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China demonstrates prowess of 'Lhasa' destroyer, may aim smaller rivals li
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 18 (ANI): Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's second Type 055 stealth guided missile destroyer the Lhasa tested the vessel's air defence, maritime attack and anti-submarine capabilities in a three-day military exercise in Yellow Sea on May 15, stated Global Tim
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Climate change responsible for disappearance of Tibetan Kingdom?
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], May 17 (ANI): Temperature sensitivity tests on barley distribution, the principal cultivated cereal in Tibet, suggest that climate change or a decline in temperature led to a decreased crop yield that may have factored into the disappearance of the Guge Kingdom in Western Tibe
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Dalai Lama, peace are synonyms for each other
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], May 12 (ANI): These days the word 'Dalai Lama' and 'peace' have become synonyms for each other. In a popular television show, "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver", a British-American comedian and television host asked his American audience to describe the Dalai Lama. The spiri
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China miffed with Tibetan leader's testimony before Canadian parliament
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], May 12 (ANI): The recent testimony by the Tibetan government-in-exile's President, Penpa Tsering at the Canadian House of Commons has drawn strong disapproval from the Chinese Embassy in Canada on Saturday.
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China carrying out displacement of Tibetans in garb of environmental actio
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], May 9 (ANI): Under the garb of environmental protection, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Tibet is carrying out the oppression of the local nomads, and damming the numerous rivers that originate on the roof of the world, a media report said, calling the actions as 'greenwa
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China attempting for long to erase Tibetan language: Report
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], May 8 (ANI): The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been attempting for decades to suppress and ultimately eradicate the Tibetan language using means like forcing children to study in colonial style boarding schools and arresting teachers, even as the locals resist the subversi
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Journey of Buddhism, from India to Tibet
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], April 29 (ANI): The Students for a Free Tibet-India (SFT) celebrated the 33rd birthday of the 11th Panchen Lama in the north Indian hill town of Dharamshala which reflects India and Tibet's friendly relationship. But their relationship has not flourished in overnight.
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Beijing pressures Tibetans to 'speak in Chinese'
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], April 26 (ANI): Chinese officials in rural Tibet are forcing village leaders to speak in Chinese and pressurizing them to support language policies mandated by Beijing," a media report said.
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Why did Beijing kidnap Panchen Lama and continue to keep his whereabouts u
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], April 26 (ANI): More than two decades since the 11th Panchen Lama was abducted and kidnapped. Tibetans around the world and most ardently those in Tibet, still hope to see him in person again.
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Crackdown on Tibetan language and cultural education continues
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], April 24 (ANI): China orders Tibetan private schools to be closed and students enrolled in Chinese medium schools in Sershul County, said a Dharamsala based rights organisation.
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China targetting social media handles of Tibetan government-in-exile: Repo
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], April 20 (ANI): China is targetting the social media handles of the officials of the Tibetan government-in-exile and human rights activists in a bid to silence the voice raised against the Chinese occupation of Tibet, a media report said.
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Yak meat, drinking water carried to pandemic-hit Shanghai from Tibet
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], April 20 (ANI): As the Chinese city of Shanghai continues to reel under the recent surge in COVID-19 cases, "anti-epidemic supplies" including 100 tonnes of dried yak meat and 3,000 tonnes of drinking water were transported there from Tibet.
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