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Lhasa city : Burgeoning market

Kesang Dhundup, a typical Tibetan farmer, grows vegetables, barley and other food grains in his farm land. Dhundup, 58, who lives in a village 50 kilometer east of Lhasa, the capital of Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR)

Terming the denial of visa by the Russian government to Buddhist spiritual head the Dalai Lama as ''most unfortunate'', an official of the Tibetan-government-in-exile here today said the decision was taken under pressure from China.

Karma Choephel and Karma Yeshi drew in crowds of 120 plus who gathered to hear our distinguished speakers elaborate on contemporary Tibet in an event organised by Students for a Free Tibet –UK (SFT UK) and SFT Dharamsala.

A Canadian scholar on Asia, Thomas S. Axworthy, has urged Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien to see whether Canada could play a role in helping the Tibet-China dialogue move forward. Axworthy, who served the Canadian government for many years

Democracy Now! asks Nobel Peace Prize winner His Holiness the Dalai Lama for his views on the invasion of Iraq, September 11th and U.S. foreign policy following a New York Times article titled “Dalai Lama Says Terror May Need a Violent Reply.”

Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama says he would go to any lengths to settle the issue of Tibet, including going to China for talks with Beijing, which took control of the Himalayan region in 1951.(AFP/file/Justin Sullivan)

The spiritual leader of Tibet, the Dalai Lama, said he was willing to do almost anything to settle the issue of Tibet, even if it meant going to China personally.

Many people are not aware that it is possible for the human body to survive for years on only three pills a day. Dr. Barry Clark, an expert on the ancient Tibetan medical system, presented his lecture "Rejuvenation Methods and Essence-Extraction Techniques in the Tibetan Tradition"

The Assembly of Tibetan People's Deputies (Tibetan Parliament in Exile) in a press statement issued today expressed "deep sense of disappointment and regret" with the Russian decision to deny a visa to His Holiness the Dalai Lama