[dalailama.com] There will be live webcasts of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s talk and discussion from the University of Maryland in College Park Maryland, USA, on May 7, 2013. All times Eastern Daylight Time (EDT = GMT-4.00) May 7: LectureHis Holiness the Dalai Lama will deliver the Sadat (...)
[Sify.com] Even for the most intrepid helicopter pilots of the Indian Air Force (IAF), flying a sortie to the desolate outpost of Daulat Beg Oldi on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China has always meant pushing the limits. Wing Commander Abdul Hanfee, who had won a Vir Chakra for his (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Kalon Pema Chhinjor of the Department of Religion and Culture will attend the cremation of the Kudung (Holy body) His Eminence Penor Rinpoche, one of the foremost masters of Buddhist tradition of Tibet, at Namdroling monastery in south India on 23 May. Kyabje Penor Rinpoche, the (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Kalon Dolma Gyari of the Central Tibetan Administration’s Department of Home paid a courtesy call to Prof Prem Kumar Dhumal, the former chief minister of Himachal Pradesh, during her visit to the state capital Shimla from 3-4 May. Kalon Dolma Gyari is also scheduled to visit (...)
By Daniel Woker / Lowy Institute of International Policy Dr Daniel Woker is the former Swiss Ambassador to Australia and now a Senior Lecturer at the University of St Gallen. Due to China’s size and importance, relations with Beijing are of a particular nature. Rather than a genuine give and take, (...)
By Anirban Choudhary / Hindustan Times KOLKATA: A top US expert feels that the Chinese incursions in eastern Ladakh are more a tactical move by the Chinese army than a larger strategy by its government. The alleged incursion of the Red Army into Indian territory set off a diplomatic stand-off (...)
The Central Tibetan Administration proclaims 17th May as Tibet Solidarity Day. This day symbolizes international community’s solidarity with the aspirations of the Tibetan people who yearn for freedom and continue to stand strong in the face of great adversity. Observation of this day is decided (...)
BIR: In an official ceremony organised by the Health Department earlier this morning, the Kalon for Health Department of Central Tibetan Administration formally inducted Dr. Tenzin Dechen as the new chief medical officer of the primary health centre at Bir. The Health Department runs a network (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Lodroe Gyatso, 51, has been released after completing his 21-year prison term, and he is in poor health condition due to severe physical and mental torture that he, like hundreds of Tibetan prisoners, suffered in the prison. He was released from the Chushul prison near Tibet’s (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay left Dharamsala yesterday for visits to the United States and Europe. Sikyong is scheduled to visit Washington from 5-9 May, during which he will meet some key officials and inspect the ongoing process of shifting of the Office of Tibet from New York to (...)