Tibet news
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Tibetan Girl Wins International Fighting Championship in Delhi
First Tibetan female fighter, Miss Tenzin Pema has collected yet another victory to her kitty when she won the Hosharafu Fighting Championship held in New Delhi on Sunday. The young Tibetan fighter was last seen winning double silver medals representing India in Kickboxing at the 3nd International Thai Martial Arts Games And Festival 2018 in…
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Indian Ministry Suggests a Sharp 43% Decline in No. of Tibetan Refugees
According to the publication in the leading Indian news paper, The Indian Express, the number of Tibetan refugees in India has declined by more than 43% in the past seven years. This report is huge shocker as the number is very much below the approximated count as suggested by the official of Central Tibetan Administration,…
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Tibetan Held for 87 Years Old Grandfather’s Murder in Mumbai
A Tibetan man has been arrested by the Mata Ramabai Ambedkar (MRA) police in Mumbai on Friday after it was found that he plotted the murder of his grandfather, whose body was found in the building where the deceased lived. The police have reportedly solved the murder case within 48 hours and the culprits associates…
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Pema Tseden’s Film ‘Jinpa’ Wins Best Screenplay Award in Venice
Ace Tibetan filmmaker Pema Tseden’s film called ‘Jinpa’ was awarded the best screenplay at the recently concluded Orizzonti (Horizons) program of the 75th Venice International Film Festival on Saturday. Jinpa, a road movie from the Tibetan director premiered on the international platform in Venice attracting praises from critics and audiences alike.
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A Town Hall in London Hoists the Tibetan Flag for the First Time
In a historic move by the Tibet supporters in London, the Tibetan national flag was raised for the first time at the Waltham Forest Town Hall of East London on Tuesday. As reported in the official website of Central Tibetan Administration, it is historically the first time ever such an event was carried out in…
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China Deprives Benefits to Tibetan Family Keeping Dalai Lama Photo at Home
According to the recent report in Radio Free Asia, the Chinese local authorities in Tibet has deprived the benefits entitled to a Tibetan family from the government for having caught them displaying a photo of His Holiness the Dalai Lama at their home. The local Chinese officials caught the family in a surprise visit to…
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8 Tibetans Held in Nepal Custody Arrived in Dharamsala, India
Eight Tibetan refugees who were earlier held by Nepal since around a year have now arrived in Dharamsala, the Tibetan exile headquarter based in India last week. With intensive border patrolling in the Tibetan borders by Chinese border police supplemented by increasing Chinese influence in Nepal, the primary gateway to exile has been heavily locked…
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16 People Arrested for Robbing Tombs in Tibet
The local police in Lhasa’s Dhagze district has arrested a 16 member group on charges of robbing tombs and stealing relics from the ruins of temples in Lhasa, Tibet. While there has been a lot of destruction of old Tibetan buildings in different parts of Tibet, especially Lhasa, to make way for reconstruction under the…
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Tibetan Refugees Extend Helping Hand to Kerala Flood Victims
While India’s coastal state of Kerala was hit by the worst ever flood of the century rendering almost a million of people stranded across the region and more than 370 people dead, Tibetan refugees from near by Tibetan settlements extend their helping hands. With the incessant out pour of rains now receding, focus is now…
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee, One of Strongest Voices for Tibet: Condoles Dalai Lama
The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama condoled the family members at the death of Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, referring him as one of the most eminent national leaders of India and one of the strongest voices for Tibet since the beginning. Recounting their friendship, His Holiness wrote that Vajpayee was a truly…