Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, June 21:  A group of 39 Indian pilgrims crossed into Tibet on Friday, marking the long-awaited resumption of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra after a five-year suspension that began during the COVID-19 pandemic and extended due to border...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, June 20: In a significant development for Tibetan education in exile, 50 contractual teachers of the Sambhota Tibetan Schools Society (STSS) have been granted permanent positions following an evaluation process. Among them are 15 Pre-Primary Teachers...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, June 19: The exiled spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Thursday extended heartfelt birthday wishes to the President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu, on the occasion of her 67th birthday. In a letter addressed...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, June 19: As the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama nears his 90th birthday, China has intensified its political messaging and security manoeuvres in the Tibetan province of Amdo (Ch: Qinghai), the birthplace of the...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, June 18: Chinese authorities have sentenced two senior Tibetan monastic leaders, abbot Sherab and administrator Gonpo of Yena Monastery to four and three years in prison respectively for their roles in rare public protests earlier this...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, June 18: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk delivered a wide-ranging and urgent global update, highlighting serious and ongoing human rights violations worldwide, with pointed concern directed at China’s repressive policies in Tibet,...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, June 18: U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) and Todd Young (R-Indiana) on Tuesday introduced a bipartisan resolution to honour the upcoming 90th birthday of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and reaffirm support for the Tibetan...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, June 18: The exiled Tibetan government, officially known as the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), today launched a bilingual website to mark the beginning of a year-long global celebration honouring the 90th birthday of His Holiness the...

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, June 17: More than 4,000 demonstrators gathered in central London on Saturday to voice their opposition to the Chinese Communist Party’s proposed mega-embassy complex at Royal Mint Court, in what organisers described as one of the largest...

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, June 17: In a significant show of bipartisan support, U.S. lawmakers have introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives designating July 6, 2025, as “A Day of Compassion” in honour of the 90th birthday of His Holiness...