Exile

DHARAMSALA, 30 Nov: Tashi Wangdue announced Sunday that he is withdrawing his candidacy from the upcoming election for the new Sikyong (President) of the Tibetan people.

DHARAMSALA, 27 Nov: The Tibetan Parliament-in-exile(TPIE ) has announced that its 10th session will be held for a fifteen-day from 15 March 2021 to debate and to approve the annual budget of the CTA and to discuss the work reports of the seven departments of the Central Tibetan Administration.

DHARAMSALA, 25 Nov: Tenzin Choegyal, a Tibetan singer has been nominated for the 2021 Grammy Awards,  presented by the Recording Academy to recognize achievements in the music industry.

DHARAMSALA, 23 Nov: “A historic feat,” says the Central Tibetan Administration(CTA) as its political head, President Dr Lobsang Sangay visits the White House.

DHARAMSALA, 20 Nov: The Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT) has concluded that Dagri Rinpoche has committed sexual misconduct and spiritual abuse and announced its decision to permanently suspend the Tibetan spiritual teacher from the list of its registered teachers.

DHARAMSALA, 20 Nov: The Covid- 19 Task Force of the Central Tibetan Administration reported  65 new COVID-19 positive cases among exiled Tibetans in India and Nepal over the past week.

DHARAMSALA, 19 Nov: The US House of Representatives has unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution affirming the significance of the advocacy for genuine autonomy for Tibetans in the People’s Republic of China and the work His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama has done to promote global peace, harmony, and understanding.

DHARAMSALA, 19 Nov: After reporting 15 positive COVID-19 cases, the office of the District Magistrate Kangra at Dharamsala has announced that its office will remain closed till 22 Nov.

DHARAMSALA, Nov 18: Fifty bikers took off from the McLeod Ganj, the exile headquarters of the Tibetan people for the Indo-Tibet border bike rally to expose China.

DHARAMSALA, Nov 16: The Tibetan Election Commission today announced the reopening of the voter registration window from 23 – 28 December for the Sikyong(President) of the Tibetan people and Chitue (members of Parliament) to register.