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  • Dalai Lama Graces An Audience to Shoton Festival Participating Troupe

    Dalai Lama Graces An Audience to Shoton Festival Participating Troupe

    On the second day of Shoton Festival, this morning at Tsuglagkhang, His Holiness the Dalai Lama gave a special audience to the eight participating troupes of the 25th Shoton festival in Dharamshala, as well as members of the Middle Way Approach Conference.

  • Tibetans observe candlelight vigil for 81-yrs man’s self-immolation.

    Tibetans observe candlelight vigil for 81-yrs man’s self-immolation.

    Hundreds of Tibetans gathered in Dharamshala on Monday for a candlelight vigil in memory of a Tibetan man who self-immolated on March 27. On Monday evening, five major Tibetan NGOs joined together to hold a candlelight vigil in support of Taphun.

  • Tibetans gather in Dharamshala for a vigil, calling on China to halt its “repressive actions in Tibet.”

    Tibetans gather in Dharamshala for a vigil, calling on China to halt its “repressive actions in Tibet.”

    Tibetans staged a candlelight vigil here on Tuesday in support of a crisis situation in Kham Drago, Central Tibet, and called on China to halt its harsh actions in the region.

  • His Holiness starts to grant In-person Audience Since Lockdown, Sikyong was the first Audience

    His Holiness starts to grant In-person Audience Since Lockdown, Sikyong was the first Audience

    At his official residence, on Wednesday, Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama gave Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration an audience. Since the Covid-19 pandemic began in early 2020, this is His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s first in-person audience. It’s also Sikyong Penpa Tsering’s first official in-person audience with His Holiness…

  • Villagers and Tibetans preserve dying fish as Dharamshala’s Dal Lake dries up

    Villagers and Tibetans preserve dying fish as Dharamshala’s Dal Lake dries up

    Dharamsala’s Dal Lake has dried up; residents of the Naddi area, as well as a huge number of Tibetans, congregated at the lake to help conserve endangered fish. Local resident Naresh Kumar said that the lake used to be full of water all year. PWD officials, on the other hand, dug up the lakebed with…

  • Tibetan Youth Congress event is attended by Himachal Governor.

    Tibetan Youth Congress event is attended by Himachal Governor.

    Rajendra Arlekar, the Governor of Himachal Pradesh, attended a Tibetan Youth Congress rally on Tuesday. Sikyong Penpa Tsering was also present at the occasion, which marked the culmination of the Tibetan Youth Congress’ golden jubilee festivities.

  • Interference from the capital sparred 202 Tibetan homes in D’sala from being demolished.

    Interference from the capital sparred 202 Tibetan homes in D’sala from being demolished.

    The Tribuneindia reported on Sep 17 that eviction and demolition orders had already been issued against 202 Tibetan dwellings in McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, for forest encroachment, citing Sanjeev Sharma, DFO (District/Divisional Forest Officer), Dharamsala. However, thanks to the participation of the Ministry of External Affairs of the Union, Sharma noted, the question of property demolition…

  • The final phase of voting for Tibetan election begins

    The final phase of voting for Tibetan election begins

    Dharamshala, April 11: The final phase of voting for the Tibetan election begins on Sunday at 8:00 am for Sikyong and 45 members of the Tibetan Parliament in exile. Penpa Tsering and Aukatsang Kelsang Dorjee are the two candidates for Sikyong. During the first phase of elections, there were eight candidates for Sikyong in which Penpa Tsering…

  • Exile Tibetan Parliament Begins Session Amid COVID-19 Safety Measures

    Exile Tibetan Parliament Begins Session Amid COVID-19 Safety Measures

    The Tibetan Parliament in Exile began its session with special measures of arrangement to ensure COVID-19 safety, from Monday in Dharamshala, India. Central Tibetan Administration or commonly identified as the Tibetan government in exile is a democratic institution that has an independent office called the Tibetan Parliament in Exile that performs the duties of a…

  • Dalai Lama Receives First Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine, Encourages Others

    Dalai Lama Receives First Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine, Encourages Others

    The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Saturday morning visited the local government hospital to receive COVID-19 vaccine. His Holiness in a video message also encourages others to do the same as it is recommended by medical professionals. Since the beginning of pandemic more than a year ago, we witnessed a death…