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Penpa Tsering sworn-in as new Sikyong of CTA
Penpa Tsering(53) was sworn in as Sikyong on Thursday, succeeding Lobsang Sangay. At a tiny ceremony held here(Gangkyi) under the constraints imposed by the coronavirus pandemic, Chief Justice Commissioner Sonam Norbu Dagpo gave the oath to Penpa Tsering at the presence(virtually) of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. His Holiness greeted the new Sikyong of…
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Cannabis cultivation will be legalised in Himachal Pradesh.
Himachal Pradesh is on the approach to legalizing cannabis production in the State. Himachal CM Jai Ram Thakur announced the development. CM made clear that any such cultivation is controlled and it will be solely for the purpose of medicine, industry, and others. The decision was made by a large amount of debt due to…
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Swiss Tibetan rallyed for 1000 Km of solo cycle to raise awareness on Chinese repression.
A Swiss-Tibetan held a solo cycle rally of 1000 kilometers from Winterthur to Geneva to raise awareness about the violent repression by China in Tibet. The 46-year-old Tsering Wangdu started his bike rally at the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva on 7 May covering close to 1000 kilometers of bad weather. According…
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Himachal’s curfew has been extended until May 31.
On Monday, the cabinet of Himachal Pradesh considered the situation in Covid-19 and decided to extend the government-wide curfew until 31 May with constraints on movement and community functions. The curfew was imposed until 26 May previously. According to Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, the number of COVID-19 cases has been steadily decreasing since the…
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COVID-19 cases On the Surge in Bylakuppe
On Sunday, Minister for Cooperation S.T. Somashekar, who is also in charge of the Mysuru district, assessed the situation in the Hunsur and Periyapatana taluks, expressing concern about the rise in COVID-19 cases in Periyapatana and Bylakuppe. There is an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the Tibetan settlement at Bylakuppe as a…
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Marvel President Regrets Whitewashing The Character of A Tibetan Monk
According to the original story of the famous comic of Marvel, the Ancient One was a Tibetan monk who was a man but in the film(Dr. Strange) the Ancient one was transformed into a Celtic one who was a woman. At the time Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige, director Scott Derrickson, and co-writer C. Robert…
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Penpa Tsering: Beijing must understand Buddhism for Dalai Lama’s succession.
Penpa Tsering, the newly elected president of CTA, called for exile unity and pledged work to resume CTA representatives’ talks with China. Tsering said that he will fulfill the aspirations of the electorate in all matters, including resolving the Sino-Tibet issue. He said he would resume talks between his administration and China to settle the…
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Study shows Blood parameters of Tibetans alter with altitude
Tibetans have a legendary ability to withstand altitude and cold extremes, which has been conditioned by the harsh climate of the Tibetan plateau. Scientists had discovered a gene that increases hemoglobin oxygen saturation and the fact that Tibetan children develop faster than other children up to the age of five(presumably as a defense against heat…
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Uyghurs, Tibetans, Now US House Speaker Joins Call for Boycott of 2022 Beijing Olympics
On Monday, a group of Uyghurs, Tibetans, and Hong Kong activists called on governments, citizens, Olympic committees, and athletes to boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in China entirely. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi supports a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Olympics.
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420-Million-Year-Old ‘Extinct Fossil Fish’ Discovered Alive in Madagascar
A group of South African hunters has re-discovered unintentionally a fish population predating dinosaurs that are thought to have been extinct in several scientific communities. According to a study, the “four-legged fossil shark” known as the coelacanth has been discovered alive and well in the West Indian Ocean off the coast of Madagascar.