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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,...

147 Rights groups demand end to China’s persecution of environmental, cultural defenders

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sep 4: A coalition of 147 Tibet-related organisations and members of the International Tibet Network has issued a strong statement condemning China’s escalating crackdown on Tibetan environmental defenders, cultural advocates, and community leaders. The statement released on...

US Senators call for the appointment of Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 4: Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Senator John Curtis (R-NV) have called on Secretary of State Marco Rubio to urgently appoint a Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues at the U.S. Department of State, a post...

Tulku Palden Wangyal dies in a Chinese prison after years of torture

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sep. 4: In yet another case of death in detention, prominent Tibetan religious leader Tulku Palden Wangyal, also known as Chogyal Tulku, died in a Chinese prison on July 19 following years of imprisonment and reported torture,...

Dalai Lama urges honest dialogue at “Tibet-Himalayan relations conference” in Dharamshala

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Sep. 3: A five-day conference on the “Tibet–Himalaya Relations Conference” began with over 100 scholars, descendants of the royal families of the Himalayan regions, lamas, and representatives from across the Himalayan region in attendance at the Sikyong...