Police seize gloves with images of Buddha, Jesus and Mary

The Lotus Born in the Eastern Himalayas- Guru Padmasambhava and Tibetan Buddhism

by Jigme Yeshe Lama The Eastern Himalayas consist of areas that presently fall under the jurisdiction of Nepal, India, Bhutan and China (Tibet). It is home to multiple communities, who follow a plethora of religious beliefs and practices, that includes Tibetan Buddhism. Prior to the 1950s Chinese occupation of Tibet, this belief system was a mode of gaining legitimacy by the ruling elites in the Tibetan regions.? One sees this with the establishment of the ?Ganden Phodrang? government in the 1

16 Jan, 2023

Government to provide 10 kg of rice to 2 million families

The Government is to provide 10 kg of rice per month to two million low income families. A Cabinet paper presented by President Ranil Wickremesinghe for the provision of 10 kg of rice per month to two million low income families, including Samurdhi beneficiaries for a period of two months, has been approved. Accordingly, the government will purchase 61,600 metric tons of paddy to meet the requirement of 40,000 Metric Tons. The program was proposed to be implemented by District Secretaries and

16 Jan, 2023

Sri Lanka and India discuss priority areas for cooperation

Sri Lanka and India had talks in New Delhi today which focused on priority areas for cooperation. Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to India Milinda Moragoda met with the National Security Advisor of India Shri Ajit Kumar Doval this evening (16) and discussed matters pertaining to India-Sri Lanka relations. The discussion focused on mutual strategic interests of the two countries and priority areas for cooperation, the Sri Lanka High Commission in New Delhi said. The meeting took place as part of

16 Jan, 2023