China Issued New Regulations on Climbing Mt. Everest
Dharamshala: China informed climbing agencies in Kathmandu that there would be an age bar on climbing Mt Everest on Thursday. China is controlling the kid-climbers from autumn after American boy wonder Jordan Romero becoming the youngest climber in the world and made mountaineering history within after the month with not able to beat his record.
Tibet’s Human Rights Issues Raised at the 14th Session of UN Human Rights Council
Geneva: The UN Human Rights Council began its 14th regular session in Geneva from 31 May and will continue until 18 June.
Exiled Women’s Group Donates for Earthquake-hit Tibet
Dharamshala: In the wake of the disastrous earthquake that struck Kyegudo in eastern Tibet - leaving more than 2,000 dead, 10,000 injured and hundreds of thousands homeless - on April 14 this year, the Tibetan Women's Association (TWA) and its 52 regional chapters have raised one million rupees (Rs. 1,000,000) for the quake survivors.