Tibet news
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Tibetan Girl Wins Best Young Actress at International Film Festival
A Tibetan girl has been awarded the Best Young Actress at a prestigious international film festival according to the report by Voice of Tibet on Wednesday. The award for best young actress was conferred for her appearance in the feature film Barley Field on the other side of the mountain.
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Tibetan Youth Wins 2 Year Fellowship to Become US Diplomat
A Tibetan origin youth in the United States has won a prestigious fellowship that provides him the opportunity to become a US diplomat in two years. The University of Massachusetts Amherst on Tuesday announced the news through a report in their official website. Tenzin Dawa Thargay, a 2018 graduate and the student commencement speaker from…
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Sikkim State To Adopt the Tibetan Rehabilitation Policy 2014
In a pleasant news from the Northern state of India, Sikkim, the Cabinet of the state government in a meeting has unanimously decided to adopt the Tibetan Rehabilitation Policy 2014. The policy formulated by the Central government in 2014 aims to provide better livelihood opportunities for the Tibetan refugees in the country.
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Karmapa Very Keen to Return to India Says Amitabh Mathur
The second most important Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorjee is very keen to return to India and preside over his religious programs scheduled in December according to former advisor on Tibetan Affairs, Government of India, Mr. Amitabh Mathur post speculations over the cancellation of 13th Tibetan religious leaders meet.
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CTA President has Highest Reverence to His Holiness Dalai Lama, Clarifies CTA Against Misleading Report
The spokesperson of Central Tibetan Administration in Dharamshala, Mr. Sonam Norbu Dagpo in a statement clarified that the CTA President has the highest reverence to His Holiness the Dalai Lama and there is no room any differences, in response to a misleading report in an online portal called Southasian Monitor on November 27.
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China Can’t Select New Dalai Lama Says US Congress
Senator Cory Gardner (R-Colorado) on December 4, 2018 while presiding over a Subcommittee Hearing in the United States clarified that the Chinese government can’t select new Dalai Lama. The hearing also saw the US Department of State support the goals of the Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act and will take steps to implement the bill…
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Tibetan Association Raised $7K for California Wildfire Relief
The Tibetan Association of North Carolina based in Richmond is reported to have raised a relief fund for the California Wildfire according to the report in Richmond Standard on Tuesday. The Tibetan Association and their Tibetan volunteers have raised the relief fund by hosting a community café fundraising event.
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Canada Grants $5.4 Million Fund for Tibetan Youth Education
The Canadian government has announced to grant a $5.4 Million fund for the education of Tibetan Youths. The announcement was made by MP Arif Virani on behalf of the government of Canada in the presence of Dr. Lobsang Sangay, President of Central Tibetan Administration earlier last week at Parkdale Centre for Innovation.
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Former Special Envoy to Dalai Lama, Lodi Gyari Passes Away
Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari or Lodi Gyari widely known as Gyari Rinpoche who has been under treatment for liver cancer in San Francisco has been reported to have passed away on early Monday in US. One of the most well known leaders in the Tibetan exile was also a former special envoy to His Holiness the…
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CTA Calls for Aid to Restore Rs. 300 Lacs Loss Due to Cyclone in Tibetan Settlement in Odisha
A representative from the Central Tibetan Administration in Dharamshala following a visit to the Tibetan settlement in Odisha made a joint assessment of the damage caused by Cyclone Titli that affected the region on October 10. According to the assessment report, the CTA has called for an aid of Rs. 300 Lacs to restore the…