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Monastery Area in MT Sealed As a Woman Tests COVID-19 Positive
In a discovery during delivery, an Indian woman tested positive for COVID-19 and her contact points to Majnu Ka Tilla or MT. The woman who was shifted to a near by hospital following complications during her delivery and she tested Coronavirus positive there. As a result, the parts of the Tibetan colony is now sealed…
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Assam forum supports Wangchuk’s call to boycott China
Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) extends full supports to Sonam Wangchuk for his social message to everyone in India to boycott all Chinese products. The forum of nationalists also appreciates the engineer turned social scientist to raise the issue on the backdrop of ongoing Indo-China aggression in Ladakh.
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Tulku Ugen Topgyal Apologizes, Withdraws His Controversial Statement
The recent complaint raised by Tulku Ugen Topgyal against online teachings by Buddhist spiritual leaders including His Holiness the Dalai Lama created a huge controversy. Following strong condemnation by many individuals as well as institutions, the Tulku has on Saturday written a letter of apology and withdrawn his statement.
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More than A Million Attend Dalai Lama’s Online Teaching
Amid the outbreak of Coronavirus pandemic, His Holiness the Dalai Lama resort to online teaching to reach his followers. While thousands of followers attended to his online teachings live, millions have viewed his teachings. Within hours of conferring online teachings, thousands of followers viewed the spiritual leader’s teaching video.
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Coronavirus: 30 New Cases and 1 Death in Tibetan Abroad
In an update to the Coronavirus infection in exile Tibetan communities, 30 new cases of infection and 1 new death are reported from those living outside India, Nepal and Bhutan. This brings the total number of cases to 214 with 9 deaths in the exile Tibetan community. With only report 1 report of death from…
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Kalon Karma Gelek Apologizes and Willing to Resign if Needed
The Kalon of Department of Religion and Culture, Central Tibetan Administration on Thursday issued an apology for his statement on Tulku Ugen Topgyal. In the unsettling controversy over the remark made by Tulku Ugen Topgyal, this is the third statement issued in the regard by Kalon, Yuthok Karma Gelek. He has apologized for his earlier…
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Kashag Rebukes Senior Lama’s Remark Against Dalai Lama’s Virtual Teachings
In the recent uproar over a remark by a senior Tibetan lama against His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s virtual teachings, Kashag, the cabinet of Central Tibetan Administration, issued a statement condemning the remark. The senior lama accused the virtual teachings being carried out by Tibetan spiritual masters as a sign of degrading religious values.
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With More Troops, India China Border Tension Rises Along Tibet
With more troops building up at the border along Ladakh and Tibet, the India China border tension rises. The recent developments of bringing in more troops are heating up the long standing dispute. With the lost of the strategic position of Tibet, border tensions between the two Asian giants have always been a matter of…
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Tibetan Nun Enters Rare Meditative State After Passing Away in India
In a rare development, a Tibetan Buddhist nun has entered a meditative state after passing away in India. The state of ‘Thukdam’ as called in Tibetan is a rare meditative state only very learned spiritual masters enter on their death. The report by the Department of Religion and Culture, Central Tibetan Administration explained the rare…
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Bill to Recognise Tibetan Independence Introduced in US Congress
A bill to recognise Tibetan independence has been introduced in the US Congress in the latest developments. According to the proposed bill, the head of the state or the president will be authorised to recognise the independence of Tibet from the People’s Republic of China. This is a very strong effort from the US law…