China sets religion rules amid “socio-economic change”
Officially atheist China, criticised overseas for its intolerance of religion, has announced new rules enshrining religious belief as a basic human right as it confronts social and economic change.
BHU professor joins Science for Monks project
A professor at Black Hills State University has been picked to be part of a program that teaches science to monastic scholars in India.
HP to allow Tibetans to draw ration on permit
The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to allow the Tibetan community living in the state to draw ration from fair price shops on permits.
Ladakh residents begin New Year celebrations
Residents of the Ladakhi capital are celebrating the famous ‘Losar’ or New Year festival in the belief that the Gods would be pleased and the evil spirits would be waved off. Losar is being celebrated two months in advance to the actual new year as per tradition.
Promoting Vegetaranism: an Interview
“Where Tibetans go, butchers flourish,” they say. But this is soon to end if efforts of a lone Tibetan youth is to bear fruit. Tenzin Kunga Luding, a Tibetan youth is on a mission to bring about vegetarianism in the Tibetan society.
Hastening slowly
There is forward movement, however slow, in setting direction for clearing away the blocks in the India-China relationship. But, India has still to come to terms with the past and the demands of the present.
Taiwan Protests Proposed Chinese Secession Law
Taiwan angrily denounced a proposed anti-secession law being considered in Beijing. Officials in Taipei say the new law could provide mainland China with a legal pretext for a military assault on Taiwan.