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Look one direction over the rock and mud walls of Tibet’s oldest building, and the gold and olive-coloured barley fields look like mats padding the Yarlung Valley, the cradle of Tibetan civilisation.

In a press release issued today by the National Democratic party of Tibet here at Dharamsala, an immense grief and condolence have been expressed to the victims and relatives of the terrorist attack in Mumbai few days back.

A police officer stands guard at the huge silk portrait of the Sakyamuni Buddha with incense burned on a hillside above the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2003 in China. Thousands of pilgrims climbed the hillside to view the 42 meter-high portrait, or tanka, which was unveiled in a ceremony to celebrate the anniversary of the birth of Buddha. The ceremony has been performed annually at the monastery since the 15th century. Photo by Eugene Hoshiko

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Tibetan Youth Congress of New York and New Jersey organized the semi final and the final matches of Pawo Thupten Ngodup Basketball tournament on August 24th. There were sixteen teams but only 14 played as two withdrew from the tournament.

Yesterday was a memorable day for the Friuli-Venice Giulia Buddhist community when Sakya Trizin, the highest authority in the Sakya sect of Tibetan Buddhism, arrived in Trieste.

China is giving a dramatic facelift to the Potala Palace, former home of the exiled Dalai Lama, as part of Beijing's efforts to protect the most lucrative and culturally sensitive symbols of the restive region.

If the exiled Dalai Lama is permitted to return to Tibet it is highly unlikely he would be allowed to live in his traditional home, the 1,300-year-old Potala Palace, officials said Tuesday.

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Tibet Gov. Jampa Phuntsok speaks to foreign journalists during a press conference Monday, Aug. 25, 2003 in Lhasa, Tibet, far west of China. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)