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10 Days Strict Curfew from May 7 Imposed in Himachal To Curb Surging COVID Cases
Himachal Pradesh’s cabinet has agreed to enact a 10-day coronavirus curfew across the entire state from May 7 to midnight on May 16. During this period, all government and private offices and establishments will be closed. Only critical services, such as health, electricity, telecommunications, water supply, sanitation, and so on, will remain open during this curfew.
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India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, Faces Pressure to Lock Down the Country
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged states to use lockdowns only as a “last resort” two weeks ago. Everyone now sees them as the best way to stop the world’s worst virus epidemic, from his political allies to top business executives and US President Joe Biden’s chief medical advisor.
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China’s treatment of Uyghurs, Tibetans Is a repeat of Their Own Repression
According to the outgoing Sikyong Lobsang Sangay, Tibetans in China are facing mass persecution close to that faced by ethnic minority Uyghurs in the western part of the region. “It’s not exactly the same, but it is similar,” Sikyong said. “Labor camps are set up in Tibet.” China is forcefully attempting to convert Tibet into…
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Son of Tibetan Immigrant Runs for Cincinnati Mayor
Aftab Pureval, the son of Indian and Tibetan immigrants, is running for mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, and if elected, will be the state’s first mayor of South Asian descent. Aftab is the Hamilton County Clerk at the moment, and he has a history of trying to make courts more available to underserved populations. Six candidates…
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Tibetan settlement Bylakuppe remains unaffected from COVID 2.0
Despite a spike in COVID-19 cases across the world, the Bylakuppe Tibetan Settlement in Karnataka, located on the border of the Mysuru and Kodagu districts, has escaped the virus thanks to the strict steps taken by monastic leaders. After news of the COVID-19 outbreak began to trickle in from India, the settlement has been closed…
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‘I Have Lived My Life’: 85 Years Old Man Dies After Giving Up his Hospital Bed to a Younger Patient
Nagpur: In a heartbreaking incident, an 85-year-old man risked his own life to save the life of a 40-year-old man by leaving his hospital bed, despite doctors’ warnings. The elderly man, identified as Narayan Dabhalkar, voluntarily walked out of a Nagpur hospital to save the life of a younger patient. He died, however, on Monday…
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Covid-19 Second Surge Wreaks Havoc on Tibetans in exile
India is currently in the midst of a deadly second wave of infections, with 3,14,835 cases recorded in the last 24 hours, the highest number since the pandemic began. The second wave, which has been shown to be much deadlier than the first and to have resulted in more rapid viral development than previously seen, is…
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Tibetans Collectively Donating to PM Cares Fund to Support India’s Fight Against COVID-19
Dharamshala, 29th April: India continues to be engulfed by its second wave of covid-19, with cumulative deaths hitting a sobering milestone of 201,187. As India faces a severe COVID-19 epidemic, people worldwide have banded together to assist India in its battle against the disease. Several countries around the world have come forward and are offering humanitarian…
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Japanese Lawmakers Pledge to Continue Support for Tibet
29th April: Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s All Party Japanese Parliamentary Support Group for Tibet has congratulated Sikyong Lobsang Sangay on completing his two-term term and pledged continued support for the Tibetan cause. Lobsang Sangay thanked the people and government of Japan for their unwavering support for the truth and justice of the Tibetan cause in…
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Sikyong Lobsang Sangay Appoints Lobsang Dakpa as Chinese Liaison Officer in Australia
28th April: Lobsang Dakpa, the lawyer who represented the Cabinet in the high profile Case No 20 of exile Tibetan community, has been appointed as the new Chinese Liaison Officer at the Office of Tibet in Canberra, Australia, by Sikyong Lobsang Sangay and his Cabinet of Central Tibetan Administration in Dharamshala on April 23 this…