Tibetan Delek Hospital Observes World TB Day
Tibetan Delek Hospital Observes World TB Day
Thursday, March 25 2010 @ 09:23 am UTC
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| Health Kalon Paljor Tsering Chope (1st L) and Tibetan Delek Hospital’s CMO Dr. Tsetan (2nd L) visits the newly opened 25-bedded TB ward on the World Tuberculosis Day, on 24 March 2010. |
Dharamsala: Tibetan Delek Hospital marked World TB (Tuberculosis) Day by opening a newly furnished TB ward in the hospital on 24 March. It was inaugurated by Kalon Paljor Tsering Chope, Kalon for the Department of Health.
Dr. Tsetan Sadutshang, Chief Medical Officer of Tibetan Delek Hospital, speaking on prevention of the disease said: “providing the new born babies with the preventive medication is a very crucial way to prevent TB.”
Dr. Tsetan said “this disease is prone to those people who are careless in their way of living. Tibetan youths working under improper living conditions in the cities, such as in call centres during night hours, are vulnerable to suffer TB due to lack of proper rest and food, he added. He said sharing same rooms by students in the schools and colleges leads to growth of TB in the community.”
Speaking on preventive measures to combat TB in the Tibetan community, Dr. Tsetan said: “Tibetans should have good awareness and knowledge about the disease. Patients must consult physicians in the Tibetan hospitals run by the health department in the settlements, government hospitals and certified private hospitals.”
Tibetan Delek Hospital’s Chief Executive Officer Mr. Dawa Phunkyi said: “The Italian Association for Solidarity among People (AISPO), a support group under the Government of Italy, is providing funds to help us in our efforts to prevent TB in the Tibetan community.”
On the same day a free medical camp and a photo exhibition on ‘Tuberculosis inside Tibetan community in exile” were also organised by the Tibetan community in Dharamsala. An awareness programme in the Tibetan Children’s Village School in Upper Dharamsala was also organised.
Men-Tsee-Khang ( Tibetan Medical & Astrological Institute (TMAI) ) Celebrates 49th Founding Anniversary
Men-Tsee-Khang ( Tibetan Medical & Astrological Institute (TMAI) ) Celebrates 49th Founding Anniversary
Wednesday, March 24 2010 @ 09:14 am UTC
Dharamsala: Tibetan Medical & Astrological Institute (TMAI) celebrated its 49th founding anniversary on Tuesday, 23rd March. TMAI is popularly known as Men-Tsee-Khang.
Dr. Dawa, Director of TMAI, gave introduction, annual report and background history of Men-Tsee-Khang. He said Men-Tsee-Khang was founded on 23 March 1961 at Chopra House, Mcleod Ganj, Dharamsala with the funding from the Private Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
In the beginning Dr. Yeshe Dhondhen (former private physician to His Holiness the Dalai Lama) taught medicine to the first two students: Jhampa Sonam also known as Lhawang and Tashi Gyaltsen.
Similary the Astrological Institute began with the first teacher Lodoe Gyatso from Tashi Khyil in Amdo, Tibet and his two students Dhakyap Chetsang Hothokthu Loden Sherab and Khentrul Yeshi Palden.
Kalon Chope Paljor Tsering, Kalon for Health Department who was the Chief Guest honoured Dr. Namgyal Tsering, Dr. Tsewang Tamding and Dr. Sonam Lhamo for 30 years of their sincere service to the people. Other staffs honoured with their 20 years of service in Men-Tsee-Khang were Tseten Dorjee, Dawa Dolma, Loden Dolma, Dhondhen Dorjee Sonam Yangdon, Kunsang Lhundup, Tashi Wangdu and Migmar Lhamo. Academic certificates to the students were also presented.
The Chief Guest while delivering the keynote address emphasized on the importance of Men-Tsee-Khang in fulfilling His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s principles to serve the human kind and the Tibetan nation by preserving her rich traditional Tibetan culture.
The Kalon also said,”One of the main medicines to heal any suffering is the very sincere thought to help others in order to reduce the suffering”. The Kalon further urged the students to excel in their respective fields and promote traditional Tibetan medicinal healing and astrological application to the world.
Men-Tsee-Khang has 509 staffs and 54 branch clinics mostly in India and a few in abroad.
