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US Sanctions $6 Million for Tibetans in Nepal and India for Fiscal Year 2016
The Congressional budget appropriation bill states “Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading, “Economic Support Fund” not less than $6,000,000 shall be made available for programs to promote and preserve Tibetan culture, development, and the resilience of Tibetan communities in India and Nepal, and to assist in the education and development of…
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Miss Universe 2015 Host Announces Wrong Winner on Stage!
Steve announced “The winner of Miss Universe 2015 is… Columbia!” Just after the crowning and while the celebrations were going on, he comes back to say “I have to apologize, the first runner-up is Columbia. The winners of Miss Universe 2015 is Philippines. Miss Philippines please take your first walk as Miss Universe.”
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KFC Opening Soon in Capital of Tibet, Lhasa
Despite citing ‘economically not feasible’ for KFC business in Tibet in 2004, KFC is set to open its first KFC restaurant in Lhasa, capital of Tibet. “The restaurant will incorporate local design elements, provide employment opportunities and support the development of the regional supply chain,” a company representative cited in an interview.
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Tibetan Election 2016: Official Preliminary Results
The Election Commissioner further explained that Sikyong candidates should confirm their candidature between 5 – 24 December 2015 by submitting a letter of confirmation to the Election Commission through the local Election Commission. The letter of confirmation should contain the candidate’s name, age, date of birth, Green book number, brief biography in Tibetan Himalayan font…
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A Review of TED: Tibetan Entrepreneurship Development
TED offers variety of services to help entrepreneurs at various stages of their business. They help you start your business as well as services to already established business to grow. TED also helps you with any legal issues you have with your business. You could be a person aspiring to be an entrepreneur with a…
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When did tolerant India become intolerant?
Indian media today is buzzing around the very question when did tolerant India become intolerant? This question came out to a heated debate recently on every media network when the bollywood superstars, the Khans, Sharukh Khan and Aamir Khan expressed their views about the tolerant India.
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Nancy Pelosi tells of her recent visit to Tibet
Pelosi described the visit as highly controlled, estimating that more than 30 Chinese security officers accompanied the delegation of seven. Though she could not be sure just how Potemkin what they saw was, she noted, for example, that what China “wanted us to see was housing. And we did. Did we see families? I’m not…
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Terror Attacks in Paris: November 2015
On the 13th of November 2015, when people were receding from the hectic week of daily life to a waited weekend, Paris was brought to a sudden shock with a series of well planned terrorist attacks in seven different locations in Paris and its northern suburb, Saint-Denis with suicide bombers and open firings at the…
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Majnu-Ka-Tilla: Bollywood Movie on Tibetan Movement
Debutant bollywood filmmaker Danish Iqbal is making a film titled ‘Majnu-Ka-Tilla’, which be staring Imran Zahid in the lead. The movie is proposed in the wake of the fact that the Tibetans who sought refugee and survived in India for more than half century years in year, keeping their fight for Tibet alive in India…
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Portrait of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche
Ama Dolma la(name changed) is in her 70s, but she had been standing continuously for an hour, by holding a half burnt candle tightly in her hand, though the flame on that doesn’t seem to be so strong as the one inside her. However she was standing still among the dozens of Tibetan youth who…