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Tourism minister Vijay Singh Mankotia has urged the prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile, Samdung Rinpoche, to intervene and ensure that all the Tibetan refugees coming to India either from Tibet or other parts of India

Hollywood stars Richard Gere and Goldie Hawn will soon shine their benevolence on McLeodganj. The two high-profile followers of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who is headquartered in this picturesque hill town, have reportedly offered $1 million for this Op Cleanup

The Tenth Seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies (IATS) is being held at the University of Oxford, England, from September 6 to 12, 2003.

The inaugural function of the 3-day All India Tibet Support Group conference, organized by Indian Core Group for Tibetan Cause was held at Agarsen Bhavan, Chandigarh today. 200 delegates representing various Tibet Support Groups from 15 different states of India

The Kalon Tripa and his cabinet (Kashag) talking to reporters

The Kalon Tripa said that through the well-set policy of middle path of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, he is hopeful of a negotiation with the Beijing leadership in a reasonable time frame.

The Dalai Lama laughs during his speech at the University of San Francisco on Friday, Sept. 5, 2003, in San Francisco. The Dalai Lama received an honorary doctorate of humane letters. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

The Dalai Lama brought a message of hope to a Jesuit-run university where he collected an honorary degree Friday and launched a 16-day U.S. tour that also will take him to Boston, New York, and Washington D.C. to meet with members of the Bush administration.

The spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, the Dalai Lama, has begun a three-week trip to the United States amid strong protests from China. The visit kicks off in San Francisco Thursday, before he heads east and, more contentiously, to Washington.

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama is visiting the capitals of Spain and France from October 7 to 17, 2003. It will the 6th visit to Spain and 19th to France.