July 2019
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Largest Buddhist Stupa in West Being Built in Australia
The largest Buddhist Stupa in the western countries is being built in Australia. The Great Stupa of Universal Compassion which is under construction in Australia under the vision of Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche will be the largest Buddhist stupa in the western world after its completion.
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To Relieve Water Crisis, Trains Carrying Water Set for Chennai
In the southern part of India, Chennai, one of the worst drought situations has hit the region and millions of people there. While the state government is being blamed for not doing enough, it has initiated bringing trains carrying water into the city. Even with the onset of Monoon, the water crisis is yet to…
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Dalai Lama Says his Reincarnation will Not Appear in Chinese Hands
The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama in a recent interview to a leading news agency, he explained that since the current Dalai Lama has fled from the hands of Chinese regime, the reincarnation will also reappear outside of the Chinese control. His Holiness said that his reincarnation will not reappear in Chinese…
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Thank You for Warm Wishes on My Birthday Says Dalai Lama
The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has released a heartfelt thank you message to all well wishers. The Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Wednesday published the message wherein he has expressed his deepest thank you for sending him warm greetings on his 84th birthday. The following is the complete…
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JNU Instructs Tibetans to Pay Same Tuition Fee as International Students
The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi has revised its fee structure regarding foreign students applying for the university. Tibetan students, whose diasporic status was previously recognized by the university, have not been exempted from the newly revised fee structure. Under this revision of the tuition fee, the annual tuition fee for Tibetan students…
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Five Tibetan Youths in Race for the First Youth Icon Award
Five of young Tibetans are in race to the first ever Youth Icon Award organized by the Global Tibetan Students Union. The students union on Monday launched the public polling of the five finalists of their Youth Icon Award. According to the official social media page of the students union, there are three women and…
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CM Pema Khandu Credits Dalai Lama for Shaping him as a Person
The chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Pema Khandu has credited the Buddhist spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama for shaping him as a person. According to an interview of the chief minister on the occasion of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s birthday, he has reiterated of the faith people from his native has in…
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As Driver Dozes, Bus Falls off Expressway and Claims 29 Lives
In a tragic news report coming out this early morning, a bus carrying more than 50 passengers fell of an expressway. The initial probes explain that the bus driver dozed and lost the control of the vehicle, leading to it fall into a gorge more than 50 feet down the expressway. The incident took place…
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Nepal Bans Celebrations of Dalai Lama’s Birthday
The Himalayan kingdom of Nepal has once again exhorted their abusive policies at the behest of the Chinese government. Nepal has banned any form of celebrations of the birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in the country. Kathmandu officials has issued directives to the Tibetans to cancel all arrangements made for celebrations.
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Unfettered and Independent Access to Tibet for UN Experts Urged
A human rights group during the 41st session of UN Human Rights Council in Geneva has urged for unfettered and independent access to Tibet for UN experts. The group raised its serious concerns over China’s brutal policies to erase the Tibetan identity and expand their authority over the entire region of Tibet.