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Tibetans and supporters hailed BP's decision yesterday to divest its stake in PetroChina, China's largest state-owned oil company. BP has been the target of a campaign by Tibetans and activists since it became PetroChina's largest foreign shareholder

British Petroleum PLC (BP), the global energy giant, announced on January 13, 2004, that it had concluded its 2% stake in PetroChina Company Limited (PetroChina) on January 12, 2004.

A week long photo exhibition of contemporary Tibetan history opened yesterday evening in the Upper Waiting Hall of the Palace of Westminster (British Parliament) under the aegis of the UK-All Party Parliamentary Group for Tibet.

The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) on Tuesday welcomed the initiative taken by Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama to resolve the Ayodhya tangle, saying "it will be a giant step forward

Thousands of Buddhists from across North America and other parts of the world are gathering in Toronto this spring to participate in one of the Buddhist faith’s most important teachings and initiation conducted by His Holiness the Dalai Lama

The Central Tibetan Administration today expressed its condolences to the bereaved family of Mr. Ramakrishna Hegde who breathed his last yesterday.

The Dalai Lama is visiting Canada and the United States from April 12 to May 6, 2004 to give a major Buddhist teaching and to participate in a conference on Tibet and the Contemporary World.

The opening ceremony of the Cycle rally for FREE TIBET was held at Siddhartha Medical College with presence of eminent personality like Shri. Padmashri Turlapati Kuntumba Rao, recipient of the (President Padmashri award) for excellence in journalism.

The Central Tibetan Administration yesterday hosted a dinner reception to welcome Raja Virbhadra Singh to Dharamsala, the winter capital of the state.

After the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh, the VHP on Sunday welcomed Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama’s appeal to both Hindus and Muslims to adopt "a mature, farsighted and open-minded" approach to amicably resolve the Ayodhya dispute.