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"The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) mourns the passing away of Heinrich Harrer and offers prayers and condolences to his family members. His death is a great loss for the Tibetan people and for the just cause of Tibet which he championed

Ma is in the Indian capital to participate in the Katha Asia International Utsav 2006. He will be sitting face to face today in a discussion forum with the Tibetan activist Tenzin Tsundue at the

Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer, whose life was portrayed in his book and the film "Seven Years in Tibet", died on Saturday aged 93, Austrian officials said in a statement.

Tibet was represented among the 22 countries that participate in a literary festival called 'City Stories Katha Asia International Utsav'. The festival which began in the Indian capital yesterday will last for 6 days. Tenzin Tsundue, a poet,

Paris - Proposed by the Green political group, the Regional Council government of Paris region (called Ile de France) passed a motion in favour of Tibet. The Regional Council of Paris region has mandates not only in different areas over Paris municipality but also over all the suburban

The Dalai Lama began the Kalachakra 2006 yesterday. Thanking the state government of Andhra Pradesh for extending infrastructural facilities for the Kalachakra, the 70 year old Tibetan leader said that the

Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, said Tibetans in his homeland are still suffering from "repression forces" in a swipe at China, a newspaper report said.

Bush forest fires in a small Tibetan county have not been brought under complete control by Thursday after two days of rescue work.

Microsoft Corp. has shut down a popular Chinese-language blog that has published content potentially offensive to Chinese authorities, amid China's ongoing efforts to control information on the Internet.

Fourteen labourers, including three Tibetan refugees and a Nepali, were killed and 16 injured when a Border Roads Organisation truck carrying them fell into a stream in Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir.