In Memory: Khaying On October 7, 2011, two young former monks from Ngaba Kirti Monastery—Choephel, 19, and Khaying, 18—set themselves ablaze in Tibet’s Amdo province, demanding an end to China’s occupation and the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Both succumbed to their injury’s days later. (...)
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 (...)