Tibetans gather to celebrate Dalai birthday
Far from the madding crowd that followed Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani everywhere on Sunday, a small group of 50 to 60 people, many of them Buddhist monks, gathered at the Chitrakoot Art Gallery a little before noon to celebrate the birthday of the Dalai Lama.
Tibetan journalist seek permission to cover Tibet
Tibetan journalists Saturday requested the Chinese ambassador in New Delhi, Hua Jundua, to give them permission to go to Tibet and cover the situation in the Himalayan region.
Dalai Lama hopeful of step-by-step progress on Tibet
Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, on Saturday said a step-by-step progress would be made in resolving the Tibetan issue. “Even after more than 50 years, the resolve and moral strength of Tibetans have been kept intact.
Birthday of Dalai Lama celebrated
The 69th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama was celebrated at Siddharth Vihar in Itanagar on Sunday with traditional gaiety and festivity. The day-long programme started with unfurling of a “prayer flag”, mass prayer and lighting of
Tibetan association leader says relations markedly improved
Established in January and inaugurated in April, the quasi-official Taiwan-Tibet Exchange Foundation is the secondary agency to deal with Tibetan business in addition to the Cabinet’s Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission.
Tibetan association leader says relations markedly improved
Joseph Wu, secretary-general of the Taiwan-Tibet Exchange Foundation, holds a photo of the Dalai Lama presenting President Chen Shui-bian with a shawl. (PHOTO: GEORGE TSORNG)