Buddhist monks worship mummy as revered LamaKULLU - A 500 hundred-year old mummy has taken the centre stage at Gieue village in Himachal Pradesh. The monk who inspired a hundred booksDHARAMSALA - It is perhaps natural that the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan leader who is revered as a spiritual guru, should inspire writers from the Orient and the West. Despite there being over 100 biographies and other books on the monk, writers continue to queue for an audience with him. Home to well-heeled Eurocrats, Brussels can also be enjoyed on the cheapBRUSSELS — As the host city for many European Union institutions and their well-heeled Eurocrats, Brussels may not sound like the best destination for travelers on the cheap. A plate of mussels, a local specialty, can set you back nearly $30 (20 euros). Ex-Illinois governor aide pleads guilty to taking part in plan over Obama’s former Senate seatCHICAGO — A former chief of staff to Rod Blagojevich pleaded guilty Wednesday to taking part in a scheme to use President Barack Obama’s Senate seat as leverage to get the then-governor into a high-paying job. Buddhists pray for longevity of revered monkKINNAUR - Buddhist monks, nuns and civilians assembled at the Drugtharpa Choeiling Buddhist monastery in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur District and prayed for the long life of Yulgyula Rinpoche, a revered Buddhist monk. 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. 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. Monks lead Tibetan `civil disobedience’ in ChinaREBKONG - ‘We are not celebrating the New Year this year,’ said a burgundy-clad Tibetan monk at the Rongwo Buddhist monastery in China’s western province of Qinghai. Myanmar dissident gets 104 years in jailYANGON - A Mandalay court has sentenced a student activist to 104 years in jail for attending a meeting marking the first anniversary of the ’saffron revolution’ on the Thai-Myanmar border, a prisoner support group said Wednesday. When religion and art overlapped along the ancient Silk Route (IANS Book Review)Book: ‘Indian & Central Asian Art: Narrative Interpretations of Unique Fragments’; Authors: P. Banerjee and Radha Banerjee-Sarkar; Publisher: Abha Prakashan; Price: Rs.4,000 |
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