Gurgaon, New Delhi, India, 6 October 2013 – At the start of a trip that will take him to USA, Mexico and Poland, His Holiness the Dalai Lama spoke at the Global Spa and Wellness Summit in Gurgaon today. Having flown from Dharamsala to Delhi, he drove directly to the gathering where he was met (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Expressing solidarity with the Tibetan self-immolators including Shichung, who burned himself on 28 September, the Department of Religion and Culture, Central Tibetan Administration organised a prayer service on Friday, 4 October. Shichung, a 41-year-old farmer and father of two (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The dependency syndrome prevalent in our Tibetan community is hindering the morale of our children. We should work to eradicate this poison and create a more self-reliant society, said Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay. He was speaking at the conclusion of a health workshop on substance (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Kalon Ms. Dolma Gyari of the Department of Home, Central Tibetan Administration called upon Shri Virbhadra Singh, honourable chief minister of Himachal Pradesh at Shimla on 1 October 2013. Home Kalon apprised the chief minister about the eviction notices issued by the Forest (...)
DHARAMSHALA:Â A month-long inter nunnery winter debate (Tib: Jang Gun Choe) for the year 2013 began today at the Dolmaling Nunnery and Dialectic Institute near Dharamshala. More than 500 Buddhist nuns from 8 different nunneries including 200 from Dolmaling, are participating in the session. (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Newly-appointed Justice Commissioner Ngawang Choedak Choetri Tengpa took the oath of office from Chief Justice Commissioner Ngawang Phelgyal Gyechen at a ceremony held today at the Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission. The ceremony was attended by Justice Commissioner Tsering (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The Central Tibetan Administration today observed the 144th birth anniversary of world’s icon of non-violence and truth, Mahatma Gandhi, and called on Tibetans inside and outside Tibet to reaffirm their commitment to non-violence in the freedom struggle. Gandhi Jayanti on 2 October (...)
By Simon Denyer [The Washington Post] BEIJING – After Xi Jinping took over as head of China’s Communist Party last December, some liberals dared to hope that change was in store for the world’s most populous nation. Xi’s father, a veteran party leader, had enjoyed a reputation for open-mindedness (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The Department of Health, Central Tibetan Administration today began a three-day ‘School Health Workshop cum Substance Abuse Review Meeting’ at the LTWA hall. More than 27 participants including two school rectors, from Tibetan schools across India are taking part in the program. (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Thousands of devotees from 54 countries, including hundreds from Taiwan, Mainland China and Hong Kong, are in Dharamsala to attend His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s four-day teaching,which began today. His Holiness the Dalai Lama is teaching ‘Nagarjuna’s Sixty Stanzas of Reasoning’ and (...)