5.5 earthquake shakes Tibet; no casualties reported
DHARAMSHALA: A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.5 on the Richter scale shook Tibet on Tuesday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The quake struck in central Tibet at 16:39 pm (0839 GMT) at a depth of…
European Parliament Adopts Resolution in Support of Tibetan Language
DHARAMSHALA: Condemning the use of Chinese government plan to make Chinese as main medium of instruction in Tibet, the European Parliament on Thursday MEPs voting in Strasbourg adopted a resolution in support of a language policy in which all subjects can…
Australian Parliament Convenes Hearing on Tibet
Canberra: Australia’s Parliamentary Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Human Rights convened a hearing on Tibet, including “the status of dialogue between the envoys of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Chinese leadership, and human rights situation inside Tibet”….
Senior Member of the Panchen Lama Search Party Dies
Dharamshala: Jampa Chungla, a senior Tibetan official of the late Tenth Panchen Lama who remained behind bars and house arrest under tight Chinese government control since 1995 for his role in searching for the reincarnation of the latter, passed away…