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Dharamshala was tense with an overwhelming outpour of emotions yesterday as the casket, draped with the Tibetan National flag, carrying the body of Jamphel Yeshi entered the exile Tibetan headquarters

Even as news of Jamphel Yeshi's death began to spread around the world, another young Tibetan in the beleagured Ngaba region of Tibet passed away in a fiery protest on March 28.

The president of the largest Tibetan pro-independence group in exile, Tibetan Youth Congress, has been "banned entry" into India barely a few hours after Chinese President Hu Jintao was received with full state honours in New Delhi.

Jamphel Yeshi, 27 who set himself on fire on March 26 in an apparent protest against the continued Chinese occuation of Tibet breathed his last this morning.The doctors announced Jamphel Yeshi, clinically dead at 7:30 am(local time) today.

China arrested a popular Tibetan singer, Ugyen Tenzin after his album praising the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay went viral last month.

Tibetan activist are being randomly rounded up on “preventive measures” in the Indian Capital on the eve of Chinese President Hu Jintao’s visit. Tenzin Choekyi, General Secretary of Tibetan Youth Congress was arrested

Jamphel Yeshi continues to be in a critical condition, almost 24 hours after he set himself on fire in New Delhi at a massive gathering of Tibetans demanding international intervention in the crisis inside Tibet.

In one of the largest mass arrests, hundreds of Tibetans were arrested and many received severe beatings from the police while attempting to march to the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi today.

Jamphel Yeshi, the 27 year-old Tibetan who set himself on fire earlier today is currently in a "very serious" condition. Senior doctors at the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in the Indian capital say Jamphel Yeshi has suffered 98 per cent burns

A Tibetan youth today set himself on fire at a mass protest rally organised by the Tibetan Youth Congress in New Delhi, days ahead of Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to India.