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Yesterday, the envoy of Palpung Sherabling and 12th Tai Situ Rinpoche, Lama Tenam presented the condolence letter to the Secretariat of the State of Vatican City to express sincerely the condolence for the loss of His Holiness, Pope John Paull II.

Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama arrived on his 10th visit to Japan, where the government has no plans to meet with the monk whose international travels are opposed by China.

An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale has struck a mountainous region in Tibet. The earthquake struck at 4:04 am 400km west of the holy Tibetan Buddhist city of Shigatse, the Tibet Seismological Bureau reported.

There has been a lot of speculation over the upcoming Chinese Premiere Wen Jiabao's scheduled visit to India. In fact the whole world would be watching the whole dialogue process between the two Asian giants in rapt silence.

TIN has received news of the release of three political prisoners in the Tibet Autonomous Region after their sentences had expired.

The rain came down harder and those celebrating the final day of Losar, the Tibetan New Year, squeezed in tighter to get under the roof. All were on their feet to sing the Tibetan national anthem.

Ahead of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's visit to India, exiled Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama sounded conciliatory saying both Chinese and Tibetans now see each other's culture differently.

The Chinese Prime Minister, Mr Wen Jiabao, will be arriving in India within three days, Besides the Indian government, another group is also waiting to give the Chinese leader a welcome, albeit of a different sort.

When China's Prime Minister Wen Jiabao arrives in India at the end of next week, the rhetoric of cooperation between the two Asian giants that comprise 37 percent of the world population is sure to intensify.

The Dalai Lama today admitted that the Tibet autonomy issue is complex, but emphasised on the need to find a solution that is just and satisfactory to the people of the region and its neighbouring countries.