DHARAMSHALA: The 15th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile began its fifth session today, pledging to strengthen their efforts to garner stronger support from the international community to end the sufferings of Tibetans inside Tibet and fulfill their aspirations. In his opening remarks, Speaker Penpa (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Fresh reports coming out of Tibet say 28-year-old Lobsang Thogmey of Kirti Monastery in eastern Tibet’s Ngaba region died after himself on fire to protest against the Chinese repressive rule over Tibet. Lobsang Thogmey set himself on fire outside the monastery on Saturday afternoon. (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Tibetans and supporters have lobbied around 150 British Parliamentarians to help find a lasting solution to the issue of Tibet. The lobby effort was organised by a coalition of UK-based Tibet groups, including Tibet Society, Free Tibet, Students for Free Tibet UK, Tibetan Community (...)
DHARAMSHALA: CTA Home Secretary Sonam Topgyal Khorlatsang and other senior officials met Ms Bhawati Charavorty, a Norwegian Church AID (NCA) project consultant, to discuss current and future welfare and developmental projects on 15 March. The meeting discussed the ongoing projects in the (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The Audio Visual Section (AV) of the Department of Information & international Relations (DIIR) will bring to its viewers the live webcast and full recording of the Tibetan parliamentary sessions with new features using Google Hangouts Technology. Each day’s session will have a (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The first batch of 15 Tibetan youths successfully completed their training on computer and web designing organised by the Dharamsala-based Tibetan Career Center. The trainees were presented with certificates at a ceremony held at the Tibetan Career Center in Mcleod Ganj today. (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Reports coming out of Tibet say a Tibetan man in Sog Dzong in Nagchu in eastern Tibet has been arrested by the Chinese authorities for allegedly contacting the outside world. Dagyalm, 40, was forcibly taken into custody during a night raid by the local authorities in Sog Dzong on (...)
New leadership takes over, the European Parliament calls for genuine political reform and pragmatic cooperation from China On the day when 59-year-old Xi Jinping took over from Hu Jintao as China’s head of state, the Members of European Parliament adopted a resolution stressing that China must (...)
In the preceding years, there had been post vacancies in the Central Tibetan Administration CTA’s Staff position. Similarly, in 2012, 43 vacancies in different posts were announced and 240 applications were received. From those applicants, 40 Tibetan graduates and under grades were selected for (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Three Tibetan monks and two lay men have been arrested for protesting against the Chinese rule in Sershul county in eastern Tibet’s Kham province on 10 March. The three monks – Sonam Namgyal, Thubten Gelek and Lobsang Samten – carrying a photo of His Holiness the Dalai Lama raised (...)