Dharamshala: On the morning of 7 October 2025, the Central Election Commission of the Central Tibetan Administration convened a press conference to officially announce the schedule for the upcoming 2025–2026 elections of the Sikyong and the 18th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, along with the (...)
Northampton, MA – October 4, 2025: The Regional Tibetan Association of Massachusetts (RTAM) hosted a special screening of Mission Joy – Finding Happiness in Troubled Times at the Academy of Music Theatre in Northampton as part of the Year of Compassion (2025–2026), a global initiative celebrating (...)
Miao: On 6 October, Tenzin Rinchen, Kunga Jigmey, Rapten Tsering and Chemi Dorjee, Settlement Officers of Miao, Tezu, Tenzingang and Tuting, paid a courtesy call on the Honourable Chief Minister Shri Pema Khandu of Arunachal Pradesh. The meeting was to extend cordial greetings and present a (...)
Switzerland: On 4 October 2025, the Europe Chushi Gangdruk Association commemorated its 46th founding anniversary alongside the 90th birthday celebration of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama with a grand event held at Rapperswilstrasse, Switzerland. The celebration brought together over 1,500 (...)
Dharamshala, 6 October 2025: The Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile hosted a farewell tea party earlier today in the Standing Committee Hall to honor the outgoing Standing Committee members, Parliamentarians Tenzin Jigdal and Lobsang Thupten, of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile. Speaker Khenpo (...)
Canada: On 5 October 2025, Education Secretary Jigme Namgyal of the Department of Education, Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), visited the Gangjong Choedenling – Tibetan Canadian Cultural Centre (TCCC) – in Ontario. The weekend school, run under the Canadian Tibetan Association of Ontario, is (...)
Dharamshala: In celebration of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday and the Year of Compassion, the Tibetan Settlement Office of Dharamshala organised a mass clean-up drive near the Bhagsu River under the Clean Upper Dharamshala programme. The event was held in collaboration with several (...)
Dharamshala, 2 October 2025: As part of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile’s program, Parliamentarians Juchen Kunchok Chodon and Khenpo Kada Ngedup Sonam visited the Tibetan camps in Choglamsar, Ladakh, on 2 October 2025. The parliamentarians were accompanied by the Chair of the Local Tibetan (...)
Kamrao: On Wednesday, 1 October 2025, in honour of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday, the Tibetan settlement in Kamrao organised a special event as part of the global observance of the Compassion Year 2025-26. The event took place at the Lhasol Ri (mountain of deity offerings) in (...)
Gangtok: A ceremony of handing and taking-over of charge as the Tibetan Settlement Officer (TSO) of Gangtok was held between the outgoing TSO Dhondup Sangpo and incoming TSO Tsering Damdul on 3 and 4 September 2025 as the former retires from his position. TSO Tsetan from Kalimpong attended the (...)