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Prince Charles with YOTA's executive director Linda Cruse

It was a moment of elation for the five young Tibetans who had the rare opportunity to interact with Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales who is currently on a nine-day tour of India.

Thirty-three Tibetans, including seven children, travelling through Nepal enroute to Dharamsala in India were arrested here for not carrying valid travel documents, police said.

Beijing's plan to pacify this restive Himalayan province involves a $3.2-billion railroad that will connect the rest of China to the frozen Tibetan plateau known as the roof of the world.

The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, left, looks in the direction of the third ranking Lama in Tibetan Buddhism Karmapa, right, at the 43rd anniversary of the Tibetan Children's Village School at Dharamsala, India, Monday, Oct. 27, 2003. (AP Photo/Ashwani Bhatia)

His Holiness the Dalai Lama is scheduled to depart Dharamsala on 30th October for 12-day visit to Japan. His Holiness arrives in Tokyo on Friday, October 31st and in the evening attends a welcome Reception organized by the main host of the visit.

Last minute manoeuvring to keep protesters out of the Chinese president's way while touring New Zealand failed on Monday. One News learned that visiting officials tried to persuade the Government to use buses to block demonstrators with coaches.

The Government has been warned that it must respect China's internal policies on Taiwan and Tibet if it wishes to achieve a closer partnership.

Green MP Metiria Turei will hand over a letter from Friends of Tibet (New Zealand) to Chinese President Hu Jintao at tonight's state dinner at the Sheraton hotel in Auckland.

The head of a predominantly Buddhist region of Russia is traveling to China to seek Beijing's approval for a visit by the Tibetan leader, the Dalai Lama, to visit Russia.