Tibet news
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Tibetans Availing Indian Passports Should Move Out of Refugee Settlements
The Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in a circular to all the passport issuing authorities in India and abroad mentioned that Tibetan refugees availing the Indian Passports should declare to not stay in any Tibetan refugee settlements or enjoying any Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) benefits, privileges or subsidies.
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India Outlines Tibetan RCs/ICs Surrender Procedure to Apply for Passport
The Ministry of External Affairs of the Government of India has issued a directive to all the passport issuing authorities on Monday to accept the surrender of Registration Certificates (RCs) and Identity Certificates (ICs) of Tibetan Refugees eligible to apply for Indian passports. The memorandum from the ministry has come in response to a Delhi…
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A Chinese Spy Arrested from Majnu Ka Tilla in Delhi
A Chinese spy has been arrested from Majnu Ka Tilla where the Tibetan settlement is located in New Delhi, the capital city of India. The Delhi Police’s special cell on Friday identified the Chinese spy who was arrested by the Indian police on September 13 and had been kept in their custody since then.
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A Tibetan Youth Allegedly Arrested With 115 gm of Charas
A Tibetan youth is reported to have been arrested for allegedly possessing 115.2 grams of Charas, a specific type of hash, in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India on Monday. The police during a regular patrol in McLeod Ganj in Dharamsala on Monday, the Tibetan youth was arrested near the bypass road in Mcleodganj.
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Climate Change on Tibetan Plateau is Threatening Life: Report
According to a leading Australian broadcasting company report, the climate change on the ‘Roof of the World’ or the Tibetan Plateau is threatening life there. The impact of climate which are less evidently seen elsewhere in the world is seen taking its toll much more evidently on the ‘Roof of the World’ explained the report.
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Dalai Lama Explains That Tibetan Struggle is Not Just Political
The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama during a conversation with Hollywood superstar Richard Gere on stage with an audience of more than 12,000 people in Netherlands, His Holiness explained that the Tibetan struggle is not just political. The statement came in reply to conservation brought on to speak about the situation in…
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Geomantic Entanglements in Central Tibet: Royal Tombs of the Chongye Valley
Situated in central Tibet, the Royal Tombs of Chongye Valley are the final resting placef or many of the seventh to ninth century emperors of the Tibetan Empire. Among the emperors buried in the Chongye Valley is Songtsen Gampo—the first emperor of Tibet. In the paper referenced above and on-file at Academia.edu, satellite imagery is…
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Court Orders Government to Formulate Process for Tibetan RC & IC Surrender
Following about a year after the Delhi High Court ordered the Government of India to issue Indian passports to all eligible Tibetans, the court in response to a petition filed by some Tibetans ordered the government to immediately formulate a process for the surrender of Tibetan RC & IC so that they can apply for…
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Beautiful Rainbow Captured Over Tibet’s Jokhang Temple
The most auspicious Tibetan Buddhist icon, Jokhang Temple in Tibet’s capital Lhasa has been captured through the lenses of Chinese media with a very beautiful rainbow hanging over it. These are recent images captured during the raining season in Tibet and the rain supplemented to clear the view of Lhasa’s beautiful view.
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Tibetan Exile Govt. Donates Rs. 5 Lacs for Kerala Flood Relief
The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) which functions as the Tibetan exile govt. in India extended its helping hand by donating Rs. 5 Lacs (500,000) towards Kerala flood relief. The state of Kerala has been hit by an unprecedented gush of flood during the peak of monsoon season this year leading to a huge loss of…