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Dipping Temperatures Might Mean Better Business for Tibetan Sweater-Sellers
The arrival of New Year has brought with it, perhaps, good news for Tibetan sweater-sellers. Tibetan sweater-sellers who are struggling to make sales might see a rise in the purchase after Skymet Weather said that the winter chill will continue. Tibetan sellers were earlier concerned about the onset of a late winter, resulting in warmer…
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Miss Tibet 2018 To Be Held In New York, US
The Miss Tibet pageant director Mr. Lobsang Wangyal has announced in their official website that the 2018 version of the pageant will be held in New York, United States. It was announced that the pageant has partnered with the Engage Entertainment who will produce and direct the 2018 Miss Tibet pageant event at the new…
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Additional Forces Deployed From Other Districts To Secure Dalai Lama’s Stay At Bodh Gaya
The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama is on his longest stay ever at the holy place, Bodh Gaya and the local authorities are ensuring his safety by deploying additional security personals from other districts. The Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar is said to have directed the authorities to make additional security arrangement…
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34th Menri Trizin, New Spiritual Head of Bon Religion Appointed
After a rigorous process of procedures in the selection of the 34th Menri Trizin, the spiritual head of the Tibetan Bon religion for the last ten days, Geshe Dawa Dhargye was appointed as the follower to the 33rd Menri Trizin and the throne holder of the 34th Menri Trizin on Monday at the Menri Monastery…
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Majnu-ka-Tilla Tibetan Colony Now A World Tourist Hub In Delhi
The Tibetan refugee colony in Delhi is now fast turning into one of the most sought after destinations for tourists from all the world. Popularly known as Majnu-ka-Tilla in Delhi offers all sorts of services such as guest houses, cafes, restaurants and shops with a deep touch of traditional Tibetan culture is now featured in…
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Dalai Lama Travels By Road To Bodh Gaya From Varanasi
The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama was scheduled to fly from Varanasi to Bodh Gaya on January 1 but due to poor visibility, he made the journey by road. His Holiness was originally scheduled to reach at his Bodh Gaya address in the afternoon of Monday but due to change in plans,…
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Kalon Karma Gelek To Take Additional Charge of Education Department
After the issue of the North America Representative uproar, things look to have settled down and the responsibility of the Education Department is now given to Kalon Yuthok Karma Gelek in addition to the responsibility of Department of Religion and Culture according to the official report by the Central Tibetan Administration on Friday.
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Dalai Lama Graces Golden Jubilee Celebration of CIHTS, Varanasi
The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived in Varanasi on Friday and graced the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Central Institute of Tibetan Studies, Varanasi’s founding on Saturday. His Holiness also spoke the inaugural remarks of the Conference on Mind in Indian Philosophical Schools of Thought and Modern Science at the…
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India Turns Deadly for Journalists
As the year 2017 sets to bid adieu, India finds itself in an awkward position with the annual statistics of 12 journalists either murdered or killed in suspicious situations. The populous country, known as the largest democracy in the globe, thus emerges as one of the hazardous place for media persons across the world after…
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Syedna Qutbuddin Harmony Prize Conferred On Dalai Lama
During the inter-faith conference at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, His Holiness the Dalai Lama was conferred with the Syedna Qutbuddin Harmony Prize on Thursday. The meeting was an initiative of the Qutbi Jubilee Scholarship Program and the Centre of Arabic and African Studies of JNU as part of their Taqreeb Conference Series…