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No Policy to Deny Tibetans Entry But Can’t Assure Dalai Lama SA Visa
The deputy President of South Africa when faced the question on whether the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama will be granted a visa to the country, he replied that though there isn’t any policy to deny entry to Tibetan origins, he did not assure that the spiritual leader will be granted a…
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Tibetan Parliament Votes in Approval of New Female Kalon
In the second part of the day seventh of the ongoing budget session of the Tibetan parliament in exile, the members of the parliament voted in favour of the female kalon nomination presented by the Cabinet. The election of the new kalon (Minister) entered a secret voting in the parliament leading to nomination securing a…
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Dr. Yeshi Dhonden Receives Padma Shri from President of India
Veteran Tibetan doctor Yeshi Dhonden received the Padma Shri awards from the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind during awards ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday evening. The Tibetan doctor was among the 85 heroes of India to receive the country’s highest civilian honours, the Padma Awards.
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Security Dept. Assures Dalai Lama’s Security at the Best
The department of security, Central Tibetan Administration while facing concerns of the members of Tibetan parliament in exile during the day six of the ongoing session, the Minister (Kalon) of the department, Mr. Phagpa Tsering assured in his reply that there is no any negligence but the security measures for Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness…
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10 Bangladeshis Arrested in Pune Suspected for Bodhgaya Incident During Dalai Lama Visit
Over the past week, around ten Bangladeshi immigrants have been arrested from Maharashtra’s Pune city and Raigad, now being probed for possible link to the terror incident of two explosives planted in the compound where the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama was stationed in Bodhgaya, Bihar.
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Tibetan Writer Shokjang Released After 3 Years in Jail
A Tibetan writer who was secretly detained and sentenced to three years imprisonment by in Tibet was released after completing the sentence on Monday. Shokjang has been able to achieve the release from the prison after his detention before the sentence was credited to his three years sentence in February 2016.
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Dalai Lama Calls for Violence Free 21st Century
The Nobel Peace laureate and Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama called for a violence free 21st century on Monday. His Holiness was invited as the chief guest of the 92nd Annual Meet of Association of Indian Universities at CIHTS in Sarnath and addressed the inaugural address to the three day annual meet.
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A March Begins in Tawang to Mark 60th Year of Dalai Lama’s Journey to India
A march has begun in Tawang to mark the 60th year of the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s journey from Tibet to India through Arunachal Pradesh and Assam. The group comprising of the members of Tibet support groups along with local people from Tawang and West Kameng began the march or Saturday.
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Australia’s Defence Department Bans China’s Wechat
With growing concern over Chinese espionage, Australia’s Department of Defence bans the use or download of popular Chinese micro-messaging app WeChat among its staff. With limited access of Facebook and other social media apps still allowed among the staff, the Chinese app is suspected to contain spyware bugs.
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Will Follow as the Indian Government Says: Dalai Lama
The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama while speaking to the media in Jammu told that he will follow as the Indian government says. His Holiness mentioned that he along with more than one hundred thousand Tibetans in the country are the guests of India and will follow as India says.