My visit unnecessarily politicised: Dalai Lama

TAWANG - Tibetans’ Spiritual Leader Dalai Lama on Tuesday said that his visit has been unnecessarily politicised.

Tawang monks criticise China’s reaction to Dalai Lama visit

TAWANG - Monks attending the Dalai Lama’s discourse here criticised China’s reaction to his visit to India’s northeastern border state of Arunachal Pradesh as the Tibetan spiritual leader continued preaching to thousands of devotees for the second straight day Tuesday.

From California to Tawang for the Dalai Lama

TAWANG - Belize Lane, a 20-year-old student from San Francisco, California, is overwhelmed after attending a religious discourse by the Dalai Lama Monday.

Dalai Lama opens district hospital in Tawang

TAWANG - The Dalai Lama today opened a district hospital in Tawang and donated Rs 20 lakh for its building.

Unofficial media gag on talking to Dalai Lama

TAWANG - A day after the Dalai Lama’s barbs at China, Arunachal Pradesh government officials Monday informally requested journalists not to ask any questions or interact with the Tibetan spiritual leader.

Dalai Lama stresses on peace as 30,000 attend Tawang discourse

TAWANG - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Monday called for universal brotherhood and peace among all communities as he addressed more than 30,000 devotees in India’s northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh.

Dalai Lama visits Tawang, calls China’s objections baseless

TAWANG - Thousands of Buddhist monks and supporters welcomed Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader to Arunachal Pradesh in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang district on Sunday.

I am not encouraging separatist movement in China: Dalai Lama(Third Lead)

TAWANG - The Dalai Lama, who arrived in this strategic Indian border state on a much-watched visit Sunday to a rousing welcome by hundreds of monks, rejected Beijing’s charges that he was spearheading a separatist movement. He said he would never return to China until the Tibetans there were treated properly.

‘I am hurt by China’s claim over Tawang,’ says Dalai Lama

TAWANG - Describing his visit to Arunachal Pradesh as non-political, Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama on Sunday said China’s objection to his visit was uncalled for, and added that he was also hurt by Beijing’s claim on Tawang District.

My Tawang visit is non-political: Dalai Lama (Second Lead)

TAWANG - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, who arrived in Arunachal Pradesh Sunday to a rousing reception by hundreds of monks, rejected Chinese claims that he was spearheading a separatist movement and said his visit to the northeastern state was non-political.

Dalai Lama arrives at Tawang

TAWANG - Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has arrived in Tawang.

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu and members of the reception committee received him. The Dalai Lama is undertaking a week-long visit of the state.

Dalai Lama gets a rousing welcome at Tawang

TAWANG - The Dalai Lama arrived in India’s northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh Sunday to a rousing reception by hundreds of monks and the resonating sound of gongs and cymbals.

Dalai Lama arrives in Tawang, thousands welcome spiritual leader

TAWANG - Thousands of locals in traditional costumes and monks attired in their maroon robes lined up streets early Sunday to greet the Dalai Lama as he arrived here on a weeklong visit to India’s northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh.

Indian flags, pro-Tibet banners a rebuff to China

TAWANG - The writing on the wall is loud and clear: the Dalai Lama’s week-long visit to Arunachal Pradesh beginning Sunday is a rebuff to Chinese claims over this frontier region.

Singing monk rehearsing chants for Dalai Lama’s visit

BOMDILLA - Buddhist singing monk Ngawang Tashi Bapu, nominated for a Grammy award in 2006, is a busy man - rehearsing hymns to welcome Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.

Indian, Tibetan flags flutter ahead of Dalai Lama visit

TAWANG - Dozens of Indian flags fluttered alongside Tibetan prayer flags Saturday as Buddhist monks braved the winter chill to put up welcome arches and Mandala paintings on the road ahead of the Dalai Lama’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh.

Farmer recalls Dalai Lama’s gruelling trek to freedom

TAWANG - Fifty years ago, Auja Lama was among the thousands who received the Dalai Lama as he reached the frontier Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh while fleeing Chinese suppression.

800 Lamas to welcome Dalai Lama in Arunachal

TAWANG - More than 800 Buddhist monks led by their high priests will welcome Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama when he arrives the mountainous northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh Sunday amid mounting protests from China over his visit.

Arunachal monastery prays, prepares to welcome Dalai Lama

TAWANG - Around 400 Lamas are holding special prayers daily at the Tawang monastery as it prepares to welcome Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama next month amid stiff opposition by China to his Arunahcal Pradesh visit.

Just three voters in two Arunachal poll booths

CHANGLANG - Two polling stations in an inaccessible part of Arunachal Pradesh have just three voters each, but election officials have already arrived with the necessary materials for the Oct 13 assembly polls.

Tawang eagerly awaits Dalai Lama’s visit

TAWANG - Residents of Tawang district in Arunachal Pradesh are thrilled over Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama’s visit to the place, considered as one of the last vestiges of Tibetan Mahayana Buddhism.

Prime Minister campaigns in poll-bound Arunachal Pradesh

PASIGHAT - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said inter-district Arunachal highway, passing through the middle of the hilly tribal State, would be completed by 2013.

Indian Army joins Chinese military in their national day celebrations

TAWANG - On the occasion of China’s 60th National Day, Indian and Chinese army personnel jointly participated in celebrations at the Bum La border check post, located in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang District.

Trans-state highway in Arunachal by 2013, assures PM

PASIGHAT - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said a Rs.125 billion trans-state highway in Arunachal Pradesh would be completed by 2013, a step that would boost infrastructure in the strategic northeastern state bordering China.

China cannot do a 1962, border villagers say

TAWANG - Sewang Lama, a businessman, was 11 years old when India and China fought a border war in 1962, with Chinese troops advancing deep into Arunachal Pradesh and inflicting heavy casualties on Indian soldiers.

Angry monks pray as China opposes Dalai Lama’s Arunachal visit

TAWANG - Buddhist monks have been holding special prayers here for the safe visit of the Dalai Lama to India’s frontier state of Arunachal Pradesh after China objected to the Tibetan spiritual leader’s proposed trip, religious leaders Thursday said.

Chinese incursion taking centre stage in Arunachal polls

NAHORLOGON - Reports of Chinese incursions is not only a hot news in New Delhi and Beijing, but is also taking centre stage in Arunachal Pradesh, which goes to polls next month.

Indian troops move to China border, army says it is routine

TAWANG - India has moved hundreds of troops to the Chinese border along the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, but an army officer said Sunday that this was a routine winter exercise.

Chinese incursions result of lack of demarcation, say villagers

CHANGLA GAON - Villagers living along the India-China border in Arunachal Pradesh said on Wednesday that Chinese incursions were a result of lack of border demarcation.

Sino-India border dispute hots up over use of multilateral institution, says NYT

TAWANG - A new twist has been introduced into the vexed land border dispute between India and China, with the latter trying to block a 2.9 billion dollar Asian Development Bank (ADB) loan to India on the grounds that part of the loan was destined for water projects in Arunachal Pradesh, the state that includes the disputed area of Tawang.