DHARAMSHALA: Around 300 participants including Tibetans, Indians and westerners are currently attending a conference on ‘Body, Mind and Life’ which is under-way at the Tibetan Medical and Astrological Institute in Dharamshala. The three-day conference is being organised by the Tibetan Medical and (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Health Kalon Dr. Tsering Wangchuk left Dharamsala today for official visit to Tibetan settlements located in central India. The health kalon will visit Tibetan settlements in Odhisha on 27-28 June, and Mainpat and Bhandara on 1-2 and 5-6 July respectively. The visit aims to monitor (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Kalon Dolma Gyari of the Department of Home of Central Tibetan Administration has met with the new Indian leadership in the southern state of Karnataka during her three-day visit to Bangalore from 20-23 June. Kalon Dolma Gyari met with the newly-elected chief minister, Mr (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The Department of Education (DoE) of the Central Tibetan Administration today started a workshop entitled ‘Summer Science Teaching Program’ at the College for Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarah. 13 Tibetan students pursuing science in Indian and overseas universities have enrolled in this (...)
[dalailama.com] Dharamsala, HP, India, June 24, 2013 – In letters to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna His Holiness the Dalai Lama expressed his sadness at the loss of life and property as a result of unprecedented flooding and landslides during (...)
[China Digital Times] 23 June 2013 After a scholar at Beijing’s Central Party School called for a new approach to Tibet policy in an interview with a Hong Kong magazine, the Economist explored whether her ideas signal a shift in strategy among the Chinese leadership: Ms Jin’s analysis, though (...)
Dharamshala: Hundreds of Tibetan monks and lay people gathered at the Tsuglakhang temple today to offer prayers for the victims of the devastating flash flood in Uttarakhand and parts of Himachal Pradesh. The prayer service was organised by the Tibetan Welfare office based in Mcleod Ganj to (...)
A Teaching of the Four Noble Truths and a Public Talk on Ethics in a Shared World in Darwin Conclude His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Visit Darwin, Australia, 23 June 2013 – Before leaving his hotel for the Darwin Convention Centre, where 3000 people waited expectantly to hear him teach, His (...)
Aathira Perinchery NCBS News, Wednesday, June 19th, 2013 Three Grade 12 students from the Central School for Tibetans at Mundgod in Karnataka are currently interning at the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS). Following an agreement with their school and the NCBS, Tenzin Tsetan, (...)
By Tsering Namgyal [Asia Sentinel] Major relief possible in religious repression In an abrupt and unexpected reversal of policy, Chinese government officials have told monks in some Tibetan areas that they are now free to “worship” the Dalai Lama as a “religious leader.” The new policy document – (...)