Shimla: The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) is set to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Himachal Pradesh govt to procure locally produced farm and allied products, including vegetables, fruits, milk, paneer, meat and trout fish.Under the proposed arrangement, the paramilitary force will directly source produce from farmers, cooperative societies and local producers,

Dharamshala: The Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile has passed two key resolutions: one on the "critical situation inside Tibet" and the other on China's "Ethnic Unity and Progress" law.

Kullu: Tibetans on Tuesday marked 67th anniversary of the Lhasa uprising of 1959 by holding peace marches at various places in Himachal Pradesh, even as the Tibetan govt-in-exile released a statement accusing China of unleashing "horrifying devastation in Tibet"

Dharamshala: Members of Tibet Support Groups criticised China for allegedly attempting to "eradicate Tibetan culture and identity" on the concluding day of the three-day conference in Dharamshala on Monday.

Kullu: Hollywood actor Richard Gere, a longtime ardent supporter of the Tibetan cause, who was in Dharamshala to attend a conference of the Tibet Support Groups, said that the Tibetan movement is not a short-term struggle but "a long game.

Kullu: Tibetans in exile on Sunday commemorated the 86th anniversary of the enthronement of the 14th Dalai Lama at an event held in the Tsuglagkhang, the main Tibetan temple complex in Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, even as the Tibetan Parliament in exile issued a statement saying it prays for the day the "issue of Tibet is resolved and the Tibetans are reunited with each other".

Chandigarh: Elections for the 18th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile and the President (Sikyong) of the Tibetan Govt-in-Exile will be held in two phases from Feb next year.

Dharamshala: The Tibetan stone buildings with colourful porch columns, yellow bands, red-sheet roofing, so much a part of Dharamshala's architectural tapestry, are set to undergo a seismic change, literally.

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Shimla: The Dalai Lama and leaders of the Tibetan govt-in-exile in Dharamshala have expressed their condolences over the death of Pope Francis.