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Department of Education Concludes 6th Teachers and Students’ Essay Writing Programme

Dharamshala: The Department of Education of the Central Tibetan Administration concluded its 6th essay writing programme. The programme was initiated in 2020 by college students and school teachers to pay tribute to His Holiness the Dalai Lama with the...

Additional Secretary of Home Department Visits Landslide-hit Areas in Dolanji

Dolanji: The Additional Secretary of the Home Department, Tenzin Norbu visited the landslide-hit areas in Dolanji on 31 July caused by the excessive rain recently. The Additional Secretary was accompanied by architect Tenzin Wangyal on this visit. The two...

Focus less on defining what Tibet is based on political boundary: Tsering Wangyal Shawa

DHARAMSALA, 7 Aug: Tsering Wangyal Shawa, the special guest at the inauguration of the Tibet Museum’s temporary exhibition titled “Mapping Tibet” said that we should concentrate less on defining what Tibet is based on the political boundary and focus more on...

Department of Religion and Culture Announces Three Vacancies on Contractual Basis for its Tibetan Digital Library Initiative

The Department of Religion and Culture of Central Tibetan Administration requires three staff on contractual basis for the newly initiated project – Tibetan Digital Library Initiative. The qualification and required documents of the three staff are as follow: Qualification...

Tibetan Parliament Strategic Meeting Begins in Delhi

Delhi: A five-day strategic meeting of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile began in Delhi on 7th August 2023. The meeting will be held till 11th August and will be attended by Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, Deputy Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang, and...

Chinese Authorities Release Tibetan Writer Following Four-year Prison Sentence

-by Radio Free Asia, 7 August 2023 Lobsang Lhundup published books about the 2008 region-wide protests against Beijing’s rule in Tibetan areas. A Tibetan writer who wrote a book that criticized Chinese rule in Tibet has been released from...

His Holiness the Dalai Lama Attends Golden Jubilee Celebration of Lamdon Model Senior Secondary School

–dalailama.com  Shewatsel, Leh, Ladakh, India, 7 August 2023: This morning His Holiness the Dalai Lama was invited to the Lamdon Model Senior Secondary School to inaugurate celebrations of its Golden Jubilee and its hosting of the Great Summer Debate....

Team Tibet bows out of CONIFA Asia Cup

DHARAMSHALA, August 7: The Tibetan men’s national football team’s aspirations at the CONIFA Asia Cup came to an end after two consecutive losses in the group stage of the tournament. The team’s efforts on the field were met with disappointment...

Tibetan Writer Dhi Lhaden Released from Chinese Prison

As per reliable information received to the Tibet Times, Tibetan writer Lobsang Lhundup known by his pen name, Dhi Lhaden has been released from Chinese jail after completing his four and a half year prison term. Yet the date...

CCP’s new law set to tighten religious freedom, speed up sinicization project

By Tsering Choephel DHARAMSALA, 7 Aug: The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) 75 points new guidelines on religious activities, effective from 1 September, will have all places of worship within China mandatorily prioritise CCP’s leadership and its policies under the...

Kalon Norzin Dolma Inaugurates Tibet Museum’s Temporary Exhibition Titled “Mapping Tibet”

Dharamshala: Kalon Norzin Dolma of the Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR), CTA inaugurated the temporary exhibition titled “Mapping Tibet” earlier today at the Tibet Museum. The inaugural ceremony of the exhibition was attended by a guest speaker...

Additional Secretary of Home Department Reviews Impact of Heavy Rain in Manali

Dharamshala: Additional Secretary Tenzin Norbu of the Home Department accompanied by architect Tenzin Wangyal made an assessment visit of the settlements in Kullu Manali that were adversely impacted by the recent heavy rainfall in the Kullu region. During the...

Public Service Commission Commences Tibetan Language Training for CTA Staff

Dharamshala: The Public Service Commission held an inaugural ceremony for the 10-day-long Tibetan language training workshop for CTA civil servants at College for Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarah on 7 August 2023. The ceremony was presided over by the chief...

Hospital Management Training Held for Pan India Tibetan Primary Health Care Centres

Dharamshala: The Department of Health organised hospital management training for executive secretaries of Tibetan primary health care centres across India with an aim to provide competent workshops on the administration of hospitals and management of hospitals. The executive secretaries...

11th Local Tibetan Assembly of Dekyiling Settlement Sworn In

Dekyiling, Dehradun: The 11th Local Tibetan Assembly of Dekyiling Tibetan settlement was sworn in Saturday, 5 August. Pema Sangpo, Local Justice Commissioner of the  Northern region administered the oath of the newly elected members including its chair Pema Tenzin...

China’s economists under gag orders against airing worsening bad news

(TibetanReview.net, Aug06’23) – Communist Chinese leaders have long used censorship to hide their excesses as well as shortcomings and incompetence to keep the citizenry in the dark about what has really been going on in the country. When the...

Delegates of South Zone’s CRO Discuss Concerns of Tibetans with Dhanyakumar Jinnappa Gunde, Member of National Commission for Minorities

Bengaluru:  Shri Dhanyakumar Jinnappa Gunde, Hon’ble member of the National Commission for Minorities officially visited Bangalore to conduct a meeting with delegates of Minorities Communities to hear their grievances. During the meeting, he discussed Central law and State law...

Tibet House Japan Starts Three-month Tibetan Language Class

Tokyo: Tibet House Japan starts its annual three-month Saturday Tibetan language class on Sunday, 6 August 2023, at the office in Nishiochiai, Shinjukuku. Representative Dr. Arya Tsewang Gyalpo welcomed the students both in-persons and on online to the Tibetan...

Manipur: More central forces sent; Kuki People’s Alliance withdraws support to Biren's govt. 10 updates

Manipur violence: Central government deploys 800 additional security personnel as ethnic clashes continue for nearly 100 days

Chinese Government’s new religious guidelines spark concerns over assimilation efforts

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, August 6: The Chinese government is set to enforce new guidelines on religious activities within the People’s Republic of China (PRC), including occupied regions beginning September 1. The contentious regulations, recently revealed by Radio Free Asia...

Record-breaking tourism surge in Tibet raises concerns over cultural impact

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, August 6: The so called Tibet Autonomous Region has witnessed an unprecedented surge in tourism, with July recording an all-time high in passenger throughput since the inception of civil aviation in the region in 1965. While...

Record 132 Tibetan Buddhist nuns taking this year’s Geshema degree exams

(TibetanReview.net, Aug05’23) – A record 132 Tibetan Buddhist nuns are taking part in this year’s Geshema examinations, the highest academic degree in the Gelugpa tradition of Vajrayana Buddhism, as Tibetan Buddhism is called. The four-year exams for this year...

China Steps Up Political Control Over Religious Venues, Sermons and Activities

By Gao Feng for RFA Mandarin The ruling Chinese Communist Party is stepping up control over religious venues that will ban ties with overseas organizations while forcing them to deliver ‘patriotic’ education to believers. According to new rules taking...

G20’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Xi Jinping, and His Holiness the Dalai Lama

 -An appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi The 2023 India’s G20, New Delhi summit presidency would guide the framework under the theme of “One Earth, One Family, One Future” which means “The World is One Family”. Essentially, the theme...

Women Empowerment Desk Organises SGBV Training for Settlements and Schools

Dharamshala: Women Empowerment Desk organised SGBV Guideline Orientation, Internal Complaint Committee Training, Settlement SGBV Committee Training and Gender Sensitization workshop to Dolanji Bonshi Settlement, STS Dolanji, STS Herbertpur, STS Mussoorie, THS Mussoorie and THF Mussoorie from July 24th – August...