Tibet news
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Now Thank You India Event to Kick off from Dalai Lama Temple in His Presence
After much controversy and complications, now the ‘Thank You India’ events from the Central Tibetan Administration is set to kick off from His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s temple in Dharamshala in his graceful presence. The official report from the Tibetan administration has informed that the event will mark the kick start of a year long…
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Dalai Lama Foundation Announces Scholarships for Tibetans
The Dalai Lama Foundation (DLF) announced the 2018 Tibetan Graduate (M.A. and Ph.D.) Scholarships for full-time Tibetan graduate students studying in Europe/Australia/North America. This program is a scholarship grant of up to US$10,000 that will be awarded to around 18 exceptional candidates.
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No Policy to Deny Tibetans Entry But Can’t Assure Dalai Lama SA Visa
The deputy President of South Africa when faced the question on whether the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama will be granted a visa to the country, he replied that though there isn’t any policy to deny entry to Tibetan origins, he did not assure that the spiritual leader will be granted a…
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Tibetan Parliament Votes in Approval of New Female Kalon
In the second part of the day seventh of the ongoing budget session of the Tibetan parliament in exile, the members of the parliament voted in favour of the female kalon nomination presented by the Cabinet. The election of the new kalon (Minister) entered a secret voting in the parliament leading to nomination securing a…
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Dr. Yeshi Dhonden Receives Padma Shri from President of India
Veteran Tibetan doctor Yeshi Dhonden received the Padma Shri awards from the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind during awards ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday evening. The Tibetan doctor was among the 85 heroes of India to receive the country’s highest civilian honours, the Padma Awards.
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Security Dept. Assures Dalai Lama’s Security at the Best
The department of security, Central Tibetan Administration while facing concerns of the members of Tibetan parliament in exile during the day six of the ongoing session, the Minister (Kalon) of the department, Mr. Phagpa Tsering assured in his reply that there is no any negligence but the security measures for Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness…
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Tibetan Writer Shokjang Released After 3 Years in Jail
A Tibetan writer who was secretly detained and sentenced to three years imprisonment by in Tibet was released after completing the sentence on Monday. Shokjang has been able to achieve the release from the prison after his detention before the sentence was credited to his three years sentence in February 2016.
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Will Follow as the Indian Government Says: Dalai Lama
The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama while speaking to the media in Jammu told that he will follow as the Indian government says. His Holiness mentioned that he along with more than one hundred thousand Tibetans in the country are the guests of India and will follow as India says.
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Tibetan Volunteers Gather to Protest Against the Sikyong
A group of Tibetan volunteers from different parts of the world have gathered in the compound of the Central Tibetan Administration in Dharamshala to protest against Sikyong Lobsang Sangay on Saturday. Three representatives of the volunteers group called for a press conference on Friday in McLeod Ganj to launch the week long campaign.
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Tibetan Girl Wins Double Silver Medal for India in Kickboxing
Tibetan Mixed Martial Arts fighter Ms. Tenzin Pema has yet again won two silver medals representing India at “The 3nd International Thai Martial Arts Games And Festival 2018” in Bangkok. This is the second year Ms. Pema has represented India at the World Championship event in Thailand and won medals.