Tibetan singer, monk detained over Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday tribute in Tibet
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, July 30: Chinese authorities have reportedly detained a Tibetan singer and a Buddhist monk in Ngaba (Ch. Aba), eastern Tibet, for commemorating the 90th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, according to the Dharamshala-based Tibetan news outlet Tibet Times. Tibetan singer Palchung was arrested after performing a tribute song titled Prince of Peace, […]
Twin earthquakes shakes Tibet, raises alarms over seismic risk amid China’s mega-dam projects
By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 30: Tibet was jolted by two earthquakes just hours apart on Wednesday, underscoring the region’s extreme vulnerability to seismic activity and intensifying concerns over China’s ambitious and controversial mega-dam project now underway on the Yarlung Tsangpo river. The first quake, measuring 4.3 in magnitude, struck at 6:58 AM IST near the […]