News |
Tibet train leads to Nathu-La buzz
Posted on Aug 09, 2006
The Asian Age[Tuesday, August 08, 2006 10:10]
By Kaushik Mitter
Lhasa (Tibet), August 7 - As the 30-hour-long train ride from Lanzhou in the heart of western China, traversing almost 2,000 km across the Gobi Desert and then the plateau known as the Roof of the World, finally rolled into the Tibetan capital?s spanking new railway station on the dot of 10.30 pm Sunday, and the brilliantly-lit Potala Palace shimmered magically in the night sky on the short journey into town, the buzz in this modern city once fabled as Shangri-La appeared to be centred around Nathu-La, and what the reopening of that pass signified for Tibet?s new place in the sun.
|
China's 'Sky Train' - fast-track to genocide?
Posted on Aug 07, 2006
China's 'Sky Train' - fast-track to genocide? Green Left Weekly[Monday, August 07, 2006 12:28]
By Lynette Dumble & Susanne Menihane
July 1 marked the departure of the first train from Beijing to the roof of the world, with President Hu Jintao trumpeting an engineering feat that puts China?s interests within 48 hours of Tibet?s heartland, as opposed to weeks and months via land routes. Coincidentally, the launch marked the onset of intensified political repression in Tibet, with the Communist Party?s Tibet secretary Zhang Qingli announcing that the struggle against the Dalai Lama and his supporters was a ?fight to the death?.
| TWA president participates at U.N Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women meeting
Posted on Aug 07, 2006
TWA president participates at U.N Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women meeting TWA[Monday, August 07, 2006 12:32]
Press Release
Contact: Dr. B.Tsering (President, TWA): tibwomen@yahoo.com
Mrs. Tenzin Bhuti (Vice President, TWA): 91 (1892) 221198 / 221527
Dr. B. Tsering
TWA's participation in international forums such as CEDAW is critical to safeguarding the rights of women in China, Tibet and in exile. One of the core objectives of TWA is to garner international support to the issue of Tibetan Women and to this end, TWA sensed it imperative to hold ties with International Women?s Organizations and to use the U.N platform to achieve the same.
| Bodhi tree cut shocks Gaya, DM says it?s an old scar
Posted on Jul 21, 2006
Patna, July 20:The Buddhist heritage town of Bodh Gaya was in for a shock on Thursday when some locals discovered that a branch of the sacred Bodhi Tree on the premises of the Maha Bodhi Temple had been chopped off.
The Maha Bodhi Temple is a world heritage site and one of the most sacred destinations for Buddhists around the world. The Bodhi Tree is believed to be the sixth generation of the peepal (Ficus religiosa) tree under which Gautam Buddha attained enlightenment some 2,500 years ago.
| Devotees flock Tibet?s Kumbum monastery as rumour of Dalai Lama visit spreads
Posted on Jul 16, 2006
Devotees flock Tibet?s Kumbum monastery as rumour of Dalai Lama visit spreads Phayul[Saturday, July 15, 2006 18:21]
Delhi, July 15 : A rumour has spread like a wildlife in Tibet that His Holiness the Dalai Lama is on a visit to Tibet and China. The news has caused impatient and enthusiastic rush among Tibetans especially those living around Kumbum Jampaling (also known as Ta?er) monastery in the traditional Tibetan province of Amdo, now incorporated into Xining, capital of Qinghai province.
| Team Tibet to play in All Nations Cup
Posted on Jul 16, 2006
Phayul[Saturday, July 15, 2006 11:13]
Seattle, July 14 : For the first time ever, Tibet will be represented at a North American Soccer tournament. Team Tibet is one of the 37 nations competing in the All Nations Cup Qualifiers Festival Weekend from July 14 ? 16. Team Tibet is comprised of 21 exile Tibetans, most of whom were born and raised in India or Nepal or had fled into exile in their youth.
| Tibetan PM reminds youths of refugee status
Posted on Jul 14, 2006
Tibetan PM reminds youths of refugee status
The Tribune[Friday, July 14, 2006 14:00]
By Vibhor Mohan
Dharamsala, July 13: The re-elected Tibetan Prime Minister, Mr Samdhong Rinpoche, here today called upon the Tibetan youth to give up their lavish lifestyle, as they should keep in mind that they were refugees and should work hard.
| Tibetan Assembly to Meet for its Second Session
Posted on Jul 14, 2006
Dharamshala: The Assembly of the Tibetan People's Deputies (ATPD) will meet again from 30th September to 7th October 2006 for its winter session here.
This is the second session of the 14th Tibetan Assembly since its opening this June.
| China unhappy over Tibet refugees
Posted on Jul 04, 2006
China unhappy over Tibet refugees
Kantipur Report
KATHMANDU, July 4 - China has taken up seriously with the Nepal government the matter of "vulnerable" Tibetan refugees currently in Nepal being resettled in the United States, said Deputy Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli here Monday.
Replying to questions from members of the parliamentary committee on Foreign Affairs and Human Rights, DPM and Foreign Minister Oli said these concerns were raised with him by Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing in Geneva recently.
| Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche Re-Elected Kalon Tripa
Posted on Jul 02, 2006
Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche Re-Elected Kalon Tripa TibetNet[Saturday, July 01, 2006 19:29]
The Election Commissioners of the CTA (Photo: Prem Sood)
Dharamshala, July 1 - Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche has won the final round of election again for the second time with a landslide majority of 90.72% of the total votes cast.
|
|
