Tag Archives: Travel

• Coronavirus: India extends suspension of international flights until 31 August 30 July 2021 | Rhik Kundu This post has no comments yet

  The Indian government has extended the ban on international commercial flights till 31 August, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said in a circular on Friday. The ban on scheduled overseas flights was to end on 31 July. ...

• India scraps NORI for Tibetans travelling abroad 1 August 2018 | Tibet Sun Online News This post has 10 comments

  Central Tibetan Administration Lobsang Sangay announced that the Government of India has scrapped the “No Objection to Return to India” (NORI) process for the Tibetan travel document. ...

• Scrapping of the Exit Permit: Wolf in sheep’s clothing 1 November 2017 | Anshdeep Kaur This post has 4 comments

  Passport does not change your Tibetan ethnicity, but it does give you rights to keep Tibet alive here, in India, where you are. ...

• India may scrap ‘Exit Permit’, bringing some relief for Tibetans 23 October 2017 | Tibet Sun Newsroom This post has one comment

  Tibetans in India may finally get some relief in their travels abroad, as the Government of India may scrap the troublesome "Exit Permit". ...

• Harassment continues for Tibetans seeking Indian passport 3 October 2017 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 3 comments

  Tibetans applying for Indian passport continue to face various forms of discrimination and harassment, and are left with no choice other than appealing in the courts for relief. ...

• Kashag not against Tibetans taking Indian citizenship: CTA President 23 September 2017 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 8 comments

  Sangay said so much "publicity was unwarranted. If there were small problems, those could have been resolved without using so much publicity." ...

• Dharma holiday in Sikkim 30 June 2016 | Jamyang Dorjee This post has no comments yet

  Ravangla has a Buddha park with a 130-foot statue of the Buddha, named and consecrated by His Holiness the Dalai Lama as "Tathagata Tsal". ...

• Eight places around the world for Buddhist pilgrimage 23 May 2016 | Ming Teoh This post has no comments yet

  Here are eight places since this is a significant number in Buddhism, in view of the eight-fold path; Buddha's birthday celebrated on the eighth day, and more. ...

• Lone Tibetan at Spangmik: One-man army for Tibet 10 July 2014 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 3 comments

  A visit to Ladakh would not be complete without a circuit of the holy and picturesque Pangong Lake. ...

• Just Back: Tibet’s sacred mantra 30 June 2014 | Lisa Lermon This post has no comments yet

  At 5ft tall, its golden form was adorned with rubies, coral, turquoise and other precious gems, and, to me, appeared redolent with mystery. ...