DHARAMSHALA: The tenth Governing Body Meeting of Sambhota Tibetan Schools Society (STSS) was convened at the Bureau of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, New Delhi on 7 February 2014. Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay, Chairperson of the Society welcomed the new members and highlighted the recent (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The Department of Home, Central Tibetan Administration, held a brief opening ceremony for computer training yesterday at the old reception centre in McLeod Ganj. The training programme is an initiative of the Home department under the Youth Empowerment Support (YES) project. The (...)
DHARAMSHALA: A delegation from the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) led by its newly-elected President, Mr Matteo Maccaci, is on a three-day visit to Dharamshala from 10-13 February. Other members in delegation are Mr Steve Schroder, ICT Board Member and Ms Tsering Jampa, Executive (...)
(Reuters) – Spanish High Court Judge Ismael Moreno on Monday sought international arrest orders for former Chinese President Jiang Zemin, ex-Prime Minister Li Peng and others on allegations of genocide in Tibet. The case against the former Chinese leaders was brought by human rights groups under (...)
CANBERRA: The Office of Tibet and the Tibetan community in Australia showcased Tibet’s rich cultural heritage at the National Multicultural Festival held in Canberra from 7-9 February. The Tibetans won the top spot for best cultural exhibit during the festival in 2011. The annual event, which (...)
DHARAMSHALA: As a result of Home Kalon Mrs. Gyari Dolma’s meeting with Jawed Habib last year, Mr. Jawed Habib agreed to extend his assistance to upgrade the beauty and hair dressing training and certification at ISTL (Institute for Small Trade Learning) Nelamangala, Bangalore. Youth Empowerment (...)
Keith Zhai, South China Morning Post Russian President Vladimir Putin hopes his meetings with the leaders of China and Japan at the Sochi Winter Olympics will push his country further into Asia, analysts say. President Xi Jinping met Putin on Thursday, while Japan’s Shinzo Abe met him yesterday. (...)
Guwahati: Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay addressed the closing ceremony of Tibet Festival which was held from 2 to 6 February 2014, in Kalashetra, Guwahati. Other dignitaries present during the ceremony were Pema Khandu, Minister of Tourism and Rural Work Development of Arunachal Pradesh, Gaurav (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Phagmo Samdrup, a 27-year-old Tibetan set himself on fire at Tsekhog (incorporated into China’s Qinghai Province) in an apparent protest against the repressive policies of the Chinese government on Wednesday. It was the first Tibetan self-immolation protest of 2014, taking the total (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The Kashag secretariat has issued a notification regarding the issuance of approval letter for fresh Identity Certificate (IC) for Tibetans living in India. ( Click here to read the original announcement in Tibetan.) In case of any discrepancy, the original announcement in Tibetan (...)