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The new Tibetan 'City and Swayambhu Chief's Office' was inaugurated by Hon. Drubthok Rinpoche at Kathmandu's Lazimpat area in the presence of over 50 prominent Tibetan figures in the city including four members of the exile Tibetan parliament,Assembly of Tibetan

In addition to promoting Buddhism in general and, in particular, overcoming the challenges before the Gaden tradition of (Tibetan) Buddhism, the limitations put on the worship of Dorjee Shugden, by the Great 5th Dalai Lama

As activists call for a boycott of China's controversial railway to Tibet, the Dalai Lama has urged Tibetans to "wait and see" what benefits the new line might bring to them, a spokesman for the Tibetan spiritual leader

Her tiny, child-sized feet hang over the edge of the bed swinging carelessly, but Rigzin Choekyi speaks thoughtfully as she recalls the brutal treatment meted out by the Chinese while she was held as a political prisoner in Tibet

The 50 Tibetans arrested on June 26 for protesting China's railway line to Tibet entered their fifth day in detention today in Delhi's Tihar Jail. Although there is no sign of them getting released from the jail

With the opening of a new railway line through the Tibetan Plateau, and the increased number of travellers who will visit the area as a result of it, WWF and TRAFFIC are calling for conservation measures

Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling is hopeful that the first India-China bus service between Gangtok and Lhasa could begin in the future, after the Nathu La pass is formally opened for trade

China may be controlling the flow of the Sutlej into India — making no noise, breaking no treaty. For the past few years, Chinese authorities have been building a barrage

China unveils an engineering marvel this weekend - a railway to Tibet that features high-tech systems to stabilize tracks over permafrost and cabins enriched with oxygen to help riders cope with high

At least 80 students of a school in Mcleodganj near here were taken ill after eating meals last night. The students of Tibetan Transit School complained of stomach pain and headache