Day: June 19, 2003

More music than before

Walk down the twin lanes of Mcleod Ganj streets and you will hear variant notes of tunes being played from different corners. The songs are now familiar and easily hummed by the passerby. The fact that the small hill town in Dharamsala has

Monks hit road with sides of fries

For nearly a year, seven Tibetan monks have endured greasy fast food and long drives on freeways as they criss-cross North America in a van to share the tragic story of the young Panchen Lama, the lost child of Tibet.

Preferential bill out of US Senate

A statement received exclusively by The Kathmandu Post today from the office of United States Senator Dianne Feinstein said that the Senator has withdrawn a preferential legislation from the US Senate that sought to allow duty-and quota-free market access to Nepali garments in the US.

China, India may resolve Sikkim issue

China’s refusal to concede India’s sovereignty over Sikkim has been one of the major thorns in the relations between the two nations. But recent media reports indicate that both New Delhi and Beijing are burning the midnight oil to arrive at

Dancing monks keep the peace

A group of nine Tibetan monks are touring the world, with the help of Chicago actor Richard Gere, in an effort to promote world peace. They played London’s Mermaid Theatre on Tuesday night.