Dharamshala, 7 January 2025: The 8th General Conference on Education, organized by the Department of Education of the Central Tibetan Administration, officially commenced at the Sikyong Auditorium in Dharamshala. The opening ceremony was graced by Chief Guest Sikyong Penpa...

Dharamshala: An earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale struck several regions of Tibet, including the Dingri region, on the morning of 7 January 2025. Reports indicate that over a hundred people have lost their lives or been injured,...

Dharamshala: More than 200 Tibetan educators and school administrators convened in Dharamshala this morning for the 8th Tibetan General Conference on Education, held at the Sikyong Hall in Gangchen Kyishong. The event, organised by the Department of Education, Central...

Dharamshala: On 6 January 2025, Kalon (Minister) Dolma Gyari, Department of Security (DoS), Central Tibetan Administration, accompanied by DoS’s staff Dawa Dolma attended the Epiphany meeting for Free Democratic Party in Stuttgart, Germany. During the event, the programme host...

Dharamshala: Youth Empowerment Support (YES+) has officially unveiled its newly refurbished Multi-purpose Training Centre at the Tibetan Career Center (TCC), with a special inauguration ceremony held on 1 January 2025. The event was graced by Secretary Palden Dhondup of...

Dharamshala: As the distressing news of a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Dingri in Tibet this morning emerges, Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama shared a message expressing profound sadness over the disaster that claimed 53...

Dharamshala: The Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR) successfully concluded a comprehensive three-day V-TAG capacity building and advocacy training program from 3-5 January 2025, with 35 participants in attendance. The second day of training featured multiple expert-led sessions...

Dharamshala: On 5 January 2025, Kalon (Minister) Dolma Gyari of the Department of Security (DoS), Central Tibetan Administration, accompanied by DoS’s staff member Dawa Dolma arrived at Munich Airport. They were warmly welcomed by Tenzin Choesang from the Office...

Tashi Lhunpo, Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India: On Friday, 3 January 2025 His Holiness the Dalai Lama left Dharamshala, where the streets were lined by Tibetans and other well-wishers gathered to see him off, to take a winter sojourn in the...

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The Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR), Central Tibetan Administration, inaugurated a three-day North India V-TAG Advocacy and Capacity Building training program on 3 January 2025 at Vishwa Yuvak Kendra, New Delhi. The initiative targets Tibetan students enrolled...

Dharamshala: Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Great 14th Dalai Lama, departed from Dharamshala via Kangra Airport this morning to Bylakuppe Tibetan Settlement in South India for extended stay. Starting His journey from the Main Tibetan Temple by escort...

Dharamshala: Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Great 14th Dalai Lama, departed from Dharamshala via Kangra Airport this morning to Bylakuppe Tibetan Settlement in South India for extended stay. Starting His journey from the Main Tibetan Temple by escort...

They are banned from Tibetan-language tutoring and from participating in religious activities. -by Radio Free Asia  With the start of winter school break in Tibet, Chinese authorities have implemented new restrictions on Tibetan children, banning private Tibetan-language lessons and...

Dharamshala: The Department of Education (DoE), Central Tibetan Administration, inaugurated a three-day “School Leadership Conference” at the College for Higher Tibetan Studies (CHTS), Sarah, on 2 January 2025. The conference –funded by Global Affairs Canada– aims to enhance the...

Dharamshala: The Office of the Auditor General, Central Tibetan Administration, inaugurated a three-day Tally Advance Training program focused on Tally Audit. This specialised training, held from 2 to 4 January 2025 at Administrative Training & Welfare Society (ATWS), Khanyara,...

Dharamshala: As part of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile’s periodical visitation program, a delegation consisting of parliamentarians Youdon Aukatsang and Choephel Thupten is scheduled to visit Dhondenling Tibetan Settlement in Kollegal in Karnataka from 4 to 8 January 2025. The MPs...

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) recently imposed sanctions on the CTC, the Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project and 20 human rights campaigners. -by Hindustan Times  After the recent imposition of sanctions on the Canada Tibet Committee (CTC), Sikyong (president)...

Dharamshala: On the occasion of the New Year, the Department of Education, Central Tibetan Administration, extends heartfelt greetings to all Tibetans, both inside and outside Tibet, as well as to all our friends and supporters of the Tibetan cause....

Haryana: The 51st National Level Science, Mathematics, and Environment Exhibition (Rashtriya Bal Vaigyanik Pradarshani) took place at Haryana Sports University in Rai, Sonipat, from 26 to 31 December 2024. Organised by the National Council of Educational Research and Training...

Dharamshala: The 11th six-month intensive course on Tibetan Language and Buddhist Studies at Gyudmey Snowland School concluded with a brief closing ceremony on 31 December 2024. The program, jointly organised by the Department of Religion and Culture (CTA) and...

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Dharamshala: Secretary Jampa Phuntsok of the Department of Health, Central Tibetan Administration, embarked on his first official visit to the southern Tibetan settlements, beginning with Mundgod Doeguling. Accompanied by one of the department’s settlement coordinators, he is on a...

Dharamshala: Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, expressed his profound sadness and extended heartfelt condolences on the passing of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. In a message to Chip Carter, the son of the late President, and...

New York: On 29 December, the Office of Tibet in Washington DC organised a Sino-Tibetan New Year Gathering event in New York as the new year approaches. Around 40 Chinese friends attended the gathering, including Chinese democracy advocates and...

  Dharamshala: In a condolence letter to the bereaved wife of the late Dr Manmohan Singh, Officiating Sikyong Tharlam Dolma Changra, the Kalon (Minister) of the Department of Education, expressed her profound sadness upon learning of the demise of...

Dharamshala: The Department of Religion and Culture (DoRC), Central Tibetan Administration, successfully conducted a series of training sessions focused on the Tibetan Digital Library project in 12 monasteries across Tibetan settlements in South India from 26 to 30 December...

Dharamshala: The leadership and staff of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) held a prayer service this afternoon to mourn the demise of the 13th Prime Minister of India, Shri Manmohan Singh, who passed away on 26 December 2024, and...

Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India: On learning that President Jimmy Carter had passed away, His Holiness the Dalai Lama wrote to Chip Carter, the President’s son, at the Carter Center, today, to offer his condolences. “President Carter lived a...

Dharamshala: On 28 2024, the autobiography of Dawa Shaurya Chakra was launched at the Hall of the Tibetan Settlement Office in Dharamshala. Dawa is a decorated former Army Political Leader, recognised with the prestigious Shaurya Chakra and several other...