Himachal Pradesh

Tibetan exiles hold candlelight vigil in Himachal Pradesh

Dharamsala/Shimla, Mar 13: Tibetan people living-in-exile staged a candlelight vigil in Dharamsala to mark 50 years of their movement.

A large numbers of monks, nuns including foreigners took part in the march, vowing to continue the fight for a free Tibet and return to their homeland.

Prayers were also offered for Tibetans who laid down their lives for the cause of freedom.

Women of the Regional Tibetan Women''s Association (RTWA) marked 2009 as the ''International Year of Tibetan Women.''

"This candlelight vigil is to honour all the Tibetan women who died for Tibetan freedom and to safeguard the future generation''s freedom," said Palkey, a member of the RTWA.

Tibetan exiles participate in special prayer in Dharamsala

 Tibetan exiles participate in special prayer in DharamsalaDharamsala, Mar 11 : Hundreds of Tibetans, including monks, nuns and officials of the Tibetan Government-in-exile, on Wednesday attended an annual special prayer ceremony that marked the 16th day of the first month of the Tibetan calendar year here.

On the occasion, the Dalai Lama gave his annual spring speech at the main temple here.

"This is one of the most important prayer ceremonies in our traditions. On this day, we remember Buddha's teachings, legacies and stuff," said Thubten Thalgey, a Tibetan lawmaker.

Himachal Pradesh Govt. orders Magisterial probe into student’s death in Himachal Pradesh

Govt. orders Magisterial probe into student’s death in Himachal PradeshDharamsala, Mar 10 : The Himachal Pradesh Government on Tuesday ordered a magisterial probe into the shocking death of a medical student in Dr. Rajendra Prasad Medical College here.

The nineteen-year-old Aman Kachroo, a former Delhi Public School student, died on Sunday night after being allegedly ragged and beaten by his seniors.

Tibetans offer prayers for long life of Dalai Lama in Dharamshala

Tibetans offer prayers for long life of Dalai Lama in DharamshalaDharamshala, Mar. 10 : Hundreds of Tibetans, including monks, nuns and officials of the Tibetan Government-in-exile, gathered at the main Tsuglagkhang Buddhist temple in Dharamshala to offer prayers for the long life of their spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Monday.

This congregation of Tibetans assembled just a day prior to the 50th anniversary of Chinese occupation of their homeland.

Tibetan exiles in India offer prayers for long life of Dalai Lama

Tibetan exiles in India offer prayers for long life of Dalai LamaDharamsala, Mar 7 : Tibetan exiles on Saturday began a five-day long prayer session to pray for the long life of their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.

A religious association organised prayer session at Chamunda Temple with Hindu customs and rituals.

Several Buddhist monks and Tibetan exiles attended the praying session.

Himachal schools junk Husain lesson

Painter MF Husain is "irrelevant" in Himachal Pradesh and "does not inspire" its schoolchildren. So, the BJP government in the state has decided to do away with a chapter on the painter in the class XI Hindi book prescribed by the NCERT.

The decision was taken on the recommendation of a committee constituted by the Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education to study the contents of the NCERT book.

Board chairman Chaman Lal Gupta said the chapter on Husain would be replaced with one on painter Sobha Singh. He said Singh would make more sense to students in Himachal Pradesh because he was based in the state and incorporated Himachali culture in his paintings.

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