CTA’s proposed budget increases by 30 Crore rupees for fiscal year 2024-25
By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Mar 19: A substantial increase in the budget by almost 30 Crores (35,86,100.85 USD) for the fiscal year 2024-25 was proposed by the administration on Monday during the first day of the budget session (seventh session) of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile. The session is scheduled for 12 days from March 18 to […]
Delhi High Court rules in favour of ‘Dolma Aunty Momos’ in trademark case
By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, March 18: The High Court of Delhi has ruled to cancel the registration of ‘Dolma Aunty Momos’, a trademark which was registered to Mohd. Akram Khan, a resident of Uttar Pradesh on March 6. This ruling came after Dolma Tsering, the proprietor of a renowned dumpling stall in south Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar […]
Tibetan writer’s fate in limbo after three years in Chinese prison
By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Mar 18: The condition and whereabouts of a well-known Tibetan writer and poet named Gendun Lhundrup who was reportedly arrested on unspecified charges since December 2020 in eastern Tibet’s so-called Qinghai province, continues to remain unknown. After three years, his whereabouts, condition, and any legal proceedings against him remain undisclosed, as […]
New resolution on Tibet introduced in the US House
By Tsering Dhundup Dharamshala, March 15: A new resolution has been introduced in the United States House of Representatives titled “Recognizing the 65th anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising Day of March 10, 1959, and condemning human rights violations related to the hydropower dam construction project in Derge”. The resolution that condemns China’s mass arrest of peaceful Tibetan protestors […]
TPI raises concerns over Dege Dam impact on International Day of Action for Rivers
By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, March 15: On the occasion of the International Day of Action for Rivers, the Tibet Policy Institute, a think tank under the exile Tibetan government organized a panel discussion in Dharamshala titled “China’s Dam in Dege: Examining the Adverse Social, Cultural, and Ecological Impact on Tibetans and Beyond.” The discussion highlighted the […]
Tibetan prisoner released with Injuries after forced labour
By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, March 15: A Tibetan prisoner named Ludup, who had been held in prison for three and a half years, was released last month with injuries sustained during his incarceration where he had been compelled to undergo forced labour. He remains under police surveillance and lacks access to medical assistance, reported research group […]
CTA’s ‘Household Listing Survey’ becomes a much discussed topic in the parliament
By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, March 15: The ongoing initiative by the current administration to gather comprehensive data of the exile Tibetan community through the ‘Household Listing Survey 2024’ was a much discussed topic in the ongoing sixth session of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile. The larger chunk of the discourse argued the relevance of questions […]
No evidence against MP Monlam Tharchin meeting Chinese embassy staff, concludes Dept. of Security report
By Tsering Dhundup Dharamshala, 14 March: Months after the issue of Bon MP Monlam Tharchin’s alleged meeting with a Chinese embassy staff resulted in an adjournment of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile’s session in September last year, the Department of Security of the exile Tibetan government on Wednesday concluded in a report that there is no […]
Opinion: The Tibetan flag and its Brief History
By Sharpa Rinpoche The Tibetan national flag is intimately connected with the authentic history and royal lineages of Tibet which are thousands of years old. In the Tibetan Royal year 820 or in the seventh century, at the time of the Tibetan religious King Songtsen Gampo, large expanse of land was divided into large and […]
Tibetan institutions cyber-attacked by China-linked threat
By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, March 9: A cyber threat group with ties to China, identified as Evasive Panda, has been found to be responsible for a series of targeted cyberattacks against Tibetan users since September 2023 reported ESET on Thursday. The attacks, discovered by cybersecurity researchers at ESET in January 2024, encompass both watering hole and supply chain […]