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Global Tibetan youth offer long-life prayer to Dalai Lama in Dharamshala

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 10: In a historic first, the revered Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama was offered a Long Life Prayer by Tibetan youth along with Lhokha Cultural & Welfare Association and Namgyal Institute Ithaca...

Progress on human rights of Uyghurs and Tibetans “has yet to materialise”: UN Human Rights Chief

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sep. 10: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has raised fresh concerns about the situation in Tibet, warning that meaningful progress on protecting the rights of Tibetans in Tibet remains absent despite years of...

Dalai Lama sends prayers, relief assistance to monsoon-hit Himachal state

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sep 9: Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic loss of lives and extensive destruction caused by this year’s unusually heavy monsoon rains in Himachal Pradesh. In a letter...

Eight short films by young Tibetans to screen at 13th Dharamshala Tibet Film Festival

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 9: The 13th edition of the Tibet Film Festival (TFF) is set to commence in Dharamshala from September 11 to 12 at Upper Tibetan Children’s Village School, coinciding with the Tibetan Youth Festival. Parallel to...

Team Tibet’s Climate Cup 2025 run ends in semi-finals

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sep 8: The Tibetan National Men’s Football Team delivered one of its most spirited campaigns at the 3rd Climate Cup Football Tournament 2025, held at the Kushok Bakula Rinpoche Astro Turf Open Stadium in Spituk, Ladakh. Though...

CTA President urges legal compliance and self-reliance to Tibetan Chamber of Commerce

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 8: The President of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) Penpa Tsering urged Tibetan institutions and enterprises to uphold legal compliance and strengthen self-reliance at the 18th Annual General Meeting of the Tibetan Chamber of Commerce...

Former CTA Minister Tsering Dhondup passes away at 65 in Dharamshala

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 8: Former Minister of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), Tsering Dhondup Yangdhar, passed away at his residence in Dharamshala on the morning of September 7, following a prolonged illness. He was 65. The late minister,...

Torrential rains devastate Tibetan settlements in Kullu-Manali, CTA provides ₹4 lakh relief fund

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 7: Continuous torrential rains have caused widespread damage across Tibetan settlements in the Kullu-Manali region, with Dekyiling and Dobhi Palrabling among the areas most severely affected. The late August downpours triggered landslides, flooding, and severe...

Sikkim government steps up efforts for 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje to visit Rumtek Monastery

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sep. 5: The Government of Sikkim has intensified its efforts, in consultation with the Central Government, to facilitate the long-awaited visit of His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, to his traditional seat in exile...

China opens boarding school in eastern Tibet amid assimilation concerns

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 5: China has opened a new boarding school in Choné, eastern Tibet, for students in grades 4–6, hailing the project as “good news” in an August 24 WeChat post featuring images of modern dormitories, classrooms,...