Dharamshala: The Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR), Central Tibetan Administration, earlier today commenced the 2nd International Tibet Youth Forum, a hallmark initiative of the 16th Kashag, in Dharamshala that brought together over 100 Tibetan youths representing diverse...

Dharamshala: Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration wrote a letter to Nima Gyaltsen, a Tibetan resident from Calgary, Canada, to congratulate him on being nominated for the ‘The Order of Canada’, the highest level of distinction award...

Dharamshala: The Central Tibetan Administration will present two staff of the Central Tibetan Administration with an award in recognition of their distinctive service in their respective departments. The two staff selected for the award are Joint Secretary Dhondup Gyalpo,...

Canberra: Dr. Gyalo, a leading expert on the Chinese government’s assimilation and education policies in Tibet, visited Office of Tibet, Canberra earlier today on 2 July 2024. He was accompanied by Tibet Action Institute’s digital security members Lobsang Gyatso...

Aarschot: On 29 June 2024, Tibetans in Aarschot celebrated His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 89th birthday in the presence of special guest Geshe Lungtok Gedun, Director of Tibetan Translation and Research Institute, and chief guest Thinley Wangdue, Secretary of...

Dharamshala: Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, the Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile extended his deepest condolences to Shri Pema Khandu, Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, on the sad demise of his mother. The Speaker wrote, “It is with profound sorrow that...

Dharamshala: The Department of Education’s Terminology Desk (CTA) held an online meeting on 1 July 2024. The meeting was attended by the terminology desk committee board members from the ten different Tibetan schools: Tibetan Children Village Upper, Bylakuppe, Selakui,...

Dharamshala: The public Service Commission of the Central Tibetan Administration announces one vacancy for a professional staff of Section Head at the CTA’s women’s empowerment desk based with the Department of Finance. View detail for the original announcement in...

Arunachal Pradesh: Tenzingang Tibetan Settlement Officer (TSO) Rapten Tsering attended a funeral for Ama Lezang la, the mother of Chief Minister Shri Pema Khandu, on 1 July 2024, at his residence in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. TSO Rapten Tsering, representing...

Dharamshala: The eleventh six-month intensive course on Tibetan Language and Buddhist Studies organised by the Department of Religion and Culture (CTA), in collaboration with Gyudmey Snowland School, commenced on 1 July 2024 in Hunsur. The inaugural ceremony of the...

Taiwan: On 30 June 2024, the Office of Tibet, Taiwan, celebrated the 90th Birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Chientian Youth Activity Centre in Taipei. The event was attended by a diverse group of guests, including...

Antwerp: Advocacy Officer Tenzin Phuntsok from the Bureau du Tibet in Brussels attended a workshop in Antwerp on 29 June 2024 to raise awareness among a group of 28 Tibetan youths on Central Tibetan Administration and its policy of...

Dharamshala: The Department of Education, Central Tibetan Administration, announces vacancies of TGT Maths and PET for the Sambhota Tibetan Schools Society on contractual basis. Interested candidates are requested to submit their CV to stss1999@gmail.com by 27 July 2024. Access...

Dharamshala: Last Friday, on 28th June 2024, Tibetans worldwide gathered at their community locations, coordinated by the Offices of Tibet, Tibetan Settlement Offices, various Tibetan Associations, NGOs, and monasteries. They came together to pray for the successful knee replacement...

Dharamshala: Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration condoles the demise of Chief Minister Pema Khandu’s mother on behalf of the Tibetan people. In the condolence letter, Sikyong Penpa Tsering wrote: “I am deeply saddened to learn about...

-Sourced by Hospital for Special Surgery, 29 June 2024 “His Holiness the Dalai Lama underwent  successful knee replacement surgery on Friday, June 28, at Hospital for Special Surgery,” said David J. Mayman, MD, Chief of the Adult Reconstruction and Joint Replacement...

Dharamshala: Tibetans and well-wishers of His Holiness the Dalai Lama across the globe gathered at their local monasteries and community areas to recite mantra of the Medicine Buddha for the successful medical treatment of His Holiness’ knee which is...

Bangalore: A three-day Workshop-cum-Training on Agriculture and Watershed Management was organised for the Settlement Officers of major Tibetan Agricultural Settlements in Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Arunachal, and Ladakh in India. This significant event, hosted by the Organic Research and...

Dharamshala: The Department of Health, Central Tibetan Administration, announces a vacancy of nurse at the Tibetan Primary Health Centre in Bir on a contractual basis. Interested applicants are required to submit their requisite documents by 5pm of 8 July...

Dharamshala: Sikyong Penpa Tsering, on behalf of the Central Tibetan Administration and the Tibetan people, offered his heartfelt congratulations to the Speaker of India’s 18th Lok Sabha, Shri Om Birla, on his re-election. In the congratulatory letter, Sikyong wrote...

Dharamshala: The 6th Project Coordination Committee (PCC) meeting for the USAID-funded CTA-Capacity Building and Sustainability Initiative (CBSI) program was held at the Norbulingkha Institute in the presence of Sikyong Penpa Tsering as chief guest on 27 June 2024. The...

Dharamshala: The Department of Religion and Culture, CTA, organised a two-day Tibet Fest at Thekchen Choeling Tsuklakhang, showcasing a rich array of Tibetan arts and crafts. The event was inaugurated by the abbot of Namgyal Monastery, Thomtog Rinpoché, who led...

Kalimpong: Tseten assumes charge as the new Tibetan Settlement Officer of Kalimpong from the outgoing acting Settlement Officer Tenzin Choeying on 24 June 2024. In the presence of Gangtok Tibetan Settlement Officer Dhondup Sangpo as the official witness representing...

Dharamshala: As a part of the ongoing Tibetan Digital Library Initiative, the Department of Religion and Culture (DoRC) completed the landscape assessment of the seven monasteries in and around Dharamshala. The north zone landscape assessment began on 15 May...

Dharamshala, 26 June 2024: Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, extended his heartiest congratulations to Speaker Om Birla on his re-election as the Speaker of Lok Sabha. The Speaker wrote, “On behalf of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile...

Taipei: Representative Kelsang Gyaltsen Bawa of the Office of Tibet in Taiwan paid a courtesy call to Deputy Minister Sawyer Mars of Taiwan’s Ministry of the Interior, along with Director of the Ministry’s Immigration Affairs Division, Lee His-Zen, on...

Bylakuppe: The Organic Research and Training Center (ORTC) of the Department of Home, CTA, in Bylakuppe held a training on Agriculture and Watershed Management for 12 agriculture based Tibetan Settlement Officers from 24 to 26 June 2024. The training’s...

The Department of Education (DoE), CTA, announces 75 Distance Education Scholarships (Correspondence Course) to CTA staff, teachers of Tibetan schools overseen by the Department of Education, CTA, students of Sarah/Norbulingka Institute and those who did not get the opportunity...

Dharamshala: The Department of Finance, Central Tibetan Administration, organised a workshop on 20 and 21 June 2024 at the Administrative Training & Welfare Society Centre for the new members of eleven Regional Tibetan Freedom Movement based in Himachal Pradesh....

Dharamshala: On 22 June 2024, Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile convened a meeting with USAID’s Deputy Mission Director Alexandria Huerta, joined by USAID’s Balaka Dey, Radharani Thakuria, Tenzin Norsang, and Grace Hwa, along with officials...