Planning Commission formally launched
“Henceforth, the Planning Council will be referred to as the Planning Commission and the office of Planning Council as the office of Planning Commission……. “, the Health and Finance Kalon Lobsang Nyandak read out the
Planning Commission formally launched
Kalon Tripa Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche (m) speaks during the inaugural function
TYC drama competition focuses on present Tibetan tragedy
One can sense the anger rising inside the hall as the green uniformed Chinese officer beats the Tibetan prisoner. The next moment, in another scene, a deafening silence prevails which was occasionally disrupted by the stifling cry of the ladies in one corner.
TYC drama competition focuses on present Tibetan tragedy
Gangtok’s RTYC president receiving the prize from the former Kalon Tripa Sonam Topgyal
UNESCO programme to protect Yading Reserve in Eastern Tibet
According to a UNESCO press release on 10 July 2003, Fifteen new sites in 10 countries have been added to UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves, including the first members of the network in Slovenia and Yemen.
17 workers feared dead in Tibet landslide
At least 17 workers were buried and are presumed dead in a landslide on the Sichuan-Tibet highway, a major road that connects southwestern China with the Himalayan plateau, state media reported on Friday.
India, China closer to talks on border dispute, Sikkim resolved
Indian Foreign Minister Yashwant Sinha said Thursday that preparations were underway for the first high-level talks with China to resolve a border dispute that led the two Asian neighbours to war in 1962.
First rail link to Tibet must be safe: China
Chinese Railways Minister Liu Zhijun has said the first-ever railway link to the remote Himalayan region of Tibet should be first-class and safe. During an inspection tour of the Qinghai-Tibet railway construction site
Tibet: Summary of the Public Meeting “What future for Tibet, What future for the Tibetan cause?”
Introducing the meeting, Bruno Mellano (Radical member of the Regional Council and Co-ordinator of the Italian Association of Communes, Provinces and Regions for Tibet) recalled the following passage from the European Parliament Resolution of 6 July 2000:”
Key issues separate India and China
Lately, there has been some forward movement in India-China relations. Indeed, they have come a long way since 1998 when New Delhi justified its nuclear tests, citing a security threat from China. India no longer maintains this view.