DHARAMSHALA: The Department of Finance under the Central Tibetan Administration invites applications for a six-month food production (Cookery) course for newly-arrived Tibetans from Tibet at Sherab Gatsel Lobling school. The course will start from 16 December 2013 and will finish on 15 June (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay, in a letter addressed to Odisha Chief Minsiter Naveen Patnaik on 18 Oct, expressed his sadness and condoled the tragic loss of lives and the extensive trail of destruction caused by cyclone Phailin in the state. “On behalf of the Central Tibetan (...)
By Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI | Fri Oct 18, 2013 (Reuters) – India and China are close to an agreement to stop tension on their contested border touching off confrontation while they try to figure out a way to break decades-old stalemate on overlapping claims to long stretches of the (...)
After receiving the consent from the Indian government on the extension of the Indian Registration Certificate (RC) of those newly-arrived Tibetans who came to India for pilgrimage purpose, the Department of Security of the Central Tibetan Administration, on 25 Sept. 2013, started the (...)
[Source: Reporters Without Borders] The Chinese authorities have stepped up their persecution of independent Tibetan news providers in recent weeks, arresting three writers who are frequent information sources for external observers on the pretext that they carried out “political activities (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay paid a visit to the Department of Health, CTA, yesterday. Health Kalon Dr. Tsering Wangchuk and Secretary Sonam Choephel Shosur briefed Sikyong about the priorities and ongoing programmes of the department. Additional secretary Tsegyal Dranyi spoke about (...)
[Source: www.dalailama.com] Zacatecas, Mexico, 16 October 2013 – A short drive through the cobbled streets of the historic town of Zacatecas, which is recognised as a UN World Heritage Site, brought His Holiness the Dalai Lama to the Antiguo Templo de San Agustina. Once a church, the restored (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The India-Tibet Coordination Office (ITCO) in collaboration with National Campaign for Tibetan Support (NCTS) organised a day-long Tibet campaign on the occasion of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s “Dhamma Chakra Parivartan Din” at Dikshabhumi, Nagpur. More than 5 lakh Indian Buddhist from across (...)
There will be live webcasts of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s teaching and talk during his visit to New York City on October 18-20, 2013. English, Russian and Mandarin languages will be available. Live webcasts can be viewed at http://dalailamany.org/livestream. All times Eastern Daylight Time (...)
[Source: The Herald Scotland] Downing Street has denied changing its stance on Tibet to secure lucrative Chinese business contracts. The claim was made in an editorial in the People’s Daily newspaper, which said that UK Government had admitted it mishandled the issue. The move paved the way for (...)