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Leh, July 16 - Tibetan Buddhists in the Himalayan region of Ladakh recently celebrated the two-day Hemis festival. The main function was held at the isolated monastery of Hemis, 45 kilometers from Leh, capital of Ladakh.

Bhutanese spiritual leader-turned film director Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche looks at a trailer of his latest film, "Travellers and Magicians" on a laptop computer in New Delhi(AFP/File/Rob Elliot)

The silence of the lama has proved short-lived -- Bhutanese spiritual leader-turned film director Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, who won international acclaim in 2000 with his movie "The Cup", is ready to captivate audiences again with another dose of his Himalayan magic.

A group of 16 Indian pilgrims crossed the Lipu Lekh Pass from India into Tibet reaching Purang (Taklakot) on July 16, 2003 on their way to Mt. Kailash, according to the organizers of the tour.

Nine Tibetans who fled their homeland for political freedom were arrested in eastern Nepal for illegally entering the country, officials said on Wednesday.

With China mulling to construct a huge hydropower dam to tame river Brahmaputra that originates in Tibet, the water flow to India and Bangladesh is set to be affected. China's official Xinhua news agency today reported from Lhasa

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A 60-year-old Japanese mountaineer will form a seven-member party and leave for a two-month Himalayan mission next month in quest for the legendary and elusive Yeti, according to his family.

Dear Prime Minister, We write to you about your forthcoming visit to China and Hong Kong to urge that human rights issues be prominent on your agenda when you meet with President Hu Jintao and other senior officials.

The authorities in the Tibet Autonomous Region have stepped up the implementation of family planning policy with the despatch of 64 specially equipped vehicles to be used in different counties as mobile clinics.