Tibetans celebrate Dalai Lama’s 74th birthday in DharamsalaDHARAMSALA - Tibetans living in exile in Dharamsala celebrated the 74th birthday of Buddhist spiritual leader Dalai Lama today. Dalai Lama’s 74th birthday celebrated in DharamsalaDHARAMSALA - Thousands of Tibetan exiles assembled in this Himachal Pradesh town Monday to celebrate the 74th birthday of their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. Australia to hold ‘Harmony March’ in solidarity with Indian studentsDHARAMSALA - Australian lawmaker Michael Danby has said that Australia will hold a ‘Harmony March’ in Melbourne in solidarity with Indian students on July 12. Celebrations planned for Dalai Lama’s 74th birthdayDHARAMSALA - Thousands of Tibetan exiles are expected to assemble in this Himachal Pradesh town Monday for celebrations to mark the 74th birthday of their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. Dharamsala reels under acute water shortageDHARAMSALA - Residents of Dharamsala are facing a severe water shortage. People are now relying on mountain spring water for daily use. Australian lawmakers visit Dharamsala to meet Dalai LamaDHARAMSALA - A group of Australian lawmakers arrived here to meet the exiled Tibetan leader, the Dalai Lama and representatives of Tibet’s government-in-exile. Dharamsala receives its first pre-monsoon showersDHARAMSALA - Tourists and residents here enjoyed the first showers ahead of the annual monsoon rains. Tibetan Buddhists celebrate Karmapas birthdayDHARAMSALA/GANGTOK - Tibetan exiles in India Friday celebrated the 25th birthday of the 17th Karmapa, Ugyen Trinley Dorjee, the only major monk reincarnate recognised by both the Dalai Lama and China. Special rights for Tibetan refugees in NepalDHARAMSALA - Visiting Nepal delegation to Dharamsala has said that they wanted to introduce special rights for Tibetans in their country’s Constitution. Tibetans protest against mining operations in DharamsalaDHARAMSALA - The Tibetans-in-exile staged a demonstration in protest against the mining operation in Tibet by a multi national company named Continental Minerals, a subsidiary of Hunter Dickinson. Fernandes in Dharamsala to meet Dalai LamaDHARAMSALA - Former union minister George Fernandes has arrived in this hill town in Himachal Pradesh to meet the spiritual head of the Tibetan community, the Dalai Lama, an official statement said Monday. Tibetan exiles mull ways to break impasse with ChineseDHARAMSALA - The Tibetan government-in-exile in this Himachal Pradesh town is deliberating upon ways to break the impasse with the Chinese for restarting the dialogue process on the future of Tibet, says a Tibetan official. Some Chinese listening to Dalai Lama’s quest for Tibet autonomyDHARAMSALA - Some Chinese, it seems, are listening to Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, on the issue of granting Tibet autonomy status. Dalai Lama rejects Tibetan PM’s offer to quitDHARAMSALA - Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has rejected the offer of Samdhong Rinpoche, Tibetan prime minister-in-exile to step down from the post. Dalai Lama rejects Tibetan PM-in-exile’s offer to quitDHARAMSALA - The Dalai Lama, the spiritual head of the Tibetan community, has turned down Samdhong Rinpoche’s offer to step down from the post of prime minister of the government-in-exile, sources here said Tuesday. China, exiled Tibetans brace for dueling Dalai LamasDHARAMSALA - For centuries, the selection of a new Dalai Lama has been steeped in the mysticism of a bygone world. Tibetan peace activists reach DharamsalaDHARAMSALA - After having spent almost one year in mountainous jungles and valleys to evade the Chinese authorities who were tracking them for being a part of the peace campaign of March-2008 in Lhasa, the five Tibetans finally made it to Dharamsala. Tibetan exiles write to China for whereabouts of Panchen LamaDHARAMSALA - The Tibetan government-in-exile in this Himachal Pradesh town Monday wrote a missive to China, expressing concern over the whereabouts of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, whom the Dalai Lama has recognised as the 11th Panchen Lama. Tibetans take out candlelight procession in DharamsalaDHARAMSALA - Thousands of Tibetan exiles Saturday took out a candlelight procession in this Himachal Pradesh town to mark the 20th birth anniversary of Gendun Chokeyi Nyima, whom the Dalai Lama has recognised as the 11th Panchen Lama. Tibetan exiles demand release of 11th Panchen LamaDHARAMSALA - On the occasion of the 20th birth anniversary of the 11th Panchen Lama, which falls on April 25, Tibetans from all walks of life have demanded that China to free him immediately. Karmapa Lama wishes to return to Tibet someday (Interview)DHARAMSALA - Like the Dalai Lama who escaped from Tibet in 1959, the second highest Tibetan monk, the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, secretly arrived in India nearly 10 years ago as a teenager. But his desire to return ‘one day’ remains provided Tibetans are able to live with ‘full religious and other freedom’. Water scarcity becomes a major poll issue in DharamsalaDHARAMSALA - Scarcity of drinking water has become a major poll issue in Dharamsala. Villagers have made up their mind that they will cast votes for a candidate who would solve their water problem. Dalai Lama welcomes two-day truce in Sri LankaDHARAMSALA - The spiritual head of the Tibetan community, the Dalai Lama, Monday welcomed the Sri Lankan government’s decision for a two-day pause in the operations against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year celebrations. Custody of four ragging death accused extendedDHARAMSALA - A Himachal Pradesh court Friday extended by 14 days the judicial custody of four students who have been accused of allegedly ragging a first-year medical student leading to his death last month. Tibet Women Association meeting in DharamsalaDHARAMSALA - The Tibet Women Association (TWA) on Friday began its six-day long ninth general body meeting to elect its members. Himachal Pradesh Police conduct mock disaster management drill in DharamsalaDHARAMSALA - Himachal Pradesh Police have conducted a mock disaster management drill in Dharamsala to train its personnel to face any emergency situation. Tibetans protest against death sentence awarded to two persons in LhasaDHARAMSALA - The Tibetan government-in-exile came out strongly against award of death sentence to two Tibetans for their role in riots in Tibet’s capital of Lhasa last year. Mind and Life conference begins in DharamsalaDHARAMSALA - As a part of the Mind and Life Institute founded by the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, Buddhists and scientists of metaphysics from across the globe converged here to deliberate on issues of science and Buddhism. Nine-year-old enthroned as reincarnation of Buddhist monkDHARAMSALA - Tulku Tsenyi Khentrul Tenzin Tseten Rinpoche, a nine-year-old boy, was Monday enthroned as the reincarnation of Geshe Lobsang Gyatso, the founder of the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics (IBD). Dalai Lama presides over conference on ‘Indian View for Global Peace’DHARAMSALA - The Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama presided over a conference on world peace in Dharamsala on Sunday. |