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Security at Karmapa’s Dharamshala Residence Reduced to Half
The security personals deployed at the temporal residence of the Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorjee in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, India has now been reduced to half. The residence of the Karmapa in India has been vacant since his departure from the country in May, 2017.
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Trump Signs Second Law Aiming to Improve Situation in Tibet
After the popular Tibet Reciprocal Bill which was signed into law by the US president Donald Trump in December last year, the US president has signed yet another bill into law which aims to improve the existing situation inside Tibet in addition other propositions mentioned in the new law. US President Donald Trump signed the…
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Chairman Xi Jingping Orders Chinese Army to be Battle Ready
The president of China Xi Jingping at a high level meeting on Friday ordered the Chinese army to be battle ready. This comes up during a time when there are many ongoing tensions between China and other countries like Taiwan, United States, India and so on over territorial disputes.
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Local Apprentices Now Overtaking Tibetan Winter Businesses
The winter business solutions for the Tibetan refugees in India has been a blessed source of livelihood over the last many decades. However, with the Tibetans being highly mobile, the local Indian apprentices of the Tibetans are now overtaking the winter business in some parts of India.
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Tashi Tobgyal Wins Prestigious Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards
Young Tibetan journalist Tashi Tobgyal has won the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism awards in the category of photo journalism (print). The Tibetan youth is one of the winners from 29 winners in 18 categories of their works in journalism in the year 2017.
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Dalai Lama Returns to Dharamshala, Congratulates Nancy Pelosi
The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama return to his temporal abode in exile, Dharamshala after a tour of more than a month to Delhi, Sansika, Mumbai and Bodhgaya on Friday early morning. His Holiness also congratulated the historic re-election of Nancy Pelosi as the speaker of the House.
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Nancy Pelosi Elected to a Historic Second Term As the Speaker
The Representative from San Fransico, California, Nancy Pelosi on Thursday was elected to a historic second term as the speaker of the House. The historic victory for the two time House Minority Leader is in its very nature first in different perspectives.
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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.