Solan: The Bon Tibetan settlement based in Dolanji near Solan in Himachal Pradesh has completed the second dose vaccination of its entire residents above the age of 18 including monks and nuns of Pal Menriling monastery. As advised by Kyabje Menri Rinpoche, the regional Tibetan Covid task force (...)
Taiwan: Representative Kelsang Gyaltsen Bawa and Secretary Sonam Dorjee of the Office of Tibet, Taiwan visited Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche at his residence earlier this morning. During their meeting, Representative Kelsang presented a brief report on the tasks undertaken by the office as (...)
Reported by Ugyen Tenzin and Lhuboom for RFA’s Tibetan Service. Translated by Tenzin Dickyi. Written in English by Richard Finney. A Tibetan writer jailed for three years for criticizing Chinese government policies in Tibet died this week in Sichuan’s capital Chengdu after suffering ill health (...)
Dharamshala: As a part of the School Leadership Strengthening Program, the Department of Education, CTA in collaboration with Alokit is organising leadership training for a new batch of school leaders from 7 September 2021, and two follow-up mentoring programs for the school leaders from 14 and (...)
Dharamshala: The weekly mass testing of Covid has covered 1174 Tibetans living across India and Nepal. Of the tested individuals, Dr Tsamchoe reported 36 new cases consisting of 13 males and 23 females, and the eldest among them is aged 83 while the youngest being 2 years old. As per the data (...)
WION News According to China’s state media, the country’s authorities are constructing 30 airports in Tibet and Xinjiang provinces in an attempt to boost infrastructure. China had already launched a bullet train connecting Lhasa with Nyingchi which is a Tibetan border town close to Arunachal (...)
Dharamshala: The 9th local Tibetan Assembly of Kullu Manali was sworn in today at the settlement. The ceremony witnessed the election of 11 members to the local assembly including the Chair and Vice-Chair. In accordance with the 69th provision in the Tibetan Charter, the Chief Justice (...)
The Week The Buddha’s teaching is essentially practical. It is not just for one group of people or one country, but for all human beings. People can follow this path according to their ability and inclination. I, for instance, started my Buddhist education as a child, and although I am now 86, I (...)
Dharamshala: His Holiness the Dalai Lama wrote to PM Modi today congratulating him on his 71st birth anniversary. His Holiness the Dalai Lama wrote: “I offer my heartfelt greetings to you on your birthday. May you continue to live a long and healthy life. “As someone who cares deeply about this (...)
Brussels: The European Parliament in Strasbourg on Thursday, 16 September 2021, adopted a report on the EU-China strategy. The report adopted by 570 votes in favor, 61 against and 40 abstentions, expresses grave concern about reports of labor programs in Tibet, calls for free access to Tibetan (...)