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Tibetans in Delhi organise prayer session to mark 48th Democracy Day

Tibet MapNew Delhi, Sept 2 : The Tibetans-in-exile today organised a prayer session in New Delhi to mark the 48th anniversary of their government-in-exile at Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh.

Tibetans do not celebrate the occasion with fanfare, but they perform prayers to mark the Democracy Day.

Tibetan activists, attending the special session, said that they were taking a small break from the months-long protest but the struggle would continue with the same vigour.

Kiren Rijiju, an MP from Arunachal Pradesh, who also attended the ceremony, called for the government’s intervention in the issue.

Exiled Tibetans on 12 hour fast in Simla

''Global Tibet Fast'' observed in Dharamsala

Tibet MapDharamsala, Aug 30 : Tibetans in Dharamsala participated in the ''Global Tibet Fast'' campaign spearheaded by the Dalai Lama to highlight the "Tibetan cause" today.

The 12-hour fast and prayers for peace and freedom is being organised by the Tibetan Solidarity Committee.

The Tibetan Prime Minister-in-exile Samdong Rinpoche said that the one-day fast was a part of the prayers for world peace in general and the sufferings in Tibet and China in particular.

Aides say Dalai Lama healthy, to leave hospital soon

Aides say Dalai Lama healthy, to leave hospital soon New Delhi - The Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader has "no health problems" and is expected to be released from the hospital in India's western Mumbai city soon, one of his aides said Saturday.

The 73-year-old Nobel peace laureate was admitted at Lilavati hospital in Mumbai on Thursday after complaining of "abdominal discomfort."

Tibet quake bigger than first thought

Tibet quake bigger than first thoughtNew Delhi, Aug. 30 : A 10-km-long crack belt running south to north was found on Thursday in Zhongba county of the Tibet Autonomous Region, which elevated the scale of the earthquake that struck the area on Monday to magnitude 8, a local official said.

Xinhua quoted Zhu Quan, head of the Tibet earthquake bureau, as saying that the crack was 30 km to the west of the town of Longgeer and 5,200 m above sea level, and there were also sand blast and water gushing along it.

"All these take the magnitude up to 8 from 6.8 reported on Monday," Zhu told the China News Service.

Dalai Lama admitted to hospital with stomach pains

Dalai Lama admitted to hospital with stomach painsNew Delhi - The Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, was taken to hospital in the Indian city of Mumbai with complaints of stomach pains, the Times of India reported Friday.

"There is nothing major to feel concerned about," his personal secretary Tenzin Taklha was quoted as saying by the newspaper. "But he has been admitted to the because he was feeling some discomfort in his abdomen."

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