Kashag, ATPD Provides Relief Money to Fire-Affected

The Central Tibetan Administration will give 160000 rupees as relief to the families affected by yesterday’s fire. This was announced by the acting Kalon Tripa Thupten Lungrik at a meeting with the members of the shopkeepers’ association today.

Berkeley Resounds With Music and Slogans for Free Tibet

Amid reports from Chinese sources of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche’s execution sentence being revoked and changed to life-imprisonment, Downtown Berkeley resounded with slogans and music for a Free Tibet as over a hundred Tibetans and supporters gathered for another evening of candle light vigil and inspirational music.

China roadmap is India wake-up call

China’s massive programme to build roads all along the border in Tibet and into the sub-continent has finally woken up India and Bhutan. Over the last decade, China nearly doubled the length of its road transport network in Tibet to nearly 40,000 km.

Indian team to visit Beijing

An Indian team will visit Beijing later this month for talks with Chinese authorities. The two sides will discuss the structural measures required on Parechu river in Tibet to prevent floods.

10 shops, hotel gutted in McLeodganj

As many as 10 shops, most of them selling garments and antiques, one restaurant and a hotel, all belonging to Tibetans, were destroyed in a fire that broke out in the McLeodganj market at 3.30 am today.