China opens dual-use highway to Nepal via TibetThe highway will shorten the journey from an hour to 30 minutes between the dual-use civil and military airport and Tibet's second-largest ...
18 Sep, 2017, 01.15 PM IST
Why India is worried about China's dam projects on the Brahmaputra riverChina said it was building a dam on a tributary of the Yarlung Zangbo, as Brahmaputra is known in Tibet. This will be its ‘most expensive h...
05 Oct, 2016, 12.40 PM IST
Himalayan railway connecting Tibet with India feasible: ChinaChina built a railway running for more than 1,100 km to connect the highland region of Tibet with the rest of the country in 2006 and exten...
05 Aug, 2016, 12.03 PM IST
5.3-magnitude quakes hit TibetThe epicentre was monitored at a depth of 10 kms, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Another quake hit the area at 10:05 am in Tingri C...
22 May, 2016, 10.31 AM IST
China-Nepal rail link can be extended to India: ExpertsChinese experts say the project which may cost about $4 billion could be extended to India as well to improve Tibet's interconnectivity wit...
23 Mar, 2016, 01.15 PM IST
Tibet quake toll rises to 25; 117 injuredThe counties of Gyirong, Nyalam and Tingri were most affected. Nearly 80 per cent of the houses in the three counties have collapsed.
28 Apr, 2015, 10.36 AM IST
Tibet earthquake toll rises to 20; forecast of rain, snowBesides, a total of 58 people there have been injured and four are missing, according to the Regional Disaster Relief Headquarters.
27 Apr, 2015, 09.26 AM IST
China to construct new rail line in Tibet close to Arunachal PradeshIn August this year, China inaugurated its extension of railway line in Tibet which come close to the Indian border in Sikkim besides borde...
31 Oct, 2014, 07.58 PM IST
China opens new Tibet rail link close to SikkimChinese President Xi Jinping on Friday cleared rail link to Tibet close to Sikkim near Indian border increasing mobility of Chinese troops ...
16 Aug, 2014, 10.40 AM IST
- China inaugurates new Tibet rail link close to Sikkim
China today inaugurated its second railway line in Tibet, built at a cost of $2.16 billion, close to Indian border in Sikkim.
15 Aug, 2014, 03.33 PM IST
China to finish Tibet rail line close to Indian border soonChina will finish its rail network in Tibet up to Xigaze city located close to Indian border by next year.
08 Mar, 2013, 07.38 PM IST
- Rail link to Tibetan town near India to be completed by 2015
The extension of a landmark railway line from Tibet's capital Lhasa to its second-largest city Xigaze, located close to Indian border, is i...
17 Jan, 2012, 09.58 PM IST
- China to start work on world's highest airport in Tibet
China will construct the world's highest-altitude airport next year in Tibet, which will the sixth in the strategic Himalayan region.
28 Dec, 2011, 12.24 PM IST
- China to spend $46.89 billion for development of Tibet
China will invest over $ 46.89 billion on 226 key projects in Tibet between 2011 and 2015 to speed up social and economic development of th...
14 Sep, 2011, 06.22 PM IST
- China builds 'Peace' airport just 100 km from Mt Everest
In a bid to turn its side of the world’s tallest peak into a climber’s paradise, China is building a new airport, to be called ‘Peace Airpo...
12 Apr, 2010, 01.50 PM IST
- Clashes in Seoul during Olympic torch relay
The Olympic torch relay concluded in the South Korean capital Sunday marked by sporadic clashes between pro- and anti-China demonstrators a...
27 Apr, 2008, 08.13 PM IST
- Monks at key Tibet temple in new 'education' push
Authorities at a key Tibetan Buddhist temple have launched a new campaign to strengthen control over its monks and unite them around love o...
25 Apr, 2008, 01.38 PM IST