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Over 40 injured after passenger plane catches fire on runway in China
Beijing: More than 40 people have been injured after a passenger plane veered off the runway during take-off and caught fire at an airport in southwest China‘s Chongqing on Thursday. The passenger…
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Boy chosen as Panchen Lama by Dalai Lama leading a ‘normal life’ as Chinese citizen: China
Beijing: China on Tuesday said a Tibetan boy, who disappeared 27 years ago after being incarnated as Panchen Lama by the Dalai Lama is leading a normal life as a Chinese citizen…
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Dalai Lama makes first public appearance after over 2 yrs
Dharamshala: Making his first public appearance after over two years since the outbreak of Covid, the Dalai Lama on Friday said that he is in good health and can “even play boxing…
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Xi praises PLA’s model border battalion in Tibet
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has praised a border-guard battalion in Tibet, which shares boundary with the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, saying its troops have done a great job in the…
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Xi Jinping makes rare visit to Tibetan town bordering Arunachal Pradesh
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has made a rare visit to Nyingchi, a strategically located Tibetan border town close to Arunachal Pradesh, the official media reported on Friday. Xi arrived at the…
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Pelosi greets Tibetan President-elect Tsering
Dharamsala: The Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, has congratulated Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) President-elect Penpa Tsering after his victory in the general elections. “Congratulations on your election as Sikyong…
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World Uyghur Congress calls for Magnitsky sanctions on China over human rights abuse
Brussels: Calling for Magnitsky sanctions on the Chinese leadership and other entities, Benedict Rogers, the co-founder of Hong Kong Watch and adviser to the World Uyghur Congress said that human rights are…
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After Mekong, China focuses to take control over Brahmaputra’s water
Beijing: In yet another example where China has run into rough waters with its neighbours, the country has planned to build the world’s biggest dam on River Brahmaputra – a 60-gigawatt mega-dam…
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Xi calls for building new modern socialist’ Tibet
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for building a “new modern socialist” Tibet, constructing an “impregnable wall” against separatism in the sensitive Himalayan region and “sinicisation” of the Tibetan Buddhism, the official…
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Tibet reports first confirmed case of coronavirus
Lhasa: Tibet reported its first confirmed case of coronavirus on Thursday, involving a person hailing from the Chinese province of Hubei, local health authorities said. The 34-year old patient, surnamed Zhang from…
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Nepal halts Tibetans from holding Dalai Lama’s birthday celebrations
Kathmandu: Authorities here have stopped the Tibetan community from holding events to commemorate the 84th birthday of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, over security concerns. The Nepal government beefed up security…
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30 years of Tiananmen Massacre observed in Dharamshala
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh): Activists and students from China and Tibet here on Thursday gathered to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Tiananmen Massacre that marked a major turning point in the history of…
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US envoy on rare visit to Tibet
Washington: Amidst trade tensions between Beijing and Washington, US ambassador to China, Terry Branstad, is on a rare visit to disputed Tibet. It is the first visit by any US envoy to…
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Dalai Lama discharged from hospital
New Delhi:The Dalai Lama left a New Delhi hospital Friday after three days of treatment for a chest infection, but the 83-year-old will need several days of rest before returning to his…
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Dalai Lama set to be discharged from hospital Friday
New Delhi: The Dalai Lama is “doing very well” and will likely be discharged from hospital in New Delhi on Friday as he recovers from a chest infection, his spokesman told AFP…
