Torrential rains ravage Kullu-Manali, Tibetan settlements hit as Beas river overflows
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Aug 28: Torrential rains in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu-Manali have unleashed devastating floods and landslides, cutting off the popular tourist hub from the outside world and affecting Tibetan settlements in the region. Two days ago, Manali witnessed one of the heaviest downpours in recent memory, leaving the hill town in near-total isolation. The swollen […]
Nobel Peace Center pulls Chinese-made Dalai Lama souvenir after backlash
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 28: The Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, Norway, has quietly removed Christmas tree ornaments bearing the image of His Holiness the Dalai Lama from its gift shop following a wave of criticism over the discovery that the trinkets were manufactured in China, where even the private possession of the Tibetan spiritual […]
India fears 85% drop in Brahmaputra after China’s Mega-Dam in Tibet
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Aug 27: India has raised alarm over China’s planned construction of the world’s largest hydropower dam in Tibet, warning that the project could reduce water flows of the Brahmaputra River by as much as 85% during the dry season, according to a government analysis and four sources familiar with the matter. The findings, […]
Blatant exercise of transnational repression as China targets exiled artist
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 27: Sai, a Myanmar artist and curator who fled Thailand after Chinese authorities forced the removal of Tibetan and other exiled artists’ works from an exhibition in Bangkok, says he does “not feel safe at all” even after relocating to the UK, calling the incident an “unprecedented act of transnational repression.” Sai co-curated Constellation […]