Kalon Tripa to visit Tibetan settlements in South India

Kalon Tripa, Professor Samdong Rinpoche, will leave Dharamsala today on an official tour of Tibetan settlements in South India. The tour is expected to last from 1 to 12 June and will cover Bangalore, and settlements in Bylakuppe, Hunsur and Kollegal.

Central Board Exam results declare

The long wait is finally over for the students of classes X and XII. The Central Board of Secondary Examinaiton (CBSE) results for the two classes were declared last week.

Dharamsala condemns Tibetans’ Deportation

The Tibetans received a major setback today with the extradition of 18 Tibetan refugees to China by the Nepalese government. Condemning the act as shocking and ‘not a good gesture’, the Kalon Tripa of the Tibetan government based in Dharamsala

80 Tibetans Reportedly Detained

Three disciples of a condemned Tibetan monk are urging China to throw out his suspended death sentence, saying the bombing charges against Tenzin Deleg Rimpoche were false, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports.

Tibet part of China, Germany reaffirms

Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer reaffirmed Germany’s “One-China” policy Friday during a meeting with the Dalai Lama, saying that Tibet is part of the People’s Republic, a spokesman said.

Tibet part of China, Germany reaffirms

Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, turns to photographers before the beginning of a discussion on ‘Visions of Global Ethics’ during the first German ecumenical church convention in Berlin, Germany Friday, May 30, 2003. With more than 200.000 participants, the ecumenical convention is the first of its kind and size to bring together members of Germany’s predominant Catholic and Lutheran churches. The event, filled with music, lectures and discussions, will continue until June 1, 2003. (AP Photo/Franka Bruns)

Tibetan detainees deported under Chinese pressure

According to confirmed information received by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), the 18 Tibetan detainees were deported from Nepal to Tibet under pressure from the Chinese Embassy in Nepal. At 6 a.m. this morning, police officers from Hanuman Dhoka District Police Station forcefully led the group into a police van. It is reported that the group resisted but were overpowered by police who lifted the detainees and pushed them into the van.