Mangaluru: Tibetan Spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Thursday arrived at the Mangaluru International Airport for his two-day visit to the city where he will take part in a conference organised by All India Catholic School on Friday.
Dalai Lama arrived in the city on Thursday afternoon around 12.30 pm where he was welcomed by Mangaluru Assistant Commissioner Ravichandra Nayak, Deputy Police Commissioner Arunangshu Giri and Lakshmi Ganesh. He was also greeted by traditional Tibetan dance outside the airport.
In the wake of Dalai Lama’s visit security at the airport was beefed up at the Mangaluru International Airport and the Buddhist monk was escorted to a private hotel in the city where he will city in Zero Traffic amidst heavy security.
According to the reports Dalai Lama will take part in a conference organised by All India Catholic School at Father Muller Hall here in the city on August 30.
He is later expected to leave for Bengaluru on August 31 Saturday morning on flight.

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Jaipur (PTI): The Enforcement Directorate has arrested former Rajasthan MLA Baljit Yadav on money laundering charges linked to an alleged funds embezzlement case, official sources said on Wednesday.
The former independent legislator from the Behror assembly seat was taken into custody under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on Tuesday, they said.
The case is related to alleged embezzlement of MLA funds in the guise of supply of sports equipment to schools, according to ED officials.
The federal agency had conducted searches against Yadav in January last year.
