Dehradun: On the morning of 29 September 2024, Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration visited Sakya Monastery. He was welcomed by Tibetan Parliamentarian Khenpo Kadrak Ngedup Sonam and the heads of Sakya Monastery, Ngor Monastery, Gongkar Monastery,...

Dharamshala: The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) through the Department of Finance – Social and Resources Development Fund (SARD), invites proposals from qualified vendors or individuals for the development of a Project Monitoring Information System (PMIS). This system will be...

Dehradun: On the morning of 28 September 2024, Sikyong Penpa Tsering began his official visit to Tibetan Settlements in the Dehradun area. Upon arrival at Manduwala Tibetan Settlement, Sikyong was warmly welcomed by the local Tibetan Settlement Officer Dondup...

Herbertpur: On the morning of 27 September 2024, Sikyong Penpa Tsering visited Sambhota Tibetan Day School in Herbertpur. Upon his arrival, Sikyong received a warm welcome from the school’s Principal, Sonam Palkyi, along with faculty members and students. Following...

Herbertpur: On 27 September 2024, Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) visited Doegu Yougyaling Tibetan Settlement in Herbertpur as part of his ongoing second leg of the official visit to Tibetan Settlements and addressed the Tibetan...

Sarnath: Tenzin Lekshay, Additional Secretary of the Department of Information and International Relations, Central Tibetan Administration addressed the Middle Way Policy at the Central Institute for Higher Tibetan Studies in Sarnath on 27 September 2024. The Honorable Vice Chancellor...

Canberra: Representative Karma Singey of the office of Tibet, Canberra, attended the opening ceremony of the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Chenrezig Institute on 26 September 2024 at Eudlo town in Queensland State. During the ceremony, Representative Karma...

Dehradun: As part of an educational tour, 48 students from grade VIII of Tibetan Children’s Village School, Selakui, accompanied by their teacher Ngawang Choesang, paid a visit to the offices of the Local Tibetan Justice Commission (Northern Region) and...

Herberpur: On the morning of 26 September 2024, Sikyong Penpa Tsering visited Puruwala Tibetan Settlement to assess the damages caused by heavy rainfall that disconnected several roads. Following this, Sikyong visited the Tibetan Children’s Village School (TCV) in Selakui...

Dharamshala: A parliamentary delegation, consisting of parliamentarians Tashi Dhondup, and Rigzin Lhundup, is scheduled to visit Belgium from 29 September to 3 October 2024. The parliamentarians will depart from New Delhi on 29 September 2024, and have engagements there...

Darjeeling: The Northeast Tibetan Schools Dialectic Meet, organised by the Department of Education (CTA), began on 25 September 2024 and will continue until 1 October 2024, at Tashiling Cooperative Hall in Sonada Tibetan Settlement, Darjeeling. The opening ceremony was...

Mundgod: The former Tibetan Settlement Officer of Hunsur Rabgyaling, Under Secretary Tenzin Dhadon, assumed charge as the new Tibetan Settlement Officer of Doeguling Tibetan Settlement in Mundgod from outgoing Settlement Officer Lhakpa Dolma. On 25 September 2024, the incoming...

Paonta Sahib:  As part of his ongoing official visits to Tibetan settlements in Uttarakhand and Himachal’s Sirmaur districts, Sikyong Penpa Tsering visited Sakya Tibetan Society Settlement in Puruwala on 25 September 2024 to a rousing reception from the Settlement...

– By The XIV Dalai Lama, ET CONTRIBUTOR  As long as we live in this world, we are bound to encounter problems. If, at such times, we lose hope and become discouraged, we diminish our ability to face difficulties....

-By Bikash Singh, ET Bureau A team from the National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports (NIMAS) has successfully scaled an unnamed 20,942 ft high peak in Arunachal Pradesh’s Gorichen range. The peak, now named Tsangyang Gyatso Peak, honors...

Sarnath – The Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR) of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) launched a two-day workshop on Middle Way awareness at the Central Institute for Tibetan Studies in Sarnath on 25 September 2024. The worksop,...

Brussels: In a comprehensive statement delivered under item 4 during the ongoing 57th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the European Union reiterated its concerns about the continuous dire human rights situation in Tibet, highlighting the obligatory boarding...

Dehradun: At the request of Tibetan Homes School, Rajpur, the Local Tibetan Justice Commission of Northern Region conducted a legal awareness campaign for 40 students of grade VIII on 24 September 2024. Tibetan Circuit Justice Commissioner Lhadruk apprised the...

Dharamshala: Yesterday, on 24 September 2024, the Department of Security, Central Tibetan Administration, hosted a dinner reception for Dapon Dawa Tsering. The designation of Dapon is equivalent to a rank of Brigadier and the Dapon is the head of...

An excerpt from ‘The Book of Compassion’, by the Dalai Lama, Kailash Satyarthi, and Pooja Pande. –Dalai Lama, Kailash Satyarthi & Pooja Pande “In spite of my old age, my face is quite handsome,” says the Dalai Lama in a video message...

His family was not informed about his trial, considered politically sensitive by Chinese authorities, sources say. -By RFA Tibetan A Tibetan monk has been sentenced to over 18 months in prison on charges of sharing a speech by Tibetan...

Dharamshala: On 24 September 2024, Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration formally visited the Paonta Cholsum Tibetan Settlement to begin his second leg of official visits to Tibetan settlements in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur district. Upon...

-by Kris Annapurna At 8,188m, Cho Oyu is the sixth-highest mountain in the world. Located 20km west of Everest, it sits astride the border of Tibet and Nepal. We already wrote a brief climbing history of the mountain, and today we...

Sarnath: The Tibet Advocacy Section and the Tibet Museum of the Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR) of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) inaugurated a Tibet awareness program featuring a speaking tour and panel exhibition on India-Tibet relations...

Dharamshala : Tibetan Settlement officer Kunchok Migmar arranged the private audience with His Holiness the Dalai lama to top district officers including Deputy Commissioner (DC) Hemraj Bairwa, I.A.S. Additional Deputy Commissioner (A.D.C), Saurabh Jassal I.A.S, Additional District Magistrate. (A.D.M)...

by Massimo Introvigne After having been named and shamed for thier abject subservience to Xi Jining, Musée Guimet and Musée du quai Branly are trying to save their reputation. Or was it just a clerical mistake? A misunderstanding, perhaps?...

Dharamshala: In a vibrant display of community spirit and environmental awareness, several organisations and public volunteers gathered at the Bhagsu riverside to kick off a series of events prepared to celebrate World Rivers Day on Sunday morning.  The theme...

Dharamshala: The Department of Education (CTA) and the Palampur Science Centre (a unit of the National Council of Science Museums) have successfully concluded a five-day in-service science laboratory workshop aimed at enhancing hands-on learning in school science labs. The...

Dharamshala: The leadership and staff of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) held a prayer service this afternoon to mourn the demise of Chungdak Koren, a former Tibetan Parliamentarian and Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the CTA...

Dharamshala: Kalon Dolma Gyari of the Department of Security, Central Tibetan Administration, participated as a special guest and keynote speaker at a “Tourism & Peace” seminar on 23 September 2024. The Tourism Society of the School of Tourism, Travel...