Tibetans-in-exile thank India for fifty years of asylumDHARAMSALA / SHIMLA - Tibetans living-in-exile in India hosted a thanksgiving ceremony here to express their gratitude to the Indian Government and the people of the country for hosting them for 50 years. Miss Tibet Pageant in June in HimachalDHARAMSALA - The Miss Tibet Pageant 2009 will be held in this Himachal Pradesh town, home to the Tibetan government-in-exile, from June 5 to 7. Dalai Lama’s office admits computers have been hackedDHARAMSALA - The office of the Tibetan spiritual guru, the Dalai Lama, Monday admitted that its computers have been hacked into numerous times. I am ready to negotiate Gandhi’s more items with Indian govt: James OtisDHARAMSALA - James Otis, the US based collector and auctioneer of Mahatma Gandhi’s personal belongings, has claimed that he had more items of the father of the nation including his blood sample, which he was ready to negotiate with the Indian Government. Tibetan exiles present play on alleged Chinese atrocitiesDHARAMSALA - Tibetans living-in-exile presented a play here on alleged Chinese atrocities to mark 50 years of Chinese rule in Tibet. Tibetan exiles in Dharamsala observe 50 years of Chinese oppressionDHARAMSALA - Hundreds of Tibetans, including monks and nuns, marched through the streets of Dharamsala on Saturday to observe 50 years of Chinese oppression in their homeland. Tibetan Parliament in-exile concludes its 14th sessionDHARAMSALA - The fortnight long session of the Tibetan parliament in-exile concluded here on Friday. Tibetan exiles criticise China for ‘Serf Liberation Day’DHARAMSALA - The Tibetan government-in-exile Friday expressed concern over the situation in Tibet and criticised China for declaring the ‘provocative’ new Serf Liberation Day holiday in the region Saturday. Tibet Government in-exile welcomes China talks, memo staysDHARAMSALA - The Tibetan government-in-exile on Sunday welcomed China’s willingness for more talks with its envoys, but reiterated the conditions outlined in its last memorandum to Beijing. Tibetan government-in-exile appreciates China’s gestureDHARAMSALA - The Tibetan government-in-exile, based in this north Indian hill station, has appreciated China’s gesture to continue contacts and consultations with the envoys of the Tibetan spiritual guru, the Dalai Lama. China ready for dialogue over Tibet, says WenBEIJING/DHARAMSALA - Talks between China and the Dalai Lama may continue if the Tibetan leader is ’sincere’, Premier Wen Jiabao said Friday. An aide of the Dalai Lama responded that the Tibetans were ’still open to have face-to-face dialogue’. Tibetan exiles hold candlelight vigil in Himachal PradeshDHARAMSALA - Tibetans living in India, accompanied by foreigners, took out a candlelight vigil rally here last evening to express their solidarity with victims of Chinese atrocities. Tibetan women in exile to continue their “Free Tibet” fightDHARAMSALA - Hundreds of Tibetan women in exile marked 50 years of their failed uprising against the Chinese on Thursday (March 12) by resolving to continue their “Free Tibet” fight and return to their homeland. British court asks India to speed up charity worker’s murder probeDHARAMSALA - A court in Britain has asked Himachal Pradesh Police to speed up the probe into the murder of a British charity worker, an official said here. HP Govt. orders Magisterial probe into student’s death in Himachal PradeshDHARAMSALA - The Himachal Pradesh Government on Tuesday ordered a magisterial probe into the shocking death of a medical student in Dr. Rajendra Prasad Medical College here. Dalai Lama calls for a united struggle for Tibetan causeDHARAMSALA - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has called for a united struggle against the Chinese occupation of Tibet. Tibetan exiles participate in special prayer in DharamsalaDHARAMSALA - Hundreds of Tibetans, including monks, nuns and officials of the Tibetan Government-in-exile, on Wednesday attended an annual special prayer ceremony that marked the 16th day of the first month of the Tibetan calendar year here. ‘Free Tibet’, they chant as Dalai Lama holds out hopeDHARAMSALA/NEW DELHI - Yearning to return to their lost homeland - ‘the Roof of the World’ - thousands of Tibetans who live in exile across India Tuesday marked 50 years of the failed Tibetan uprising against Chinese occupation with prayers and protests while their supreme spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, held out the promise of hope. India ‘over cautious’ but that is understandable: Dalai LamaDHARAMSALA - Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, Tuesday thanked India for hosting him and thousands of his Tibetan followers in its territory for the past 50 years. Hope for quick resolution of Tibetan issue: Dalai LamaDHARAMSALA - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said Tuesday there were reasons to hope for a quick resolution of the Tibetan issue and that he had ‘full faith in the Chinese people’ although his trust in the communist leaders in China was getting ‘thinner and thinner’. When Dalai Lama faced a ‘deadly’ question!DHARAMSALA - ‘When would you want to die?’ is not the kind of question that most people would like to face. But when Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, was asked this ‘deadly’ one Tuesday, he was hardly annoyed. Leaving Tibet in 1959 was the right decision: Dalai LamaDHARAMSALA - Having lived in exile for half a century with thousands of his Tibetan followers, Tibetan spiritual leader, the 14th Dalai Lama, Tuesday said leaving Tibet in March 1959 was the ‘right decision’. Dalai Lama is undisputed leader, Tibetans tell ChinaDHARAMSALA - The Tibetan cabinet-in-exile Tuesday challenged the leadership in China to test the popularity of the Dalai Lama in Tibet, saying he was the undisputed leader of all Tibetans. Hope for quick resolution of Tibet issue: Dalai LamaDHARAMSALA - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said Tuesday that there were reasons to hope for a quick resolution of the Tibetan issue and he had ‘full faith in the Chinese people’ although the communist leaders had let the Chinese down. I’ll live longer for Tibetan cause: Dalai LamaDHARAMSALA - The Dalai Lama Monday said here he would try to live longer for the Tibetan cause, amid concerns about the health of the 73-year-old Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader. Prayers begin for Dalai Lama’s long lifeDHARAMSALA - Prayers for the long life and good health of the Tibetan spiritual leader the 14th Dalai Lama started Monday, a day before the Tibetan community in exile marks the 50th anniversary of a failed uprising against China. Tibetan top monks want own sect laws on reincarnationsDHARAMSALA - Top monks of Tibetan sects Sunday sought a new law by the Tibetan parliament in exile to govern the procedure of selecting and appointing reincarnations in Tibetan Buddhism. Chinese leaders feel threatened by Tibetan Buddhism: Dalai LamaDHARAMSALA - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Sunday accused the Communist leaders in China of being afraid of Tibetan Buddhism and intimidating Tibetans trying to preserve their culture and identity. The little democratic world of the Dalai LamaDHARAMSALA - The aura around him mesmerizes you. He mingles with the high and mighty and the world’s most populous nation China sees him as an enemy. Yet, he is able to floor anyone with his child-like smile and warmth. Dalai Lama leads hundreds of Tibetans in special prayersDHARAMSALA - Hundreds of monks in red robes and with shaven heads converged alongwith scores of other Tibetans at the Tsuglagkhang main temple early Sunday to join the Dalai Lama at his abode-in-exile at Mcleodganj near here to offer prayers for the Tibetans killed in Chinese crackdowns, including the latest one a year ago. |