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He is the angry young face of Tibetan exiles in India, fighting the stereotypical view of Tibetans as peace-loving monks. Now Pema Dhondup has made what he says is the first film to explore discontent among the young Tibetan exiles.

Tibetans are gradually becoming a minority in Tibet with the entry of Chinese immigrants, the spiritual head of the Tibetans, Dalai Lama, has said.

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama today appealed to Hindu and Muslim communities to adopt "a mature, farsighted and open-minded" approach to resolve the Ayodhya temple-mosque dispute.

Security has been beefed up in the Tawu and Barkham Counties of Karze in eastern Tibet following the passing away of Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok, abbot of Serthar Buddhist Institute, yesterday.

Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok, the highly-respected Tibetan Buddhist teacher and founder of Larung Gar Buddhist Institute in eastern Tibet, near the town of Serthar (Ch: Seda) in present-day Sichuan Province, passed away at approximately 9:40 am on January 7, 2004, at a hospital in Chengdu. He was 70.

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama today said a meaningful dialogue with the Chinese government was required to solve the Tibet problem.

Students for Free Tibet of Norway today carried out a Candle Light Vigil in front of the Norwegian Parliament to Campaign for release of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche.

TCHRD received confirmed information that Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok, the Founder Abbot of Serthar Buddhist Institute died in the evening of 6 January 2004 in a hospital in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province.

A big Tibetan delegation will participate in the Fourth World Social Forum to be held at Mumbai, India from 16 to 21 January this year. This will be the first time that Tibetans will join this annual global gathering of civil society movements that began in Brazil in 2001.

Thousands of refugees residing in Chandragiri and Mahendragada areas in the district gave rousing welcome to the visiting Tibetan religious leader Dalai Lama Monday.