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At a teaching on love and compassion at the India International Centre the other day by the 18-year-old Karmapa Lama, Ugyen Trinley Dorji, the scene was one of controlled calm.

President of Kalmykia Kirsan Ilyumzhinov approves of Mikhail Fradkov due to his good attitude to Dalai Lama.

The Peace Ride for Tibet's Independence, which will span more than 600 miles (950 km) from the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C, to the Chinese Embassy in Toronto, Ontario, will begin on April 10, 2004, and end on April 24

Word to Richard Gere : Things ain't what they seem in Dharamsala, the idyllic abode in North India of the exiled Dalai Lama and home to many Tibetan refugees.

The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation yesterday voiced concern over China's plans to build 13 large hydroelectric dams on the Salween river, according to the Shan state's independent news agency.

On the second day of the Tsechu Fair the Dalai Lama along with thousands of Buddhist pilgrims from different parts of the world, performed “parikrama” of the holy lake of Rewalsar this evening.

For the first time since he escaped to India four years ago from Chinese-controlled Tibet, Karmapa lama Ugyen Trinley Dorji has stated that ‘‘Tibet’s problem is India’s problem’’ and that India ‘‘a big and powerful nation can do much more for the Tibetan cause’’ than it has been able to do so far.

On the 27th February 2004, The "Freedom March" set off from a village on the outskirt of Lalru, a town 15 kms from Ambala city. As the morning routine concludes, the participants were informed about the sad demise of the former political prison

About 50,000 Buddhists pilgrims from all around the world, including His Holiness the Dalai Lama, arrived at Tso Pema/Rewalsar to observe the triple significant occasion—holy day, month and year.

China has published a scathing attack on the human rights situation in the United States, retaliating for a similar report issued by Washington last week that accused Beijing of backsliding on its rights record.