Two tests positive for COVID-19 in Himachal Pradesh
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Mar. 20: Two people have been confirmed positive for COVID-19 in Kangra District after preliminary testing was done at Tanda Medical College Hospital, Himachal Pradesh CM Jai Ram Thakur confirmed during a press conference on Friday evening. A 32-year old male who arrived from Singapore and a 63-year old female […]
5.9 magnitude earthquake hits Shigatse city in Southern Tibet
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Mar. 20: A strong earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale hit near the city of Shigatse located in the Tingri County, Tibetan Autonomous Region at 9.33 a.m. local time on Friday, Chinese official media Xinhua news agency reported. The epicenter of the quake was located 28.63 degrees’ north latitude and 87.42 degrees’ […]
Tibetan election that would define Tibet’s political future
By Ugyen Gyalpo As we hunker down all around the world because of the pandemic, it does not give the Tibetans any chance to hunker down when it comes to political future of Tibet. Amidst the US Presidential elections heating up, Tibetans are faced with an election of a lifetime in 2021 of running a […]
Former Political Prisoner and co-accused in Chengdu blasts dies in Lithang
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, MAR 20: A former Tibetan political prisoner has died on Monday, allegedly due to injuries sustained while serving a prison sentence in Lithang. Tashi Phuntsok, 60, had carried out protests against deforestation and was imprisoned by China. He was falsely accused of colluding with Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, the prime accused in […]
Virtual Tibet Lobby Day to highlight new Act on Tibet
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, MAR 19: The 12th Annual Tibet Lobby Day scheduled to be held on Mar 23-24 will highlight a new Act on Tibet. Lobby efforts traditionally done at Capitol Hill will be done virtually as all government offices will be closed until April 1 due to the Covid-19 outbreak. The new act […]
China bans American journalists, HK reporting restricted: HRW
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, MAR 18: In what is being seen as another retaliatory action against the United States’ initial move to designate five Chinese media outlets as foreign missions of the Chinese government recently, China has banned US journalists from 3 major outlets who will be expelled and prohibited to work in mainland China, […]
A Billion Dollar lawsuit against China for damages brought by COVID-19
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Mar. 18: China has been sued with a class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on Thursday for allegedly covering up the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic during its initial stages, for their economic interest and putting the rest of the world in grave danger. […]
COVID-19 treatment instructions by Dalai Lama is fake news, says senior official
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Mar. 17: The widely circulated claim on social media and micro messaging platforms of the Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama giving instructions for the prevention of the COVID-19 virus has been refuted by a senior official in his office as fake news. Messages that are widely circulated claimed that the Tibetan leader […]
Budget Session of 16th Tibetan Parliament underway
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, MAR 17: The Budget session of the 16 th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile (TPiE), which has been curtailed to one day due to the COVID-19 outbreak worldwide, began this morning at Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) compound here. The session was convened for a single day, adhering to the set agenda with presentation and finalisation of the […]
Section 144 imposed in Kangra district amidst COVID-19 scare
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, MAR 16: Kangra destrict imposed Section 144 in Kangra district amidst coronavirus (Covid- 19) scare, reports The Tribune. Rakesh Prajapati, Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Kangra, announced the change of regulation on Sunday; any gathering of four or more persons at one place becomes an act of violation by law. The DC […]