Tibetan journalists Saturday requested the Chinese ambassador in New Delhi, Hua Jundua, to give them permission to go to Tibet and cover the situation in the Himalayan region.
Far from the madding crowd that followed Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani everywhere on Sunday, a small group of 50 to 60 people, many of them Buddhist monks, gathered at the Chitrakoot Art Gallery a little before noon to celebrate the birthday of the Dalai Lama.
The 68th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama that falls today was celebrated here in London yesterday with colourful Tibetan traditional songs and dances that won appreciative applause from the audience who filled the Westminster Cathedral Hall and its balcony.
Taking a positive view of Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's recent visit to China, the Tibetan government-in-exile has said the joint statement issued during the visit should be accepted as an effort towards peace in Asia which will also lead to peace in Tibet.
Hundreds of Tibetans and well wishers today thronged the main ground in front of Tsuglhaking to celebrate the 68th Birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The celebration began very early with the incense burning ceremony at Lhagyal Ri
Tseten Dorjee holds a photo of the Dalai Lama, draped in a Tibetan prayer cloth, on Sunday. Utah's Tibetan community celebrated the exiled Tibetan leader's 68th birthday with the burning of incense, juniper and dry tea. (Leah Hogsten/The Salt Lake Tribune)
A moderate earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale rattled China's mountainous Tibet region on Monday but no casualties were reported, state television and a seismological official said.
The Melbourne Tibetan Community of Australia celebrated 68th Birthday of His Holiness The Dalai Lama with the Australia Tibet Council and Tibet Welfare Group on Sunday July 6 at the Petrie Community Hall of Montmorency.
