UK’s Liberal Democrat MP, Mr Norman Baker (C), Mr Tim Loughton, Conservative MP (2nd R) and Ms Julie Morgan, Labour MP, address press conference during their visit to Dharamshala, India, on 10 September 2008. Also seen in the picture (from…

File photo of Taktser Rinpoche/ Courtesy: Jeremy Hogan, Herald-Times. Dharamshala: The Central Tibetan Administration mourns the demise of Taktser Rinpoche Thupten Jigme Norbu, former representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Japan and former abbot of Kumbum monastery in…

2 September 2008: On this special occasion of the 48th anniversary of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s extraordinary efforts to transform the Tibetan polity into a genuine democracy, the Kashag – as a way of expressing its immense gratitude to…

His Holiness the Dalai Lama leaves Lilavati hospital in Mumbai, on Monday morning, 1 September 2008, smiling and waving to waiting photographers. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe (INDIA) Dharamshala: His Holiness the Dalai Lama left hospital in Mumbai on Monday morning, smiling and…

Since arriving in Mumbai yesterday afternoon, His Holiness the Dalai Lama underwent some medical tests. The doctors attending on him have given assurances that there is absolutely no cause for concern. All that he needs is a good rest.

His Holiness will therefore join from Mumbai in the 12-hour fasting and prayers for peace and freedom that are being organized in Dharamsala and elsewhere on Saturday, 30 August 2008 by the Tibetan Solidarity Committee.