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Monthly Archives: December, 2011

Helping pilgrims reach Bodh Gaya

For two full weeks, volunteers of the regional chapter of RTYC Dharamshala have been carrying out social service work – ushering pilgrims to their trains and booking specials buses straight from Dharamshala to Bodh Gaya

Reviewing the First 100 Days of the New Tibetan Administration

peaking in Paris on November 26, 2011, the Kalon Tripa, Lobsang Sangay, commented that the first 100 days of his administration has been "one of the busiest Kashag [cabinets] in recent memory". The Tibetan Political Review posted a low-key commemoration of this 100 day mark on the actual date – November 16 – but we believed that the American custom

Tibetan sentenced to 5 years for 2008 protests

A Tibetan arrested in connection with the 2008 mass uprisings in Tibet has been sentenced to five years in prison by a Chinese court in eastern Tibet. Tsering was arrested in April 2010 and was kept in detention for more than one and a half years until his actual sentencing, last month.

China again cancels rights dialogue with EU

For the second year in a row, China has cancelled a planned human rights dialogue with the European Union without giving any prior reasons. In a statement issued by the European Union Delegation to China on December 22, the EU “deeply regretted” the cancellation

Saying no to ‘Made in China’ this Christmas

With the jingle of the holiday season bells in the air and the much awaited Christmas weekend approaching, a group Tibetans in Minnesota, US have launched a campaign urging all holiday shoppers not to buy goods 'Made in China'.

The Dalai Lama offers prayers and help to the Philippines

Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has expressed his sadness and concern over the loss of lives in the unfolding flash flood tragedy in Philippines.

RECLAIMING BUDDHA! by Tenzin Nyinjey

ike most children, I was a rebel too, more inclined to do things that were opposed to our Buddhist values. My friends and I enjoyed catching fish and crabs in the ponds. We often tracked down birds’ nests and followed Indians hunting wild deer and pigs in the jungles of tribal Orissa.

‘China damaged boundary wall,’ says Indian Defence Minister

Even as India and China are gearing up to resume boundary talks next month, Indian Defence Minister admitted Wednesday that Chinese soldiers damaged a 200 feet stone wall in Tawang region of eastern India earlier this year.

Russian university confers Honorary Degree on the Dalai Lama

The Russian Federal State Education Institute 'Tuva State University' awarded an Honorary Doctorate degree to Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama yesterday, here in town.

Tibetan artistes to honor Tibetan martyrs

The Alliance for Tibetan Musicians, a group of Tibetan artistes, will be organising a concert during the upcoming Kalachakra teachings at Bodh Gaya in Bihar in honor of the Tibetans who have sacrificed their lives for the cause of Tibet

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