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CTA Condoles Passing Away of Vandaneeya Pramila Tai Medhe, Former Chief of Rashtra Sevika Samiti

Dharamshala: In keeping with the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, Kalon (Minister) Dolma Gyari, on behalf of the Central Tibetan Administration, humbly sought the compassionate blessings and prayers of His Holiness the Dalai Lama for the late Smt. Pramila Tai, the...

China’s Mega Dam on Yarlung Tsangpo Threatens Tibet, Northeast India, and the Himalayas

Regardless of the long standing protests, concerns, and speculations, the People’s Republic of China has officially announced the beginning of the construction of the world’s largest mega dam at the bend of Yarlung Tsangpo in the eastern rim of...

Tibetan Singers Arrested for Honoring the Dalai Lama’s 90th Birthday in Song

In a stark reminder of the grim realities facing Tibetans under Chinese rule, two young Tibetan singers have been arrested and held incommunicado for performing a song honoring the 90th birthday of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. The...

All-out thaw: can India and China unfreeze icy ties at last?

When Indian pilgrims set foot in Tibet again this summer, their arrival heralded a new beginning for India and China, five years after a deadly Himalayan clash plunged the two bitter rivals into a diplomatic deep freeze. But with...

Mongolia becoming “Testing Ground” for China’s control over Buddhist reincarnation, warns Dalai Lama envoy

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Aug: 1: Telo Tulku Rinpoche, the former head of Buddhists of the Republic of Kalmykia and the Envoy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Russia, Mongolia, and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS countries), has issued a...

Belgian postage stamps honour Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday ‘Year of Compassion’

(TibetanReview.net, Aug01’25) – The postal service of the Kingdom of Belgium has issued a set of three postage stamps that commemorates the “Year of Compassion” dedicated by the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) in honour of His Holiness the 14th...

Lhasa meeting bids farewell to 10th, welcome 11th ‘Aid Tibet’ cadre batches tasked to Sinicize Tibet

(TibetanReview.net, Aug01’25) – A meeting was held in Tibet’s capital Lhasa on Jul 28 to see off China’s 10th batch of so-called “Aid Tibet” talented cadres and to welcome the 11th, with the programme’s agenda being to implement the...

Shimla Tibetan community donates ₹1.67 lakh to Mandi cloudburst relief efforts

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 1: The Tibetan community of Shimla, in a gesture of solidarity, has donated ₹1,67,250 to support relief and recovery efforts following the devastating cloudburst and flash floods in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district in the early...

Climate change threatens yaks, herding culture in India’s Ladakh

Centuries-old yak herding way of life faces extinction as climate change alters a fragile Himalayan ecosystem in Ladakh.

Sikyong Penpa Tsering Addresses Residents of Norgyeling Tibetan Settlement in Bhandara

Bhandara: As part of his ongoing official engagement in the Norgyeling Tibetan Settlement, Sikyong Penpa Tsering inspected the proposed site for a new community hall on 31 July 2025 and held a series of meetings with members of the...