Bhutan's Chari Monastery undergoing major restoration: Report

Dec 07, 2023

The 400-year-old Chari Monastery in Bhutan's Thimphu is undergoing a major restoration. Considering Loo-nag or inauspicious years in 2024 and 2025, the Laytshog Lopen...

Indian-American astronaut Chari nominated for US Air Force Brigadier General

Jan 27, 2023

"Air Force Col. Raja J. Chari for appointment to the grade of brigadier general. Chari is currently serving as the Crew-3 commander and astronaut,...

China: Monks hold protest against forceful shutdown of monastery in Gansu

Aug 04, 2021

Beijing [China] August 5 : Monks from Hongcheng monastery held a protest against Beijing for forcibly shutting down a monastery in China's Gansu...

Three-day Poy-Lang festival begins in Assam's Charaideo

Feb 04, 2024

The three-day Poy-Lang festival, organised under the initiative of Shyam Gaon Buddhist Monastery, began in the fields near the Buddhist Monastery of Chalapathar in...

Myanmar's military junta kills 29 at a monastery in southern Shan State

Mar 15, 2023

Photographs posted online on Sunday showed several blood-soaked bodies near the entrance to the village monastery, including three belonging to Buddhist monks. The front...

"Will always be indebted to government": Velu Ananda Chari on being awarded Padma Shri in arts

Jan 26, 2024

Ananda Chari is a sculptor, trained in the art of temple architecture. He is also a former advisor of the endowment department.