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Immediate Relief Announced for Fire Affected
Posted on Nov 13, 2005
Immediate Relief Announced for Fire Affected
Friday, 11 November 2005, 3:25
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Dharamshala: As a token of immediate relief, the Central Tibetan Administration has announced Rs. 7,500/- each to the families affected by the fire that broke out yesterday at Jodhpur's Tibetan sweater market.
Speaking to TibetNet, Home Secretary Tsering Dhondup said that the Welfare Officer at Delhi has been assigned to visit the place and assess the situation.
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Fire Destroys 17 Tibetan Shops in Jodhpur, No Fatal Injury Reported
Posted on Nov 13, 2005
Fire Destroys 17 Tibetan Shops in Jodhpur, No Fatal Injury Reported
Friday, 11 November 2005, 3:02
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Dharamshala: Nearly 17 Tibetan shops in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, were gutted by fire yesterday.
However, except for a few with minor burns, no fatal injury has occurred to any Tibetan, Yeshi Kesang, an executive member of the local Tibetan fraternity, told TibetNet on phone.
| Kalon Tripa to Attend the 4th World Parliamentarians' Convention on Tibet
Posted on Nov 13, 2005
Dharamshala: Kalon Tripa Professor Samdong Rinpoche will attend the fourth World Parliamentarians' Convention on Tibet (WPCT) to be held in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 18 and 19 November.
Kalon Tripa will also address the convention.
On 15 November, Kalon Tripa will leave for Delhi from where he will fly to Scotland on 17 November.
| Dalai Lama needles US over democratic rights
Posted on Nov 11, 2005
Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, took a rare swipe at the United States, saying he was puzzled why residents in the capital of the world's oldest democracy have no Congressional
| Fire in Jodhpur Tibetan Market Destroys 17 Shops
Posted on Nov 11, 2005
In what turned out to be a tragic beginning of their winter business for the Tibetans trading sweaters in western Indian town of Jodhpur, 17 Tibetan shops in the town's Tibetan sweater sellers' market have been
| Heavy Metals in Tibetan Medicine: dilemma or a magical remedy
Posted on Nov 11, 2005
Heavy Metals in Tibetan Medicine: dilemma or a magical remedy
Sent by Email[Thursday, November 10, 2005 17:27]
Dr. Tenzin Namdul
Clinical Researcher
Men-Tsee-Khang, Dharamsala
Gone are the days when people asked the very meaning of Tibetan or Tibet before they tried to know about Tibetan Medicine. Tibetan culture has caught the pulse of people all around the world and so has the Tibetan healing science. Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and medicine have set a benchmark for the very identity of Tibetan people. It is no longer related solely with being "in-vogue" to be associated with Buddhist philosophy or Tibetan medicine but the scientist and physicians all over the world have begun taking it into their mainstream exploration of expanding their knowledge about mind and body. Researchers and physicians in medical fraternity have started to realise the high rate of efficacy of Tibetan medicine in treating many chronic diseases, which have either very remote or no specific treatment in western medicine so far.
| His Holiness Meets President Bush at White House
Posted on Nov 11, 2005
His Holiness Meets President Bush at White House
Thursday, 10 November 2005, 9:14 AM
Washington (ICT): US President Bush welcomed His Holiness the Dalai Lama to the White House yesterday afternoon, and expressed his strong support for His Holiness' efforts to find a negotiated solution with the Chinese leadership. His Holiness mentioned to the President that he felt it was a "reunion of old friends".
| Bush meets Dalai Lama, ignoring China?s objections
Posted on Nov 10, 2005
Bush meets Dalai Lama, ignoring China?s objections
Herald News Daily[Thursday, November 10, 2005 10:07]
WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush President George W. Bush met at the White House on Wednesday with the Dalai Lama, exiled spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, ignoring objections from China 10 days before he makes an official visit to Beijing
| Updates on His Holiness US Visit
Posted on Nov 10, 2005
Updates on His Holiness US Visit
Wednesday, 9 November 2005, 11:02 AM
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Dharamshala: The White House spokesman yesterday announced that President Bush would be meeting His Holiness the Dalai Lama today afternoon.
His Holiness attended the first day session of the Mind & Life Conference yesterday. Prior to this he gave a brief media opportunity at the conference venue.
| Updates on His Holiness' US Visit
Posted on Nov 10, 2005
Updates on His Holiness' US Visit
Wednesday, 9 November 2005, 10:39
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Dharamshala: His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived in Washington D.C. on Monday evening around 4 pm. He was received at the airport by Special Envoy Kasur Gyari Rinpoche, and was received by over 100 members of the Tibetan community, ICT Staff, Mind & Life Institute staff, US Special Coordinator Paula Dobriansky, and the deputy head of the Indian Embassy, Ambassador Raminder Singh Jassal, and others outside the hotel.
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