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2,000-year-old Ashoka Stupa to be inaugurated in ChinaA 2,000-year-old Stupa constructed by emperor Ashoka in China's Nangchen which fell into ruin has been restored and is set to be unveiled o...
Leh's Hemis festival draws more foreigners now: MonkHemis festival, an annual affair at the 300-year-old Monastery has been witnessing a dip in no. of local visitors, while drawing in more in...
Dozen monasteries of Drukpa Buddhist lineage taken over by monks with strong financial backingThe takeover of the monasteries coincided with Chinese transgressions in the Chumar and Demchok areas that took place while Jinping was vis...
- Extreme weather kills thousands of Ladakh’s pashmina goats
Last year’s unusually dry summer and this winter’s unprecedented snowfall, the worst in nearly 50 years, in Ladakh’s Changtang area has cla...
- New world record for planting trees in Leh
The high altitude cold desert was the site of a huge plantation drive, massive enough to set a new world record.
- Monks lead marathon march to save Himalayas
For those living in Darjeeling, banner-led political processions are quite an ordinary sight, but as a large contingent including monks and...
- 'Titanic' director James Cameron likely to visit India
Celebrated filmmaker James Cameron is likely to visit India next month to participate in a Buddhist ceremony.