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Nepal flood death toll surpasses 600, Tibet’s death toll obscured as China restricts information

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 29: The catastrophic glacier collapse and ensuing flash floods that tore through the Nepal–Tibet border region have killed more than 600 people in Nepal, while the Chinese authorities have reported only seven deaths in the...

Nepal flood triggers scrutiny of Chinese expanding infrastructure in occupied Tibet

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 29: The catastrophic flash flood that struck Nepal’s Rasuwa district on August 26, killing more than 600 people and leaving scores missing, has sparked fresh scrutiny of China’s expanding infrastructure footprint in occupied Tibet. Nepali...

Lobga Rangzen’s family meets U.S. Mission to UN, urges sustained attention on Tibet 

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 29: A delegation of Tibetans, including Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) President Tsering Chomphel, members of the family of late independence activist Lobga Rangzen, former TYC President and MP Tenzing Jigme, and Regional TYC New York...

Tibetan cooperatives urged for greater accountability, sustainable growth at annual conference

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 28: The 25th Annual Conference of 15 Tibetan Cooperatives in India commenced on Wednesday at the Central Tibetan Administration’s Sikyong Hall here at the seat of the exile Tibetan government in exile, bringing together more...

CTA President confirms casualty among Tibetan settlement in Nepal’s flood-hit Rasuwa with many missing 

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 27: The catastrophic flash flood that swept across the Nepal–Tibet border on Wednesday has caused widespread destruction and left Tibetan communities in both Tibet and Nepal facing severe losses, according to Central Tibetan Administration (CTA)...

Deadly flash flood sweeps Nepal-Tibet border, Tibetans feared among those affected 

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 26: A catastrophic flash flood and mudslide swept through Nepal’s Rasuwa district along the Tibet border early Wednesday, killing at least 95 people and leaving hundreds missing, as torrents of water, mud, and debris inundated...

China removes Tibetan literary and cultural work from textbooks under new ethnic unity law

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 26: China is reportedly removing traditional Tibetan literary and cultural works from revised Tibetan-language school textbooks, according to a report by the Dharamshala-based Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), raising fresh concerns over...

Xi Jinping likely to visit India after seven years for BRICS Summit

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 25: Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to visit India next month to attend the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, in what could mark his first trip to the country in seven years and a...

CTA designates fourth week of September as ‘Tibetan Identity Preservation Week’

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 25: The exile Tibetan government officially known, as the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), has designated the fourth week of September every year as “Tibetan Identity Preservation Week,” calling on Tibetan communities and supporters worldwide to...

Tibetan representation shrinking under centralized Beijing rule: Report

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 24: The Washington-based advocacy group International Campaign for Tibet (ICT), in its 2026 Tibet Leadership Report, warns that political governance in Tibetan areas is moving further away from meaningful Tibetan participation, autonomy, and representative decision-making;...