Tibetans hold candle light vigil to highlight deteriorating HR situation in Driru

Five Dharamshala-based NGOs hold a candle light vigil on Tuesday to highlight deteriorating human rights situation in Driru County in Eastern Tibet (Phayul photo- Kunsang Gashon)

By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 3: Tibetans in McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala held a candle light vigil on Tuesday to highlight the deteriorating human rights situation in Driru County, Nagchu in Eastern Tibet. Over a hundred Tibetans and several locals participated in the vigil to pay respects to Lhamo, Tenzin Tharpa and Lhundrub Drakpa. The death […]

China to begin construction of the strategic Ya’an-Nyingtri railway line in Tibet

Workers along the Sichaun-Tibet railway line (People's Daily Online)

By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 3: China is set to begin construction of the strategic railway line connecting Ya’an in Sichuan Province and Nyingtri (Ch. Linzhi) in Tibet Autonomous Region according to Chinese state-run Global Times. The project is part of the larger Sichuan-Tibet railway line.   The Ya’an-Nyingtri section runs 1,011 kilometres and will […]