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Toni Hagen was a good friend of the Dalai Lama (Keystone Archive)

Toni Hagen, the Swiss geologist and humanitarian expert who dedicated years of his life to Nepal, has died at the age of 85. Hagen was regarded as a pioneer in the field of development aid, undertaking missions to the Himalayas

As the 59th session of the UN Commission on Human Rights ended its fifth week of work on 17 April, Switzerland while announcing its candidature for the membership of this UN human rights body for the period 2007-2009, appealed to China, Iran and United States of America to immediately suspend the practice of executions.

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Around 35 music teachers have arrived in Dharamsala to attend a workshop on Tibetan traditional music, conducted by the Education Department in coordination with the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA).

Two Tibetan monks visited the local community college to share their culture and give the college's new renovations their blessing on Monday. Venerable Tenzin Thutop and Venerable Lobsang Gyaltsen paid a visit to the Community

According to exclusive information from Tibet, a reliable source has indicated that Chadrel Rinpoche is under house arrest in an isolated resort (Chinese: dujian cun) south of Dib military camp (Tib Translit: Sgrib dmag khang) in Lhasa.

A Five member delegation from the Assembly of Tibetan People’s Deputies will meet the ‘All party Indian parliamentary group for Tibet’ (APIPGT) on the 24th of April in Delhi. The Tibetan Assembly delegation is headed by the Vice-Chairperson Ms. Gyari Dolma.

Samdhong Rinpoche(AFP/File)

The exiled Tibetan Prime Minister Samdhong Rinpoche called on India to help resolve the Tibetan issue. "A process of dialogue is going on between our government (the Dalai Lama's exiled Tibetan government) and the Chinese leadership," Rinpoche said Sunday.