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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.

More than 250 Tibetans and their Belgian friends celebrated the 68th Birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama yesterday at Karma Sonam Gyatso Ling Tibetan Buddhist Centre in Schoten near the Belgian city of Antwerpen.

Kalon Tripa Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche(R), Shri Yash Pal Mittal(Centre) and Shri Mohan Lal, former education minister of Punjab (L) after the inaugural ceremony.

'Shri Yash Pal Mittal has been an ardent supporter of the Tibet cause and is one among few who still continues to practice the principles expounded by Mahatma Gandhi," Kalon Tripa Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche said in his introductory speech

India today vehemently denied that it had made any compromise with its stand on Tibet as opposition parties hailed the achievements made in Sino-Indian relations during Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's recent visit to China.

A moderate earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale rattled China's mountainous Tibet region on Monday but no casualties were reported, state television and a seismological official said.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama's birthday was celebrated with much joy and gusto in Paris. As usual it was jointly organised at the Pagoda, Bois de Vincennce, by the Tibetan Comunity in France and the Bureau du Tibet, on July 6.

The Melbourne Tibetan Community of Australia celebrated 68th Birthday of His Holiness The Dalai Lama with the Australia Tibet Council and Tibet Welfare Group on Sunday July 6 at the Petrie Community Hall of Montmorency.

The 69th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama was celebrated at Siddharth Vihar in Itanagar on Sunday with traditional gaiety and festivity. The day-long programme started with unfurling of a "prayer flag", mass prayer and lighting of