Dharamshala Tibetans head to polls to elect settlement officer
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, May 20: Tibetans in Dharamshala exercised their democratic rights on Tuesday as they head to polling stations for the preliminary elections to select their Tibetan Settlement Officer (TSO), the highest public office in the cluster community of Tibetan residents of Dharamshala. The election took place across 13 polling stations, covering a constituency that […]
Global leaders demand answers on Panchen Lama’s 30-Year disappearance
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, May 19: On the 30th anniversary of the enforced disappearance of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima on May 17, the 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet, political leaders across the globe have renewed calls for transparency and justice, urging China to disclose his whereabouts and release him from custody. The Panchen Lama, who was six years […]
Tibetan activists demand immediate release of 11th Panchen Lama on 30th anniversary of enforced disappearance
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 17: Activist group, the Regional Tibetan Youth Congress Dharamshala, marked 30 years since the abduction of the 11th Panchen Lama by the Chinese Communist Party on Saturday. The NGO renewed its call for the immediate release of the Panchen Lama and full disclosure of his whereabouts, condemning China’s installation of a […]
Tibetan schools in India excel in Class 10 and 12 examinations
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, May 16: Tibetan students performed good in the 2025 Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) all India exams for Class 10 and Class 12 examinations. The results released on Tuesday showed Tibetan schools under three prominent institutions across India recording great results. The Tibetan Homes Foundation (THF), which operates three schools in the […]
Release Panchen Lama and end control over Tibetan Buddhism: HRW to China
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, May 15: The New York-based rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) has renewed calls on for the immediate release of the 11th Panchen Lama, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, and his family, marking the 30th anniversary of their enforced disappearance by Chinese authorities on May 17, 1995. Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, recognised by the Tibetan spiritual […]
Book highlighting works of exile Tibetan women writers launched
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 15: Tibetan writer and researcher Kunsang Dolma launched her latest book, Exile Women and Literature, at the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives (LTWA) in Dharamshala on Wednesday. Funded by the Washington-based advocacy group International Campaign for Tibet (ICT), the book marks an important contribution to the underrepresented field of Tibetan women’s […]
Tibetan-Origin Mayor Aftab Karma Pureval poised for re-election in Cincinnati, USA
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, May 14: Aftab Karma Singh Pureval, the Tibetan-Indian-origin mayor of Cincinnati, is widely seen as the frontrunner in the city’s upcoming general election in November after securing a lead in the May 6 mayoral primary election. Pureval, a Democrat and the city’s first Asian-American mayor, is expected to face Republican challenger Cory Bowman, […]
India slams China’s renaming of 27 places in Arunachal Pradesh as “vain and preposterous”
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 14: India has strongly rejected China’s latest attempt to unilaterally rename 27 places in Arunachal Pradesh, calling it a “vain and preposterous” move that holds no legitimacy. The newly released list by China includes 15 mountains, five residential areas, four mountain passes, two rivers, and one lake, marking the fifth such […]
Tibetan activists condemn Hong Kong police over arrest of exiled pro-democracy activist’s family
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 13: Tibetan activist group Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) has strongly condemned the Hong Kong authorities for the arrest of the father and detention of the brother of exiled pro-democracy activist Anna Kwok, an outspoken ally of the Tibetan freedom movement. On April 30, Hong Kong police arrested 68-year-old Kwok […]
5.5 magnitude earthquake strikes Tibet’s Shigaste
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, May 12: A 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck Shigatse, in Southern Tibet early Monday morning, according to the China Earthquake Administration (CEA). The tremor occurred at 5:11 a.m. local time at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles). Emergency response teams have been dispatched to the affected area, and no casualties have […]