January 2019
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Lesser Dalai Lama Teachings Hurting Business, Laments Dharamshala Locals
With reduced number of teaching programs from His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Dharamshala, the local business community laments of it hurting their business. The community representatives have also reported about the problem to the office of the chief minister of the state.
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Tibetan Folk Artist Based in US wins Ethnic Art Grants
A Tibetan folk musician and dancer based in the United States (US) has won the Ethnic Art Grants which will help him teach his craft to the students at the Tibetan Association of Connecticut. The grant is awarded to mentors who can pass their art forms to the apprentices.
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A Gang of Thieves Arrested from Tibetan Market in Udaipur
A gang of thieves has been arrested from the Tibetan market in Udaipur on Wednesday. Two thieves from the gang arrested from the spot were handed over to the local police for further investigations according to the report in the Udaipur Times.
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Beware of ATMs Installed at Majnu Ka Tilla, Warns a Tibetan Victim
In a video message released by a Tibetan residing Sikkim, he is spreading the message that the ATMs installed at the Majnu Ka Tilla, the Tibetan settlement in Delhi led to a fraudulent theft of money from his ATM card after using it.
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Dalai Lama Prays at Mahabodhi Temple Before Leaving Bodhgaya
The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama made an early Wednesday morning pilgrimage to the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya just before leaving for the holy place. His Holiness completed his scheduled programs of the season on Monday.
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China Orders Tibetan Pilgrims to Return Within 3 Days
Many Tibetans from inside China controlled Tibet are visiting Nepal on pilgrims during the coldest season. However, there is a report in the Tibet Times that China has ordered the Tibetan pilgrims to return within three days or face serious consequences such as total ban on their return!