Activists mark one-year countdown to Beijing Winter Olympics with protest

By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 3: As the one-year countdown to the 2022 Winter Olympics begins on January 4, a coalition of over 170 activist groups called on nations to boycott the premier sporting event to be held in Beijing. On Wednesday, five Tibetan activist groups here held a press conference and staged an action-cum-street […]

14 tests positive for COVID-19 in Dhasa’s old-age home

By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 12: 14 elderly Tibetans have tested positive for COVID-19 at Jampaling Elders’ Home in Dharamshala’s McLeod Ganj. 12 cases were reported earlier and two more have been detected in the second round of tests obtained on Tuesday. One elderly man who had tested positive passed away today but it remains […]