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Hundreds of devotees are thronging Dharamsala town for the special discourse on Buddhist tantra by Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. Spread over 10 days, the session has been divided into three parts.

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A gilded statue of the Sixth Dalai Lama, Tsangyang Gyatso, has been found in a stupa, which collapsed in Alashan in Inner Mongolia in July this year. The statue weighs around 25 kg (55 Pound) and is believed to be over 300 years old.

The Tibetan Welfare Office, Kullu Region, led a relief operation to help the victims of the recent flashflood at Kangni Nallah. Regional chapters of Tibetan Youth Congress and Tibetan Women's Association also took part in this benevolent programme.

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Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi indicated Monday that Japan has not yet decided whether to allow the Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, to enter Japan, despite a request from China to prevent his entry, a Japanese official said.

The Australia Tibet Council (ATC) is urging the public to write to Prime Minister John Howard to encourage China to begin dialogue on Tibet during his meetings with Chinese leaders in Beijing from August 17 to 19, 2003.

The Dalai Lama has given an interview to Kaifang (Open), a monthly magazine published in Chinese from Hong Kong, in which he responds to Chinese concerns and suspicions on the issue of Tibet.

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Chief Tibetan Election Commissioner Namgyal Dorjee Teykhang from Dharamsala is visiting Washington, D.C. from August 17 to 19, 2003 to meet members of the Tibetan community as well as exchange views with American election experts.