Dalai Lama to attend IPL game in Dharamsala
Dalai Lama to attend IPL game in Dharamsala
| Original Source : Phayul[Tuesday, March 23, 2010 23:42] |
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By Kalsang Rinchen
Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Prem Kumar Dhumal shares some cricketing tips with His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the HPCA ground, December 17, 2008 File photo/phayul/Tenzin Dasel
Dharamsala, March 23 – His Holiness the Dalai Lama will attend an Indian Premiere League cricket match on April 18 as a special guest. According to the official website of the Tibetan government in exile, the Tibetan leader’s office here has confirmed that the invitation has been accepted. King’s Eleven Punjab will host Deccan Chargers in a night – match on April 16 and Chennai Super Kings in a day – match on April 18. The Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) has extended the invitation to His Holiness the Dalai Lama who is not a novice to the game that is not so popular within the Tibetans. He had watched a game of cricket between Himachal Governor’s XI and Chief Minister’s XI at the same venue two years ago. 
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium has seating capacity of 21000 people, File photo
With snow-capped mountains as a backdrop, the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium in Dharamsala is one of the most picturesque cricket grounds in India. One of the newest venues in India, the stadium is situated about 1457 metres above sea level. In 2005, His Holiness the Dalai Lama had accepted an invitation from HPCA to inaugurate the first ever international cricket match in Himachal Pradesh in the same stadium but did not eventually attend the match after Pakistan Cricket Board expressed its reservations against it, apparently under Chinese pressure. The Central Tibetan Administration, through a press statement, had said “the general thinking of His Holiness the Dalai Lama is not to cause any inconvenience to any party”. This is the third year for IPL which boasts of 4.14 billion dollars as its brand value today. Eights teams with players from various cricketing countries compete in the tournament that will end in Mumbai on April 25. |
21st meeting of Tibetan Task Force begins
21st meeting of Tibetan Task Force begins
| Original Source : Phayul[Tuesday, March 23, 2010 22:51] |
The Task Force on Sino-Tibetan Dialogue convenes its 21st meeting in Dharamsala, India, from 23 – 25 March 2010/Photo:Sangay Kyap/TibetNet
Dharamsala, March 23 – The Tibetan Task Force for negotiations began a three – day meeting here today. The body comprising of Tibetan ministers, Dalai Lama’s envoys and government officials was formed in 1999 to assist the process of dialogue with the Chinese government. The three-day meeting will conclude on 25 March. This is the 21st meeting of the Task Force and first after talks between Dharamsala and Beijing resumed after almost fifteen months’ standoff. The two sides had met at nine round of talks, the last one being in January 2010. Talks between Dalai Lama’s envoys and Beijing resumed in January 2010 after it had come to a standstill with the “Memorandum on Genuine Autonomy for the Tibetan People” submitted by the Tibetan side at the eighth round of talks meeting with derision from China which called it a demand for ‘half-independence’ and ‘disguised independence’ or ‘covert independence’.” Tibetan side, however, maintains that the articles of the proposed memorandum were prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of the PRC and its laws on National Regional Autonomy, and claims China has rejected the proposal without providing any “legal and rational explanations”. “We have reached a stage where to concede for anything less than that would be totally irrational on our part,” the Tibetan Prime Minister Samdhong Rinpoche said, referring to the contents of the “Memorandum on Genuine Autonomy for the Tibetan People”. “We have already made all necessary and possible compromise that could have been made, and there is nothing left to concede any further,” Rinpoche told a gathering of Tibetan parliamentarians and leaders, including former ministers, on the sidelines of the recently concluded ninth session of the 14th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile. Rinpoche also stressed that there cannot be any compromise on the demand that “all Tibetan people should be under one single administration.” “Our single agenda has been to seek genuine or meaningful autonomy for the Tibetan people under a single administration within the framework of the People Republic of China,” the Tibetan PM said. “And this remains an uncompromising factor in our talks with the Chinese side,” he added. |
IPL ticket sale begins at Dharamsala
IPL ticket sale begins at Dharamsala
Original Source : HimVani.com
Dharamsala: Himachal’s dream to host an international-level cricketing extravaganza is finally about to be realized as Kings Eleven Punjab, which will play its two home matches here, started 
ticket sale for the matches here today. Earlier, cricket fans impatient to be part of this historic moment for the state, faced some inconvenience as the company handling ticket sales for Kings Eleven did not announce a definite date for ticket sale. On Monday, a large number of people were seen lining up at the three counters where tickets are being sold – HPCA stadium, NIRT Institute Kachahri, and Club House in McLeodganj – but they had to return empty handed as officials claimed that tickets could not be sold due to technical reasons. Tickets would be available in around 12 towns across the state. Tickets can also be purchased here.
The two matches are scheduled to be held on April 16 and 18.
