MUNDGOD: Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay, who is on a 6-day visit to south India, met Tibetan college students and members of Tibet support groups in Mysore on Wednesday. Addressing an event hosted by the Indo-Tibetan Friendship Society, Kalon Tripa expressed gratitude to the government and (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The Central Tibetan Administration yesterday organised a prayer service to condole the recent death of 22-year-old Ngawang Norphel, and other Tibetans who self-immolated against the Chinese government’s repressive policies in Tibet. Ngawang Norphel, 22, a native of Zurtso Truldul (...)
Press Trust of India Washington, August 02, 2012 The Tibetan and the Buddhist community are outraged at a California-based company for promoting a range of shoes with the Lord Buddha’s images. Tibetans and Bhutanese Buddhists have written to the company, Icon Shoes, to express their disgust. (...)
Kalon Tripa addressing Tibetans during his visit to Rabgyaling settlement in Hunsur, Karnataka, India, on 30 July 2012/Photo/Jigme Tsering/TibetNet DHARAMSHALA: Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay visited Rabgyaling Tibetan Settlement in Hunsur on Monday as part of his 6-day tour of the Tibetan (...)
It is to inform the general public that Tibetans who possess teaching degrees with minimum qualification of B.A. B.Ed/ B.Sc. B.Ed or equivalent degrees from recognized educational institutions and still unemployed, may write to the Department of Education CTA Dharamsala (education@tibet.net) (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Ngawang Norphel, who set himself on fire with Tenzin Khedup at Yushul, north-eastern Tibet on 20 June, succumbed to his burn injuries yesterday in a hospital in Siling. Ngawang Norphel and Tenzin Khedup set themselves on fire carrying Tibetan national flags and calling for the long (...)
DHARAMSHALA: In its 2011 International Religious Freedom Report released yesterday, the US State Department said there was a marked deterioration in the Chinese government’s respect for and protection of religious freedom in Tibet. (SEE REPORT) “There was a marked deterioration in the (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Coinciding with the visit of a Chinese official to Gonjo, Kham, a Tibetan youth named Ngawang from Tikardrong Lanatsang, marched into the main street, protesting against the Chinese government’s oppressive rule in Tibet. He was carrying a Tibetan national flag and shouted slogans (...)
The “Flame of Truth” Relay in South India presently in tour of the Bylakuppe Tibetan Settlement reached the picturesque hill station of Madikeri amidst monsoon shower and gentle breeze. Dubbed as the “Scotland of India” and the “Mini Kashmir”, the Madikeri town’s scenic popularity is equally rivaled (...)
By Rajesh Srinivasan, Ph.D., Principal, Gallup Word-of-mouth networks are the most trusted sources of information in Tibet, and are key to extending the reach of Radio Free Asia and the Voice of America in the region, according to new data issued by the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) and (...)