DHARAMSHALA: The newly-appointed Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court, Mr Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar, visited the Tibetan community in Dharamshala today. He met His Holiness the Dalai Lama in the morning at a private audience. Justice Khanwilkar was accompanied by the local Sub-divisional (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Tibetans in Dharamshala held a prayer service on 5 June to express solidarity with the Tibetan self-immolators especially Tenzin Sherab who burned himself on 27 May. The prayer service was organised by the Department of Religion and Culture of the Central Tibetan Administration. (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The first Education Advisory Committee Meeting of Tibetan schools is being organised by Department of Education (DoE) of the Central Tibetan Administration in Dharamsala from 5-6 June. The meeting is being conducted as part of the 14th Kashag’s prioritisation of education and (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Honourable Home Kalon Mrs. Gyari Dolma accompanied by Additional Secretary Mr. Chhimey Rinzin and Deputy Secretary Mr. Kunchok Dhundup met Mr. Jawed Habib regarding hair dressing training at ISTL Nelamangala in Bangalore on 3 June. Mr Jawed Habib gladly agreed to extend all his (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Governor Washington Jay Inslee expressed his deep concern for the situation in Tibet and hoped that the legitimate concern of the Tibetan people is addressed. Governor Inslee said this while interacting with Mr Tashi Namgyal, member of Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, during the (...)
By Vishal Gulati Dharamsala, June 3 (IANS) More young Indians are annually arriving in this Himalayan hill town to lend their ear to the teachings and sermons of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, say Tibetans living in exile here. Last year, a thousand Indians came to this town to listen (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the oldest and largest human rights organisation based in France, adopted a resolution at its 38th World Congress in Istanbul, Turkey, urging the Chinese government to change its approach in dealing with the issue of Tibet. (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Sikyong and Education Kalon Dr Lobsang Sangay today opened an experiential leadership workshop for Tibetan school prefects at the Tibetan Children’s Village school in Dharamshala. The workshop is being organised by the Department of Education, Central Tibetan Administration, (...)
By Kirsty Needham [The Sydney Morning Herald] Opposition foreign affairs spokeswoman Julie Bishop has been accused of a diplomatic gaffe by the Gillard government after she spoke at the launch of a controversial exhibition on Tibet being staged by the Chinese government. A fortnight before the (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The Central Tibetan Administration today expressed its deep appreciation to Ms. Mary Beth Markey, who resigned from her position as International Campaign for Tibet’s president after making a remarkable contribution to the political and human rights advocacy for the issue of Tibet (...)