Ticket charges are as follows:
Student block: Rs 125
Chair block: Rs 650
VIP block: Rs 800
Pavilion terrace: Rs 3,500
VVIP block: Rs 10,000
Corporate block: Rs 12,000
AC block: Rs 16,000
Tibetan Parliament in Exile Reaffirms Faith In His Holiness’ Wisdom To Resolve Tibet Issue
Tibetan Parliament in Exile Reaffirms Faith In His Holiness’ Wisdom To Resolve Tibet Issue
Saturday, March 20 2010 @ 06:57 pm UTC
Dharamsala: On the concluding day of the IX session of the XIV Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile (TPIE) today it unanimously passed a set of resolutions reaffirming its faith in His Holiness the Dalai Lama in using his wisdom to resolve the issue of Tibet in pursuance to the unanimous resolutions passed by the Parliament on 18 September 1997.
While briefing the press after the conclusion of the proceedings the Speaker and Deputy speaker of the Tibetan Parliament said that the resolution was passed after two days of extensive deliberation on the Statement of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to the current session of the parliament.
It may be noted that His Holiness had directed the parliament to undertake a thorough discussion with the administration to clarify the misunderstanding and confusion that the ‘Memorandum on Genuine Autonomy for the Tibetan People ‘and the ‘Note on the Memorandum’ submitted to the Chinese government do not reflect His views or that they had not been tabled or approved by the Parliament.
The resolution, inter alia, said that the parliament was fully convinced that the Memorandum on Genuine Autonomy for the Tibetan People and the Note on Memorandum submitted to the Chinese government were in accordance with the wishes of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and that these documents needed no discussion with the Parliament as it was recognised as implementation of and as per the earlier unanimous resolutions.
The Parliament also extended sincere apologies to His Holiness the Dalai Lama for any pain and hurt caused by the recent controversy and misconception on the matter.
The Parliament resolved further that the members in future would strive sincerely to improve the standards and the proceedings of the parliament and that it would work for the public good avoiding partisan feelings.
No further compromise possible on the issue of Tibet: Tibetan PM
No further compromise possible on the issue of Tibet: Tibetan PM
| Original Source : Phayul[Thursday, March 18, 2010 22:25] |
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By Phurbu Thinley
Dharamsala, March 18: Prime Minister of Tibet’s government in exile Prof Samdhong Rinpoche Thursday said there was no scope left for further compromise in its dealing with China on the issue of Tibet. 
In this file photo, Tibetan Prime Minister Samdhong Rinpoche addresses during a public function in Dharamsala, India. (Photo: Phayul.com/file)
“We have already made all necessary and possible compromise that could have been made, and there is nothing left to concede any further,” Rinpoche said, referring to the content of the Memorandum on Genuine Autonomy for the Tibetan People presented to the Chinese leadership. “We have reached a stage where to concede for anything less than that would be totally irrational on our part,” Rinpoche said. “So there is no question of making further compromise when there is no further scope left at all,” he added. Rinpoche also stressed that there cannot be any compromise on the demand that “all Tibetan people should be under one single administration.” “Our single agenda has been to seek genuine or meaningful autonomy for the Tibetan people under a single administration within the framework of the People Republic of China,” the Tibetan PM said. “And this remains an uncompromising factor in our talks with the Chinese side,” he added. The Tibetan PM was speaking to an assembly of Tibetan parliamentarians and leaders, including former ministers, on the sidelines of the ongoing ninth session of the 14th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile. The meeting was convened based on the exiled Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s statement dated March 8, 2010, and issued to the ongoing Tibetan parliamentary session on March 9. The statement called for a comprehensive discussion to clear all confusions and doubts arising in a section of the exile Tibetan community, and even raised by certain members of the parliament, questioning the validity of the Memorandum and the Note on the Memorandum that was submitted to the Chinese leadership during the eighth and ninth round of talks held in October/November 2008 and January 2010 respectively. In the statement, the Tibetan leader has said that the two documents were arranged after acting sincerely on the unconditional responsibility entrusted to him by the unanimous resolutions passed by the Tibetan parliament from time to time. The meeting will resume again tomorrow from 10:30am onwards. The ninth session of the 14th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile opened here on March 8 mainly focused on the budget session of the exile Tibetan government. The 11-day session, which is expected to go on till March 20, is the last budget session of the 14th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile. |
A common cafe for Tibetans and Chinese
Original Source : IANS
It’s called Common Ground Cafe and true to its name it aims to serve as a bridge between the Tibetans and the Chinese – spicing things up with Taiwanese, Tibetan and Chinese cuisine and cups of coffee and tea!
