Dharamsala: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has formally relinquished his political and administrative role by signing amendments to the Constitution of the Tibetan government-in-exile. The amendments, mostly pertaining to political and administrative powers vested with 75-year-old Dalai Lama were debated during the special three day session of the Tibetan Parliament and presented to the Dalai Lama, who accepted them yesterday, said Tenzin Norbu, Tibetan Parliament Spokesperson. After the approval...
12:52 PM, May 30, 2011
Dharamsala: Ming Chung Dorjee who is a Tibetan refugee is ineligible to own land in India, according to the law. But CNN-IBN has accessed documents to prove that he assumed the identity of an Indian to get land in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. He allegedly managed this by getting government papers by misrepresenting facts. Dorjee's moves, it seems has been adopted by some other Tibetans as well, like Lama Bagdor who...
07:37 AM, Feb 14, 2011
Dharamsala: Himachal Pradesh Police on Thursday arrested a couple in New Delhi in connection with seizure of Rs 1 crore from two people that was meant as part-payment by the Karmapa's trust to buy land in Kangra district, police said. "The couple, Karma Thapa and his wife Rinzin, was charged with arranging money for the monastery. They were interrogated for the past three days and were arrested from Majnoo-Ka-Tila in...
10:51 AM, Feb 04, 2011
Himachal Pradesh Director General of Police DS Minhas says the Karmapa Lama Ugyen Trinley Dorje has Chinese links and his aides have a criminal past. Speaking exclusively to CNN-IBN, Minhas says that Karmapa and his aides have been buying properties in India even though as Tibetans refugees they cannot do so legally. CNN-IBN: There are lot of controversies about the Karmapa and that he has links with China. he is...
01:24 PM, Feb 02, 2011
Dharamsala/Shimla: A high-level Enforcement Directorate (ED) team on Monday questioned aides of Karmapa Ugyen Trinley Dorje who are managing the trust backed by him about foreign currency worth over Rs 7.5 crore seized during raids. Headed by Deputy Director (North) V Neerja, the ED team reached the Gyuto Monastery at Sidhbari just before noon and had a marathon question-answer session lasting four hours and 40 minutes. The ED officials asked...
08:34 PM, Feb 01, 2011
Dharamsala: The Enforcement Directorate questioned Karmapa Lama in Dharamsala in connection with the foreign currency recovered from his office. Enforcement Directorate officials reached Karmapa's monastery on Tuesday afternoon to question him. He was grilled for over five hours but reportedly insisted that he had no idea where the money recovered from his office came from. Foreign currency worth Rs 7 crore was recovered from Karmapa's office last week. Raids were...
01:25 PM, Feb 01, 2011
Dharamsala: The police on Sunday went to Gyuto monastery in Dharamsala to question Tibetan spiritual leader Karmapa Lama over the source of the huge amounts of cash, including Chinese currency, seized from the monastery. This follows the interrogation of other accused in the case. Police claim that there is a direct link between the money recovered and property deals in Himachal Pradesh and other states. Five people including a hotelier...
05:10 PM, Jan 30, 2011
Dharamsala: A day after police questioned Tibetan leader Karmapa Lama, ADGP SR Mardi told CNN-IBN that raids were conducted across Dharamsala and five people including Manager of Ambala based Corporation Bank DK Dhar and Dharamsala based hotelier KP Bharadwaj, from whose car Rs 1 crore seized were arrested by the Himachal Pradesh police. Earlier the Dalai Lama spoke in support of Karmapa calling him a revered leader. Foreign currency worth...
11:14 AM, Jan 30, 2011
New Delhi: On the controversy surrounding the Karmapa Lama, the Finance Ministry has asked for a report from the Himachal Pradesh government. While the Karmapa was questioned by a three member team of Himachal police, his treasurer Shakti Lama has been sent to police custody till February 5. His secretary's house which was sealed was searched by the police on Saturday. Currency worth Rs 6 crore has been seized out...
09:19 PM, Jan 29, 2011
Dharamsala: A team of Himachal Pradesh Police has questioned 17th Karmapa Ugyen Trinley Dorjee, popularly known as Karmapa Lama, about the huge sum of foreign currency recovered during a raid at his office in Dharamsala. The Karmapa Lama was questioned by a three-member police team. During his questioning Karmapa was aided by a translator as he speaks only Chinese. Karmapa reportedly feigned ignorance about the source of money. Sources say...
02:28 PM, Jan 29, 2011
New Delhi: Union Finance Ministry has sought a report from the Himachal Pradesh government on 17th Karmapa Ugyen Trinley Dorjee, popularly known as Karmapa Lama, who stands accused of being a Chinese plant after police recovered Rs 1.6 crore during a raid at his office in Dharamsala on Thursday. Karmapa Lama and other Tibetan leaders have reportedly bought huge tracts of land in various states with Sources telling CNN-IBN that...
12:50 PM, Jan 29, 2011
New Delhi: One of the most revered places for Tibetans and Buddhists across the world now caught in a criss-crossing web of Hawala, Benami land deal and worse still of furthering Chinese interest on Indian soil. The 17th Karmapa Ugyen Trinley Dorjee stands accused of being a Chinese plant. Central government sources say that foreign currency worth crores was recovered from this religious abode. The Gyuto Tantric Monastic University, home...
07:14 AM, Jan 29, 2011
Dharamsala: Huge amount of foreign currency was seized during raids at a transit home of 17th Karmapa Ugyen Trinley Dorje at Sidhbari near Dharamsala on Thursday. ADGP (Law and Order) S R Mardi said the exact amount of currency notes of different countries recovered during the raids at Gyuto Monastery, 6 km from here, will be known after counting them. A close aide of Kaprmapa, Rabjaychojan alias Shakti Lama, was...
06:13 PM, Jan 27, 2011
The visit will begin on Sunday amidst rising rhetoric between India, China. ...
02:56 AM, Nov 07, 2009
Hollywood actor and Buddhist Richard Gere is visiting Mc Leodganj. ...
01:27 AM, Apr 10, 2009
He tells CNN-IBN's Anjali Rao how it all happened. ...
03:02 PM, Mar 10, 2009
Brisbane: After notching up a crushing 110-run win against India, stand-in Australian captain Ricky Ponting said it had been a long time since he has seen his side bowl as well as they did in Sunday's game. The Australians bundled out India for 178 after setting them a stiff target of 289 to win. It's been a long time since I have seen an Australian team bowl as well as...
06:15 PM, Apr 25, 2008
New Delhi: In a significant move, the government of India made changes in the eligibility criteria for a person getting the Bharat Ratna. According to media reports, this move will pave way for Sachin Tendulkar to get the country's highest civilian honour. The Prime Minister's Office has accepted the Ministry of Home Affairs' recommendation of broad basing the Bharat Ratna category. The change in rules came at the behest of...
08:58 AM, Mar 31, 2008
New Delhi: Umesh Yadav looked relaxed deep into the chair he had positioned along the boundary ropes at the Wankhede Stadium. In contrast, Varun Aaron after toiling for more than a day in Test cricket was a wicket-less bundle of nerves. The shadows had started creeping onto the ground after lunch on day two. India looked more like waiting for a declaration than forcing the issue. Aaron had at best ...
11:31 AM, Mar 24, 2008
London: Jailed Pakistani cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir could be deported from the UK after the completion of their prison terms. According to a report in The Daily Mail, the trio jailed for being involved in the spot-fixing scandal, could face deportation by the British Government on their release from prison. Earlier this week Butt and Asif were transferred from Wandsworth Prison to HMP Canterbury, which in...
04:26 PM, Mar 18, 2008
