January 2019

  • Believe it or not, This is an Indian Railway Junction, Yes!

    Believe it or not, This is an Indian Railway Junction, Yes!

    The Indian Union minister for Railways on Tuesday unveiled the recently redevelopment look of the Mathura Junction on his official Twitter account. The redevelopment has given a makeover look of the specific railway junction that would leave you in a difficult position to actually believe it is railway junction in India!

  • A Challenging Year of the Dog That Just Left us to Think Deeper

    A Challenging Year of the Dog That Just Left us to Think Deeper

    As the year of the Earth Dog comes to an end and the year of the Earth Pig ushers in, I can’t wait to wish my fellow Tibetans especially the ones inside Tibet a very happy losar. Although my only cynical displeasure is that this year Tibetan New Year falls on the same day as…

  • Prabhu Deva’s Short Cameo at Tibetan Refugee Settlement

    Prabhu Deva’s Short Cameo at Tibetan Refugee Settlement

    Well known Indian actor and director Prabhu Deva has made a short cameo at a Tibetan refugee settlement in south India. The director and actor has recently visited the Tibetan settlement in Kollegal near Mysore to shoot a clip for his upcoming. The short visit by the superstar was applauded by the local Tibetans as…

  • Canada Deeply Concerned About Tibetan Situation Says Foreign Minister

    Canada Deeply Concerned About Tibetan Situation Says Foreign Minister

    Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland in a written statement on Monday expressed that the country remains deeply concerned about the human rights situations affecting the Tibetans. The statement is a reiteration of the country’s support for the Tibetan people and condemning the practices of Chinese authorities inside Tibet.

  • China Ban Tibetan Kids Attending Classes in Monasteries During Vacation

    China Ban Tibetan Kids Attending Classes in Monasteries During Vacation

    The local Chinese authorities in parts of occupied Tibet has banned Tibetan school going kids from attending extra classes provided by the local monasteries during their vacations. In a circular release by the local Chinese authorise in Qinghai’s Nangchen county seeks to stop Tibetan kids from attending classes given by the local Tibetan monasteries.

  • Dalai Lama Saddened by Death of Friend George Fernandes

    Dalai Lama Saddened by Death of Friend George Fernandes

    The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Tuesday expressed his sadness through a condolence letter on the demise of long time friend George Fernandes. The Tibetan spiritual leader called the late Indian politician a steady friend who had been sympathetic about the Tibetan cause right from the beginning.

  • Commemoration of 30th Year of 10th Panchen Lama’s Passing Away Observed

    Commemoration of 30th Year of 10th Panchen Lama’s Passing Away Observed

    The Regional Dhomay Association, Dhundupling, Clement Town in Dehradun observed a commemorative of the 30th anniversary of passing away of the 10th Panchen Lama Choekyi Gyaltsen today. The commemorative ceremony was observed to express the gratitude to lifelong efforts of the Panchen Lama for the welfare of the Tibetan people.

  • His Holiness Dalai Lama Meets Young Indian Scholars Group

    His Holiness Dalai Lama Meets Young Indian Scholars Group

    The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Thursday met a group of young Indian scholars at the former’s residence in McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala. A group of 22 young Indian scholars received an audience with the spiritual leader where they were urged to pay more attention at the ancient Indian knowledge of Nalanda…

  • China Intensifies Campaign Against the Dalai Lama In Tibet

    China Intensifies Campaign Against the Dalai Lama In Tibet

    Chinese authorities launch a series of measures to intensify their campaign against the exiled spiritual leader of Tibetans, His Holiness the Dalai Lama. With the beginning of another year that brings along with it several historically significant milestones, the Chinese leadership is promoting its ever stronger grip over the people of Tibet!

  • Karmapa Clarifies He Requested for Indian Visa Since October 2018

    Karmapa Clarifies He Requested for Indian Visa Since October 2018

    The 17th Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorjee has clarified on Wednesday that he has actually requested for an Indian visa since October 2018. The spiritual leader of Kagyu sect of Tibetan Buddhism has long been trying to get the approvals from Indian authorities to return to Indian from US after he acquired the citizenship of Commonwealth…