Record 96% nuns clear 2025 Geshema examination
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 27: A record number of Tibetan Buddhist nuns have excelled in the 2025 Geshema examinations, with 154 out of 161 candidates successfully passing and an extraordinary 96% pass rate, the highest since the degree was opened to women in 2012. Held at Dolma Ling Nunnery and Institute in Dharamshala from July […]
Fake Panchen to visit Nepal, political gimmick says observers
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 11: Gyalsten Norbu, widely known as the fake Panchen Lama, is scheduled to visit Nepal from December 14 to 17. His visit coincides with his participation in the 9th South China Sea Buddhism Roundtable Conference, which will take place in Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha, from December 12 to 17. Observers […]
Dalai Lama offer condolences to flood victims in Europe
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, July 17: The Exiled Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Saturday offered his concern and condolences to those affected by floods, caused by incessant rain in parts of Europe including Germany and Belgium. In a letter written to Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, and Alexander De Croo, the Belgian […]
Chinese police detain six noted Tibetans in Kardze
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Apr. 15: Chinese police in the so called Kardze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Tibet have reportedly arrested noted Tibetans in recent weeks, according to several exile media outlets in India. Writer and environmentalist Sey Nam, former political prisoner Tsering Dolma, writer Gangkye Drubpa Kyab, and activist Gangbu Yudrum are the four […]
Outgoing US Special Coordinator urges dialogue amid transition of governments
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 15: The outgoing US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues Robert Destro hopes for a comprehensive dialogue between transition teams of President-elect Joe Biden and the incumbent President to maintain US government support for the Central Tibetan Administration and the Tibetan exile set-up. SC Destro interacted with six female Tibetan journalists […]
192 Tibetans recast ballots in Ladakh over vote fraud concerns
By Tenzin Dharpo and Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 4: 192 Tibetans from the polling station at camp no. 8 in Ladakh’s Sonamling Tibetan settlement had to cast their ballots again on Sunday after an incident of vote tampering and interference with the election process. An official at the polling booth in Agling camp who was […]
Opinion: Tibet- Where “no answer” too is a perfect answer
By Vijay Kranti (Part of the ‘My journey through the Tibetan mindscape’ series) In “China’s Tibet” today one thing which is at premium is the knowledge and fluency in English. A Radio Jockey on Lhasa’s English FM station of Radio China International is a dream position that a young Chinese girl or a Tibetan boy […]
China warns US officials with visa ban for TPSA
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Dec. 24: China on Tuesday warned that it would impose retaliatory measures against US officials and their families responsible for the legislation passed by the Congress, noting that it will not tolerate any interference in its internal affairs. The US Congress approved a $900-billion COVID-19 relief package on Monday which also […]
Tibetan NGOs condemn China for the custodial death of Lhamo
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 30: A Tibetan woman named Lhamo from Tibet’s Driru county in Nagchu died while in custody in August this year, Human Rights Watch said Thursday. The 36-year-old mother of three passed away shortly after she was sent to a hospital from police custody. Lhamo and her cousin, Tenzin Tharpa were […]
Opinion- China is Destroying Tibet’s Culture & Religion: It Will Backfire
By Tenzin Tsultrim Yangkey, PhD Around 70 years ago, before Tibet was invaded by China, People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers were given strict instructions by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Chairman Mao to not to harm the religious sentiments of the Tibetan people. The plan was to temporarily win the hearts and minds of the […]