Gere wants to repair road to Dalai Lama’s house
Hollywood star Richard Gere is keen to repair a narrow potholed mountain road leading to the house of Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala town.
China to spend 700 million dollars on Tibetan roads
With an historic train line to Tibet about to open, China is now planning to spend around 700 million dollars on a vast new road network for the Himalayan territory, state press has reported.
Monks lucky to be on the road
Tom Petty says, “You don’t have to live like a refugee.” So tell that to Thupten Tendhar. He’s the first to admit, “We are living as refugees.”
“Nangma” – Tibetan Traditional Band to Tour U.S.
“Nangma” Bodkyi Solgyun Rolyang Tsokpa is based in Dharamsala, HP India. We decided to name our band “Nangma,” because our music is dedicated to the preservation of the Nangma and Thoeshey genres of Tibetan music.
A Voice for the Voiceless
Eyes beaming at a huge projector screen, tears rolling down the cheeks, lips moving with prayers and rosary in hands. Around 1,500 people gathered at the TSUG LA KHANG to see the documentary Video “Law of Nature” screened
Lamas honored highest Tibetan Buddhism degree
Seven lamas have been honored with the Tibetan Buddhism’s highest degree, the Gexe Lharampa in Lhasa, capital of China’s Tibet Autonomous Region on Wednesday.
Tibet antelopes get protection
Qinghai has built a home where Tibetan antelopes can roam. A research station has been established in Qinghai Province, northwest China, to better protect endangered Tibetan antelopes
Upper Siang project likely to be relocated on Chinese concerns
The 11,000-MW ‘Upper Siang’ hydroelectric project – which would have been the country’s largest power project and the world’s third largest – could be shifted to an alternative site 49 km downstream of the original site