DHARAMSHALA: Kasur Alak Jigme Thinley Lhundup, who worked prominently as a Kalon and Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, passed away on 26 July 2012. He breathed his last at Shri Balaji Hospital at Kangra due to illness. He was 72. Kasur Alak Jigme was born in 1939 at Rebkong in (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The eastern leg of the flame of truth torch relay, which reached Tenzingang Tibetan settlement in Bomdila in Arunachal Pradesh on 20 July, is receiving strong support from the Indian community. “The flame of truth relay is passing through different corners of Tenzingang Tibetan (...)
Kalon Tripa speaking at a function marking the arrival of flame of truth torch relay in Dharamsala on 26 July 2012 DHARAMSHALA: The spirit of Tibetans living inside Tibet remains strong even after more than fifty years of separation, Kalon Tripa said at a function marking the arrival of the (...)
Kalon Tripa meeting schoolchildren during his four-day visit to Ladakh from 8-11 July 2012 DHARAMSHALA: Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay had a very meaningful and remarkable visit to meet Tibetans living in one of the highest and difficult terrains of India, an official from the Kashag secretariat (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The US government said China needs to carry out political reforms as the overall human rights situation in the country continues to deteriorate. “The overall human rights situation in China continues to deteriorate,” said Assistant Secretary Michael Posner, after the 17th US-China (...)
Around 600 monks gathered outside the courtyard of Sera Lachi Monastery on Tuesday, braving light shower and savage attacks of mosquitoes, to listen to a talk about the present environment and development issues concerning Tibet. Many monks reacted in distress as they learned and saw pictures (...)
Rakesh Pathania, Member of State Assembly, during the flame of truth relay in Nurpur DHARAMSHALA: The flame of truth relay organised by the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile (TPiE) reached Dharamsala yesterday. The Tibetan Settlement Officer, Dharamsala, took over the torch from his Dalhousie (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The US government said it would raise the issue of Tibet during annual human rights dialogue with China in Washington from 23-24 July. Assistant Secretary Michael Posner led the US side, while the Chinese delegation was led by Chen Xu, director general for international organising (...)
BENAGLURU: Mr Karma Singe, the chief representative of the South Zone Tibetan settlements, made a courtesy call to congratulate and welcome Mr Jagadish Shettar, the new chief minister of Karnataka. He expressed the gratitude and appreciation to the people and the government of Karnataka for (...)
Human Rights Watch (New York) – The United States should use the upcoming human rights dialogue with the Chinese government to demand public and verifiable changes in policies and practices. The changes should include a commitment to hold elections to choose China’s leaders. The annual human (...)