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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today met the Dalai Lama at Bodh Gaya where the Tibetan spiritual leader is on an annual retreat after a gap of two years.

A Chinese woman in Bihar's Gaya has been into police custody and will be deported back due to visa violations. Earlier, the police suspected her of spying on Dalai Lama, who is scheduled to participate at several events in Bihar this week.

The All-Party Indian Parliamentary Forum for Tibet, an informal group of Members of Parliament (MPs), has decided to request the centre to confer Bharat Ratna on the Dalai Lama, its convener Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Sujeet Kumar said Saturday.

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama called on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday at his official residence in Patna, and held a prayer ceremony for peace and well-being of one and all, official sources said.

At least two crude bombs were found at Bodh Gaya pilgrimage centre in Bihar on Friday evening, just hours after Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama had retired for the day. The bombs were detected during a search of the centre 100 km from state capital Patna following an explosion near one of the grounds at the complex.

The 34th Kalchakra puja was initiated on Monday by Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama in Bihar amid tight security arrangements, officials said.

BJP MP and former Himachal Pradesh chief minister Shanta Kumar today demanded Bharat Ratna for Nobel Peace laureate and Tibetan leader Dalai Lama.

A Nepali army officer was accused by a British prosecutor today of torturing two men in 2005, during his country's civil war, in a rare use of laws that allow British courts to prosecute certain serious crimes wherever they took place.

Terming the series of blasts at Mahabodhi temple complex in Bihar as "unfortunate", Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama today said "few individuals" could be behind the attack.

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Friday held a special prayer at Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's official residence in Patna for world peace and praised the state government for taking interest in Buddhism.

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama arrived in Patna on Thursday to take part in a three-day International Buddhist Conference starting in Patna from January 5.

Sri Lanka stopped Kumar Sangakkara and another player from calling on the Dalai Lama out of fear that a meeting would anger China, an official said.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today met the Dalai Lama at Bodh Gaya where the Tibetan spiritual leader is on an annual retreat after a gap of two years.

A Chinese woman in Bihar's Gaya has been into police custody and will be deported back due to visa violations. Earlier, the police suspected her of spying on Dalai Lama, who is scheduled to participate at several events in Bihar this week.

The All-Party Indian Parliamentary Forum for Tibet, an informal group of Members of Parliament (MPs), has decided to request the centre to confer Bharat Ratna on the Dalai Lama, its convener Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Sujeet Kumar said Saturday.

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama called on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday at his official residence in Patna, and held a prayer ceremony for peace and well-being of one and all, official sources said.

At least two crude bombs were found at Bodh Gaya pilgrimage centre in Bihar on Friday evening, just hours after Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama had retired for the day. The bombs were detected during a search of the centre 100 km from state capital Patna following an explosion near one of the grounds at the complex.

The 34th Kalchakra puja was initiated on Monday by Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama in Bihar amid tight security arrangements, officials said.

BJP MP and former Himachal Pradesh chief minister Shanta Kumar today demanded Bharat Ratna for Nobel Peace laureate and Tibetan leader Dalai Lama.

A Nepali army officer was accused by a British prosecutor today of torturing two men in 2005, during his country's civil war, in a rare use of laws that allow British courts to prosecute certain serious crimes wherever they took place.

Terming the series of blasts at Mahabodhi temple complex in Bihar as "unfortunate", Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama today said "few individuals" could be behind the attack.

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Friday held a special prayer at Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's official residence in Patna for world peace and praised the state government for taking interest in Buddhism.

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama arrived in Patna on Thursday to take part in a three-day International Buddhist Conference starting in Patna from January 5.

Sri Lanka stopped Kumar Sangakkara and another player from calling on the Dalai Lama out of fear that a meeting would anger China, an official said.