa
In the latest trending news out breaks, the most sacred Tibetan Buddhist temple, Jokhang in Lhasa caught a major fire incident on Saturday evening. The incident was heavily reported by witnesses on the social media, which according to reports, the fire broke out in a side hall of the temple, which in a slight relief…
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China Protests PM Modi’s Arunachal Pradesh Visit
China firmly protested the Indian Prime Minister’s visit to the Arunachal Pradesh accusing him of complicating the border issues between the two Asian giants. PM Narendra Modi promised of fast paced development in the largest state in the Northeast part of India and China is not appreciating the visit as it does not recognise the…
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Guide on Police Order to Surrender RCs of Tibetans with Voter ID
According to a police order from the office of Superintendent of police (SP), Kangra district, Tibetans in the district were told to surrender their Refugee Certificates if they have obtained the Indian voter IDs from the Elections Commission as it poses some security complications, according to the office.