US Tibetan teen among winners of nationwide rocket competition |
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Source : phayul.com
DHARAMSHALA, May 16: A Tibetan teen is among a group that won a nationwide rocketry challenge held in The Plains, Virginia, United States last week.
Tashi Aruktsang was among the four-member team from the Madison West High School that clinched first prize at the 10th annual Team America Rocketry Challenge.
The winning team of Meng Lou, Hanwook Chua, Tashi Aruktsang, and Suzanne Hanle also won themselves an all paid trip to London to compete in the July 15 Farnborough International Air Show to defend America’s 2011 championship title, competing with the UK and France.
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CTA rejects China TV allegations against His Holiness |
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Source : tibet.net, 16-05-2012
DHARAMSHALA: The Central Tibetan Administration rejected allegations against His Holiness the Dalai Lama on self-immolations in Tibet showed in a documentary aired by China Central Television (CCTV), China’s official broadcaster.
Responding to a query from The Associated Press, Mr Tashi, spokesman of the Central Tibetan Administration, repudiated the allegations that His Holiness the Dalai Lama or the exiled Tibetans have been instigating the self-immolations. Instead, he said, Beijing’s policies are causing the protests.
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China Planning Strike Hard Crackdown in Tibet and Nepal |
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Source : tibet.net, 16-05-2012
DHARAMSHALA: The Chinese government has planned measures to launch strike hard campaign to crackdown on Tibetans across Tibet, and those living in Tibet through collaboration with the Nepalese police, according to reports received by the Central Tibetan Administration.
The report said a meeting of Tibet Autonomous Region’s Public Security Bureau officials was held this April to launch the strike hard campaign to reinforce police crackdown on Tibetans in Lhasa, Tibet’s capital.
The strike hard campaign will give special powers only to a group of Chinese officials who are heading the Public Security Bureaus to implement the repressive measures like arbitrary detention, arrest, interrogation and beating of Tibetans.
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrives in Maribor, Slovenia, the Cultural Capital of Europe |
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Source : dalailama.com
Maribor, Slovenia, 15 May 2012 - It was raining in London this morning as His Holiness left for Vienna, Austria on his way to Maribor, Slovenia, at the invitation of the Mayor, Franc Kangler. His Holiness was accompanied to the door of his plane by David Cassidy of the Templeton Foundation, his host during his brief visit to London.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama with Maribor Mayor Franc Kangler in Maribor, Slovenia, on May 15, 2012. Photo/Tibet Bureau Geneva
During his transit stop at Vienna airport, His Holiness met Kurt Seinitz, Foreign News Editor of Kronenzeitung, Austria's largest newspaper with an average daily readership of nearly 3 million. Kurt Seinitz began by asking if His Holiness had a message for the people of Austria, and he replied, “Nothing special”. He went on to elaborate that Austrians like him are just human beings, some among the 7 billion who want a happy life and who have a right to achieve happiness. He pointed out that happiness derived from mere physical comfort tends to be shallow and fleeting, failing to pacify anxiety and fear, whereas if we have a calm mind it is effective in overcoming even physical pain, therefore we should not neglect the inner values that are a source of a calm mind. His Holiness said that he was most concerned to advise people to cultivate secular ethics, those inner values beyond religion that help us lead a peaceful and happy life.
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British PM David Cameron meets the Dalai Lama, Expresses concern over Tibet |
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Source: phayul.com
DHARAMSHALA, May 15: Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama met with British Prime Minister David Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg on Monday in London.
According to reports, both leaders expressed concern for the situation in Tibet and interest in other developments in China.
Although there are not many details available on the meeting, described by 10 Downing Street as “private,” sources say that the Dalai lama advised the British leader to stick to their principles without being deflected by short-term economic considerations.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama holding a meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg in London on May 14, 2012. (Photo/Clifford Shirley)
His Holiness yesterday received the 2012 Templeton Prize and announced that he will give away the entire prize money of $1.7 million to charity.
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