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China closes Tibet to foreigners for sensitive anniversaries

Beijing | China is keeping foreign travellers out of Tibet during sensitive political anniversaries.

Travel agencies contacted on Wednesday said foreign tourists would not be allowed into the Himalayan region until April 1. It’s not clear when the ban started, although some monitoring groups said it started this month.

March 10 is the 60th anniversary of an abortive 1959 uprising against Chinese rule in Tibet, while anti-government riots occurred March 14, 2008, in the regional capital Lhasa.

While the foreigner travel ban is an annual occurrence, the occasion of the 60th anniversary is drawing special attention from the authorities. Amid heavy security on the ground, Tibet is almost entirely closed to foreign journalists and diplomats and information about actual conditions there is hard to obtain.

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Bhopal | Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and BJP leader Babulal Gaur on Tuesday said he is considering the Congress offer to contest the coming Lok Sabha polls on its ticket from Bhopal parliamentary constituency.

“Several Congress Ministers have requested me to contest the general election on their party’s ticket from Bhopal. I am considering the offer,” Mr Gaur told reporters.

Earlier on January 24, senior Congress leader and former Chief Minister of the state Digvijaya Singh had met Mr Gaur and offered him a Congress ticket for the Lok Sabha elections. He had, however, rejected it after discussing the matter with BJP leaders.Mr Gaur’s statement has again triggered speculation in the state’s political circles.

Mr Gaur said, “Over the last fortnight, many ministers have visited my home and I have also met several of them. I have received many offers from Congress … will give them a thought.”

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