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The wait for the 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinlay Dorjee , who heads the Kagyu Karma sect of Tibetan Buddhists to visit the Rumtek monastery in Sikkim may soon be over as there is a hint from the Centre that he may be allowed to visit the monastery.

India on Thursday accused China of cross-border intrusion by troops and said the incident last month ran counter to the spirit of a landmark accord to maintain peace on the disputed frontiers.

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) today became the first Indian political party to visit Tibet when a three-member delegation was allowed in by the Chinese government to tour the sensitive remote Himalayan region.

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Michael Peranti's book reading in San Francisco this evening on his latest, "The Assasination of Julius Ceaser", was a delectable fare. The fifty something-strong audience sat riveted through his hour-long discourse on the explosive days of ancient Rome

Saying that it has not recognised Arunachal Pradesh as part of India, China today alleged that "Indian people" crossed the eastern sector of Line of Actual Control in the north-eastern state and not its forces as claimed by New Delhi.

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The Sakya Trizin, an eminent Tibetan Buddhist master and head of the Sakya Order of Tibetan Buddhism, is visiting Washington, D.C. from July 29 to 30, 2003 to give a series of Buddhist teachings.

As requested by Bliss and Wisdom Monastery Corp. Tapei, Taiwan His Holiness the Dalai Lama will continue his teaching at Thekchen Choeling Monastery (Tibetan Temple courtyard) on Je Tsongakhapa's Ngagrim Chenmo

A panel discussion organised by the Bharat-Thibet Sahyog Manch, Himachal Pradesh at Dauladhar hotel yesterday drew in a large audience from the locality. The discussion, on the recent visit of Indian Prime Minister and its impact on Tibet