June 19 (IANS) India’s Ambassador to China, Vikram Doraiswami, on Friday released a video message for the pilgrims ahead of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra (KMY), providing advice and a warm welcome. “The Kailash Mansarovar Yatra 2026, organised by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in coordination with the Government of the People’s Republic of China, departs Indian territory on 20 June. The Embassy team warmly welcomes all pilgrims travelling to the holy Mt Kailash and sacred Lake Mansarova…
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New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita on Saturday presided over the flagging‑off ceremony of the first batch of pilgrims undertaking the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra (KMY) 2026 at Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan in New Delhi. According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Margherita congratulated the yatris on their selection and informed them that accommodation would be provided at the new acclimatisation centres recently inaugurated (virtually) b…
Tibet, June 11 (IANS) The Indian Ambassador to China Vikram Doraiswami arrived in Lhasa, the historical, cultural, and spiritual capital of Tibet, on Thursday to jointly review arrangements made by local government authorities for Indian pilgrims on the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra (KMY).”Ambassador Vikram Doraiswami and colleagues from the Embassy arrived in Lhasa today on a first visit to the Tibet Autonomous Region, including to jointly review arrangements made by local government authorities for…
Taipei, March 11 (IANS) Around 300 people participated in an annual march in Taiwan’s capital, Taipei, to mark the 1959 Tibetan uprising, with organisers warning that China’s “expansion of authoritarian rule will not stop in just one place,” local media reported. Chairman of the Tibet Religious Foundation, Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, Kelsang Gyaltsen Bawa, said, “Tibet’s story is also a reminder to the world, especially Taiwan,” Central News Agency (CNA) reported.”The expansion of autho…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Tibetan activists staged a protest outside the Chinese Embassy here on Tuesday to mark Tibetan National Uprising Day, raising slogans demanding freedom for Tibet. Several protesters were later detained by the Delhi Police.Many Tibetan students and activists gathered near the embassy to voice their concerns over the situation in Tibet and to highlight their demand for independence from China. Protesters carried placards and banners while raising slogans calling for glob…