Just like the 100-metre uphill walk from Mcleodganj’s congested main square on a completely broken road, this initiative to provide a common platform to the Chinese and Tibetans in exile is not going to be easy either.
“By providing a gathering point in a comfortable atmosphere, the cafe has been able to provide a platform for informal exchange between Chinese and Tibetan people,” Wen-Yan King, a US national of Taiwanese origin who is the force behind it, said.
Though the initiative was first launched in a low-key manner in June last year, the cafe has re-opened recently since Wen returned after her travel to other countries.
The cafe, which is run from a leased bright yellow-coloured building, offers seating space for about 40-50 people, including a ‘baithak’ (low-level seating area), with the snow-capped mighty Dhauladhar mountains of the Himalayas in the backdrop.
It has a few books, ranging from Chinese learning to Tibetan culture to civil wars and genocide. ‘Talk Tibet’ events are also hosted here.
Wen says Mcleodganj near Dharamsala, which is the abode-in-exile of Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama for the last over four decades, is the best suited place for a cafe like ‘Common Ground’.
“Home to the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan government-in-exile and a myriad of Tibetan NGOs, Dharamsala is the beating heart of the Tibetan freedom struggle since civil society is not permitted in the People’s Republic of China,” Wen said.
In 2009 the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan community observed the 50th anniversary of living in exile in India. An estimated 150,000 Tibetans live in exile, the majority of them in India and Nepal.
Common Ground is a non-profit venture with the mission to establish and promote understanding between Chinese and Tibetan people.
“Through grassroots exchange initiatives, Common Ground seeks to sustain an amicable platform for respectful dialogue between the two peoples and thereby step towards a conducive atmosphere for a peaceful resolution to the Tibet issue,” she added.
The cafe has become popular with many local Tibetans and Chinese and Taiwanese travellers to Dharamsala.
“The cafe also regularly hosts China-related events and programmes to cultivate a sense of mutual understanding. This has included film screenings and discussions, musical performances by Chinese and Tibetan artists and Chinese language classes,” Wen said about the activities at the cafe.
Her parents, who are of Taiwanese origin but settled as professional chefs in the United States, came here a few months ago to train locals in Taiwanese and Chinese dishes.
“The concept for the cafe is an interesting one. Gradually, the idea of having an exchange among people from China and the Tibetan community will pick up,” youthful Tibetan activist Lhakpa Kyizom said.
US national Christine and her friend who help Tibetan children with art classes are among those who have recently been involved with the project.
The Common Ground project is not about the cafe alone. Getting into the virtual world, the project plans to set up a social networking site specifically for Chinese and Tibetans to share, connect and interact in a user-friendly, security-enhanced and privacy-insured online forum.
Tibetan Language version of Dalai Lama’s website launched
Tibetan Language version of Dalai Lama’s website launched
| Original Source : Phayul[Friday, March 12, 2010 15:27] |
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By Chime Tenzing
 Dharamsala, March 12 – Amidst growing demand for Tibetan version of the official website of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, a new website www.gyalwarinpoche.com in Tibetan langguage was launched on the occasion of 51st anniversary of Tibetans uprising against Chinese rule in Tibet here on Wednesday. The new webpage will have all the features like, live web cast of the ongoing teachings, schedules, books archive, photo gallery and many more like the English and Chinese language page www.dalailama.com. In the recent times there has been a gradual surge in the internet users among Tibetans, especially among the monastic communities. Therefore, this new homepage will come very handy for the Tibetan monks and others who are not proficient in language other than Tibetan. With the recent buzz surrounding His Holiness joining twitter & facebook, there is a growing number of new age Tibetan youth keeping tab on the speeches and teachings of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. |
Three students killed in Kangra blast
Three students killed in Kangra blast
Original Source : HimVani.com
Dharamsala: Three class VII students, including two brothers, were killed when live ammunition, probably abandoned by Indian Army or the Border Security Force, exploded in a forest near Kohala village, 16 kms from here on Tuesday evening, police said.
Sub-divisional police Officer, Kangra, Jeet Singh told HimVani that three children, identified as Chadan, Rahul and Sahil, after taking their examination went to a nearby forest where they found some rocket launchers and started playing with them and ammunition exploded, resulting in death of all the three on the spot. The SDPO, who along with police, reached the spot said there were some live rocket launchers around the mutilated bodies of the killed children. He said bomb disposal squads were called to defuse the live bombs.
SSP Kangra Atul Fulzele also rushed to the spot. More details are awaited.