ITBP constable arrested for raping minor in Dharamsala

Last Updated: Sunday, March 24, 2013, 00:11

A constable of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) was arrested for allegedly raping a minor girl here.

Exiled Tibetan women to campaign in Delhi from Tue

Last Updated: Monday, March 11, 2013, 17:19

Several Tibetan women in exile are set to hold a three-day campaign in the capital demanding the presence of a UN peacekeeping team in Tibet.

Police foil immolation bid by Tibetan youth in Dharamsala

Last Updated: Sunday, March 10, 2013, 19:55

A self-immolation bid by a Tibetan youth was foiled by police in Dharamsala during a march to mark anniv of failed 1959 uprising against Chinese rule.

Police foil immolation bid by Tibetan youth in Dharamsala

Last Updated: Sunday, March 10, 2013, 18:25

A self-immolation bid by a Tibetan youth was foiled by police in Dharamsala during a march to mark the anniversary of the failed 1959 uprising against Chinese rule.

Immolation bid by Tibetan checked

Last Updated: Sunday, March 10, 2013, 15:57

A Tibetan man was stopped from immolating himself on Sunday in this Himachal Pradesh town where the Dalai Lama has its government-in-exile, police said.

ABVP opposes new civil services exam pattern, to stage protest

Last Updated: Saturday, March 9, 2013, 21:41

ABVP has opposed changes in the mains examination pattern of civil services, claiming the inclusion of compulsory English paper will virtually block entry of Hindi medium students to elite services.

Violation of laws for land to HPCA will be probed: Virbhadra

Last Updated: Sunday, March 3, 2013, 21:05

Violation of land laws and flouting of terms of land lease given to Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association by BJP govt for construction of luxury hotel to be probed, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said.

Cold conditions persist in high altitude areas of Himachal

Last Updated: Saturday, March 2, 2013, 19:28

Cold wave conditions persisted in tribal and high altitude areas of Himachal Pradesh with Keylong recording minimum temperature at minus 10.1 degree Celsius.

Proposed tunnel to reduce Dharamsala-Chamba distance

Last Updated: Sunday, February 10, 2013, 21:44

Himachal Pradesh government plans to construct a 4.9-km tunnel beneath Dhaoladhar snow range, which will reduce the road distance between Dharamsala and Chamba by 270 kms, a state minister said.

Ahead of festival, eerie silence in Dalai Lama`s abode

Last Updated: Sunday, February 10, 2013, 14:16

An eerie silence prevails at McLeodganj near Dharamsala, where thousands of Tibetans and their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, have been living for over half a century, ahead of the sacred Losar festival, beginning Monday.

US asks China to redress Tibetans` grievances

Last Updated: Friday, February 8, 2013, 17:54

The US has asked China to allow Tibetans to express their grievances and resolve these by engaging in dialogue, the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) said here Friday.

Tibetans in India call anti-China slogan on currency `mischief`

Last Updated: Friday, February 1, 2013, 18:29

Tibetan government-in-exile Friday termed as "a work of mischievous elements" the circulation here of Indian currency notes bearing an anti-China slogan.