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Mr Simranjit Singh Mann, MP and President of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar), has made a strong plea to the Centre for setting up a Tibetan university in the country in the light of the recent Delhi Declaration.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the conference

First of all let me thank you for participating in this important conference of the Tibet Support Groups. We are indeed fortunate to have the presence of both His Holiness the Dalai Lama and His Excellency President Vaclav Havel who will join us shortly.

Twenty-year-old Tsering Kyi, dressed in traditional Tibetan finery, was crowned Miss Tibet 2003 at a non-descript day school at Majnu Ka Tila on Saturday night.

The fourth international conference of Tibet Support Groups began its session in Prague, Capital of the Czech Republic yesterday morning.

Phuntsok Nyidon

According to the website of Amnesty International (USA) pop group Duran Duran's “78-03” USA tour this autumn will circulate a petition demanding the release of Phuntsok Nyidon, a Tibetan nun currently incarcerated at Drapchi Prison, Lhasa, the Tibetan capital.

Jordanian Prince Hassan bin Tallal, left, Bosnian Islamic cleric Mustapha Cerie, center, and Tibet's spiritual leader Dalai Lama arrive at a multi-religious meeting at the Municipal House in Prague on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2003. The event is attended by Jewish, Islamic, Buddhist and Christian representatives. Photo by CTK, Martin Sterba

Tibetan monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery use traditional colorful costumes and native instruments in their world healing tour. The monks will appear at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Oil City High School.

The Dalai Lama was in Berlin today to address the Tibet issue amid an official Chinese protest against the Buddhist leader's visit to Europe. The spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism was scheduled for a news conference and speech