14th Tibet Film Festival kicks off in Dharamshala

By Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Oct 5: Following successful openings in Zurich from September 15 to 17 and Berlin from September 29 to 30, the Tibet Film Festival (TFF) marked its official commencement in Dharamshala at the College of Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarah on Tuesday. The 14th edition of the TFF this year has embarked on […]

Dalai Lama congratulates Nobel Laureates for pioneering COVID-19 vaccine technology

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Oct 5: His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Tuesday wrote to Drew Weissman and Katalin Kariko to offer his congratulations for winning the Nobel Prize for medicine. The Nobel Laureate wrote, “The path-breaking technology that the two of you developed led to the production of the mRNA Covid vaccines. Your work set […]

Dalai Lama returns to give teaching following minor illness

By Tenzin Dedan DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 5: Thousands of devoted followers gathered at Thekchen Choeling Tsuklakhang temple on Wednesday, on the final day of the teachings where His Holiness the  Dalai Lama bestowed the four-armed Avalokiteshvara initiation (Chenresig Chak Shipai Wang). The spiritual leader, on the advice of his physician, was unable to lead the teachings […]