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Monks and nuns in a Tibetan monastery in Gansu have been ordered to disrobe.
Local officials in Gansu Province forcibly removed monks and nuns and forced them to forsake their monastic life in order to close down the Tibetan monastery Kharmar (Ch: Hongcheng) Monastery, according to recent video evidence. According to Mingde, the forcible eviction and closure of Kharmar Monastery began on July 31, 2021, when the Yongjing County…
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Covid positivity rate of 1.9 percent was observed in Himachal Pradesh last week.
Last week, Himachal Pradesh reported a Covid 19 positive rate of 1.9 percent. From August 2 to August 8, a total of 88887 people were tested for Covid-19 in the state, with 1726 people being determined to be Covid positive. During this time, 13 people in the state have died as a result of the…
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Tibet’s largest airport terminal is now open in China.
On Saturday, the newly constructed Terminal 3 at Lhasa Gonggar Airport in Southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, the region’s largest, opened for operations, marking a significant milestone in the region’s rapid infrastructure development that could significantly boost passenger and cargo transport and help the region become a global logistics hub for South Asia, experts said.…
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Chinese Troll Olympic Silver Medalists for “Lack of Patriotism”
Winning an Olympic medal, leave alone the “Coveted Gold medal,” is a dream come true for any sportsperson. However, the Chinese have much higher expectations from their athletes. The Chinese Table Tennis and Badminton players who won silver medals at the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics 2021 became a target of Chinese netizens on Weibo, the…
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WhatsApp Disappearing Photos: How to Send View Once
WhatsApp, a popular instant messaging software, has recently included the ability to delete images from its platform. This function is simply known as see once, and it allows WhatsApp users to share videos and photographs in chats that the recipient can only view once before they are deleted. Other social networking networks, such as Snapchat,…
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Tensor SoC from Google is simply a rebranding of one of Samsung’s unannounced Exynos chips: Report
At the end of the year, the latest Pixel phones, the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, will be available. Google has remained tight-lipped on specifics so far but has touted the new Tensor SoC that will power the phone. Now, rumors are circulating that the Tensor SoC is simply a renamed, unreleased Samsung Exynos…
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Leh Hill Council to Renovate His Holiness’ Official Ladakh Residence, Phodang Gepheling
On Friday, August 6, Shri Tashi Gyalson, Chairman/Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDC Leh, paid a visit to Phodang Gepheling. He reviewed several approaches for the renovation and additional infrastructure required at the Phodang after analyzing the existing infrastructure. He was accompanied by Nisar Ahmed, Executive Engineer, Construction Division Leh, Tsetan Wangchuk, Tibetan Chief Representative Officer, Ladakh,…
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It is important for India to be clearer about its commitment to Tibetans.
Recently, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with a number of Indian officials. During a roundtable of around seven civil society figures, Blinken spoke with Geshe Dorji Damdul, the Dalai Lama’s former interpreter Afterwards, Ngodup Dongchung, the Dalai Lama’s messenger, visited with Blinken on his own. Attracting notice was the fact that America’s top…
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‘Maitri Bus Sewa’ between Delhi and Nepal is set to restart in the near future.
If the COVID situation improves, the Delhi Transport Corporation has declared preparations to begin Maitri Bus Sewa between Delhi and Nepal. The bus service between the two countries was established a few years ago, but it was discontinued owing to the global epidemic that struck in March 2020.
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No news of Tibetan detainee’s release after serving a 20-year sentence in China
A Tibetan instructor who was jailed by Beijing on grounds of separatism has served his 20-year sentence, but there has been no word about his release. Bangri Rinpoche, a Tibetan Buddhist instructor, was sentenced to life in prison on September 26, 2000, with his sentence set to expire on July 31, but no word on…