Washington, DC, July 9, 2014: The Office of Tibet – Washington, DC hosted a private reception to celebrate His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 79th birthday at its new office building. The event also marked the formal opening of the Office of Tibet in Washington, DC. Close to 100 guests attend the (...)
(By Didi Tang) BEIJING (AP) — A well-known Tibetan writer said Wednesday that she and her husband have been placed under house arrest in Beijing as China plays host to U.S. State Secretary John Kerry for the latest round of U.S.-China talks. Tsering Woeser, who has been advocating Tibetans (...)
Geneva, 9 July: Seven Special Procedures experts of the UN Human Rights Council wrote to the Chinese authorities to highlight UN’s concern about the human rights situation of Tibetan singers and musicians. Since 2008, China has especially cracked down on Tibetan intellectuals. In a communication (...)
The Department of Education, CTA is happy to inform that the Fall 2015 International Application for Admission & Scholarship for Berea College is now available. Interested candidates are advised to check its website link: http://www.berea.edu/admissions/international/apply/. for eligibility (...)
DHARAMSHALA: His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 79th birthday was celebrated with much fanfare in Nepal on 6 July. Over 3000 Tibetans from all over Nepal gathered at Jwalakhel in Kathmandu to join the celebration, organised by the Jwalakhel Tibetan community and handicraft centre. Guests at the (...)
Festival pays tribute to the 14th Dalai Lama’s leadership and contributions BANGALORE, 7 July: Hundreds of visitors thronged the two-day-long Tibet Festival – 2014 held in the city and celebrated the distinct and wide-ranging facets of Tibetan culture and religion that were on display at the (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The Department of Education, CTA awarded 383 scholarships for various Undergrad courses, including medical and engineering, teacher’s training, research and professional courses, foreign languages, Tibetan language, literature and medical studies and various vocational courses. In a (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Despite severe restrictions, Tibetans inside Tibet have covertly celebrated the 79th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on 6 July, according to Radio Free Asia (RFA). “Tibetans in China observed the birthday of the Dalai Lama on the weekend by holding celebrations covertly in (...)
DHARAMSHALA: After successful completion of MBBS study and Internship, two Tibetan MBBS graduate doctors, Dr. Tenzin Wangdak and Dr. Tenzin Tsewang from Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda,Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, will join CTA health department’s DTR Hospital and Phende (...)
LONDON: The Office of Tibet hosted a reception at the Legatum Institute in London on 4 July evening to celebrate His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 79th birthday. Representatives from the Indian High Commission, Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania and Bosnia & Herzegovina, including an (...)