Thupstan Chewang is interviewed by rediff.com on Ladakh border issues, including incursions by the Chinese and the status of the Demchok border crossing for travel to Kailash.

Other news reports confirm that around 15,000 pashmina goats have now perished from starvation on Ladakh's Chang thang. Winter is however on the wane as BRO announce the imminent opening of the Srinagar-Leh highway.

All Ladakh Bandh on March 17, 2008

March 17, 2008 had been observed as black day in Ladakh, India in connection with the recent Chinese suppression in Lhasa, Tibet. Joint hands of Ladakh Buddhist Association, All Ladakh Gompa Association, Himalayan Action Committee and Regional Tibetan Youth Congress organized a mass rally in Leh City. Rally was joined by more then 13000 Tibetan and local Ladakhi Buddhist. This is one of the biggest ever rally in Leh. Young blood Tibetan, showed special responsible on this mass rally. They carry the national flag and play card “(China is a killing Machine. Tibet a Killing Field)-(Stop 2008 olyampic…Act now)!” All the Shops in restaurants in Ladakh were called for BANDH.  Later they put a memorandum to the UNO through kind hand of Deputy Commission, Leh Ladakh.



Thanks to Tenzin Rabten (TCV Ladakh) and Marco Vasta for this illustrated story.

On the 26th February HH the Dalai Lama confirmed Thupstan Ngawang, a child born in Nubra, Ladakh, as the reincarnation of Bakula Rinpoche. The child was born on 24th November 2005 and has been chosen from among several children.

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