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Ms Ngawang Sangdrol is on a brief visit to Paris, France, to thank the French Government and people who had staunchly campaigned for her freedom from prison. Sangdrol is accompanied by Ms Dechen Pemba, ICT, Germany.

Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, on Saturday said a step-by-step progress would be made in resolving the Tibetan issue. "Even after more than 50 years, the resolve and moral strength of Tibetans have been kept intact.

Tibetan journalists Saturday requested the Chinese ambassador in New Delhi, Hua Jundua, to give them permission to go to Tibet and cover the situation in the Himalayan region.

Far from the madding crowd that followed Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani everywhere on Sunday, a small group of 50 to 60 people, many of them Buddhist monks, gathered at the Chitrakoot Art Gallery a little before noon to celebrate the birthday of the Dalai Lama.

The 68th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama that falls today was celebrated here in London yesterday with colourful Tibetan traditional songs and dances that won appreciative applause from the audience who filled the Westminster Cathedral Hall and its balcony.

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Taking a positive view of Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's recent visit to China, the Tibetan government-in-exile has said the joint statement issued during the visit should be accepted as an effort towards peace in Asia which will also lead to peace in Tibet.

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Hundreds of Tibetans and well wishers today thronged the main ground in front of Tsuglhaking to celebrate the 68th Birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The celebration began very early with the incense burning ceremony at Lhagyal Ri