This is Hepatitis. Know it. Confront it. My Dear fellow Tibetans and friends, The 28th of July 2013 marks the World Hepatitis Day. This day signifies the birthday of Professor Baruch Blumberg who was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work in discovering the hepatitis B virus. The day is an annual (...)
DHARAMSHALA:Â The Chinese government is tightening its control over the Internet as a growing number of people in the country use it as a potent tool to vent their grievances and fight for their legal rights. A special report by Freedom House, a US based non-governmental organisation that (...)
ULAANBATAR, Mongolia: The 13th conference of the International Association for Tibetan Studies (IATS) is currently underway at Ulaanbatar in Mongolia from 21-26 July, where for the first time at the conference, the issue of climate change on the Tibetan plateau was discussed. Various speakers (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The Central Tibetan Administration today organised a special prayer service in Dharamsala for all those Tibetans who have set themselves on fire to protest against the repressive policies of the Chinese government. Kasur Kirti Rinpoche, head of Kirti Monastery, presided over the (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay today appealed to the Tibetan community remain vigilant after India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) alerted the Himachal Pradesh police of possible terror attacks on Buddhist population and monasteries across the state. The NIA issued the security (...)
[South China Morning Post] Remarks ahead of policy summit seem aimed at quieting concerns about his support for change President Xi Jinping renewed his call for broad reform while in Hubei yesterday – a move seen by observers as an effort to reassure liberals ahead of a key party conclave. The (...)
[The Times of India] BEIJING: At least 17 Tibetans have been injured in clashes with majority Han Chinese in China’s Gansu province, the US-based Radio Free Asia reported. Tibetan areas in China often witness self-immolation by the Dalai Lama’s supporters. But ethnic clashes are rare. Reports (...)
[Associated Press] NEW DELHI: Officials from China and India began discussions on Tuesday to find ways to resolve a longstanding border dispute against the backdrop of recent flare-ups of tension between the two Asian giants over their de facto boundary in the Himalayas. Top military and (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The Central Tibetan Administration will organise a prayer service in Dharamsala on Wednesday over the continuing tragic self-immolations by Tibetans to protest against the Chinese rule. The prayer service will be held at Tsuglagkhang, the main temple, on Wednesday (24 July) at 4:00 (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The Department of Education, in collaboration with AvantiFellows (www.avantifellows.org), inaugurated the first ‘Learning Center’ in Tibetan Homes Foundation (THF), Mussoorie on July 19 to kick start its ‘Technology-based After-school Coaching Program’. During the inaugural session, (...)