No clean chit to Karmapa yet: Dhumal

No clean chit to Karmapa yet: Dhumal Dharamsala: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal on Saturday said Tibetan religious leader the Karmapa had not yet got a clean chit following the discovery of unaccounted money from him. Investigations are still on into the nearly Rs 70 million worth of foreign and Indian currency recovered from his monastery near here. Dhumal's remarks came a day after Chief Secretary Rajwant Sandhu gave the 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje,...
01:18 PM, Feb 12, 2011

Karmapa aides have criminal past: Himachal DGP

Karmapa aides have criminal past: Himachal DGP 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

Karmapa: aides quizzed by ED

Karmapa: aides quizzed by ED 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

Karmapa not anti-India, says his spokesperson

Karmapa not anti-India, says his spokesperson 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

Karmapa: Fin Ministry seeks report from HP Govt

Karmapa: Fin Ministry seeks report from HP Govt 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

Tibetan leader Karmapa linked to China

Tibetan leader Karmapa linked to China 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

HP: Karmapa's office raided, Rs 1 cr seized

HP: Karmapa's office raided, Rs 1 cr seized 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

China calls Tibet leader Dalai Lama 'liar, separatist'

China calls Tibet leader Dalai Lama 'liar, separatist' Foreign Ministry spokesman slams spiritual leader's Arunachal visit. ...
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