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Lone Female Minister Vows to Prioritize Tibetan Language and Culture
The new minister of the present cabinet of President Lobsang Sangay, Dr. Pema Yangchen was sworn in to take the responsibility of the Department of Education last week. Dr. Yangchen who is also the lone female ministers in the present cabinet has told that her priority will be promotion of Tibetan culture and language.
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Danish Students Group Renovate Tibetan Martyrs Pillar
The prominent Tibetan monument, Tibetan Martyrs Pillar in the compound of the Main Temple in McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala is being voluntarily renovated by a group of Danish Students to show their solidarity support to the Tibetans. According to the project report, the group of 22 Danish students is carrying it out along with the NGO…
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US Congressional Delegation Meets Dalai Lama in India
A US Congressional delegation who were on a three day visit to the headquarters of Central Tibetan Administration, Dharmsala met with the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama after their tour of all Tibetan institutions in the town on Friday. The delegation had visited the remote town to reaffirm their solidarity to the…
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Dalai Lama Returns Absolutely Fine From Medical Checkup
The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has returned to his temporal abode in Dharamsala after a visit to New Delhi for a medical checkup. His Holiness had caught a common cold and had left for a medical checkup on Monday, returning back on Thursday absolutely fine according to his personal physician.
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Leaders from BJP and Congress Attend Tibetan Event
Amidst the controversial reports of Indian Union government directing its officials and functionaries to avoid Dalai Lama and Tibetan events in view of ‘sensitive times’ of its dealing with China, India however seem to have changed its mind as leaders from BJP and Congress attend the Tibetans’ ‘Thank You India’ event in Dharamshala presided over…
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As Tibetans Thank India, India Thanked the Dalai Lama
On the occasion of the beginning of sixtieth year of His Holiness the Dalai Lama stepping foot on the Indian soil this Saturday, the Central Tibetan Administration organised ‘Thank You India’ event at Dharamsala. While the Tibetans thanked India with a grand event, the honoured Indian guests thanked the Dalai Lama instead!
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Group Marches the Track of Dalai Lama’s Journey to Exile 60 Years Ago
A group of people from Arunachal Pradesh and Assam have marched through the same track of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s journey to exile from Tawang to Tezpur 60 years ago. The march or padyatra was completed today when the marchers or padyatris arrived in Dharamsala, the home to His Holiness in exile.
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Is India Isolating the Dalai lama to Calm China Ties?
Owing to the recent experiences of Modi government’s tactics in dealing with the Tibetans and their spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the report in the Economic Times suggests that India may be increasingly isolating His Holiness in order to calm their ties with powerful neighbour China.
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India Permits Karmapa’s Long Awaited Visit to Sikkim
The Union Government of India has finally given the approval nod to the request of the people of Sikkim to permit the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje to visit the state. The spiritual leader of Kagyu sect of Tibetan Buddhism is now free to visit any part of Sikkim except Rumtek according to the…
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Nepal Detains and Then Expels Tibetan for Posting Flag Picture
A Tibetan activist has been initially detained by the Nepal police after he posted a picture holding the Tibetan national flag on the the social media recently. Earlier this month, soon after posting a picture holding the Tibetan flag in Nepal on Facebook he was detained and later expelled from the country.