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 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, […]

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 […]