Dharamsala: Tibetan spiritual leader the
Dalai Lama has expressed his condolences over the deaths and
destruction caused by the recent earthquake in Sikkim and
other parts of northeastern region.
He has offered his prayers for those affected by the
natural calamity and also donated Rs 500,000 from the Dalai
Lama Trust towards relief work in the affected areas.
Dharamsala: Tibetan spiritual leader the
Dalai Lama has expressed his condolences over the deaths and
destruction caused by the recent earthquake in Sikkim and
other parts of northeastern region.
He has offered his prayers for those affected by the
natural calamity and also donated Rs 500,000 from the Dalai
Lama Trust towards relief work in the affected areas.
An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter Scale struck
Sikkim on Sunday evening, which also shook parts of north and
east India and parts of Bangladesh and Nepal. The quake has
claimed at least 57 lives in Sikkim.
PTI
First Published: Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 22:08