Karnataka State Government Increases Welfare Budget for Tibetan Settlements in State 

By Tsering Choephel

DHARAMSALA, 12 Oct: The state government of Karnataka has approved a budget of Rs 3 crores for the fiscal year 2023-2024 for the welfare of the Tibetan community across Karnataka, as reported by the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) on their official website, tibet.net, on Wednesday.

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TNSA Accepts Shimla FC’s Apology: 5-Year GCM Ban Revoked 

By Tsering Choephel

DHARAMSALA, 11 Oct: Tibetan National Sports Association (TNSA) on 9 October released an official letter, pardoning the banned Shimla FC team along with the letter of apology submitted by the latter in regards to their controversial walk-out during the final match of the 2022 Gyalyum Chenmo Memorial Gold Cup (GCMGC) against the Dhondhupling FC.

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Tibet Film Festival 2023 Opens at Sarah, Dharamsala in honor of late Pema Tsetan

DHARAMSALA, 3 Oct:Tibet Film Festival (TFF) 2023 in India is set to kick off at the College of Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarah, today at 6:30 in the evening. The organizers have announced an “exciting lineup of experimental and bold new short films from Tibetan filmmakers across the diaspora”, scheduled to be screened from October 3 – 8 October.

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Tibetans mark 74th founding anniversary of PRC with Global Day of Action

By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 2 Oct: As China marks the 74th founding anniversary of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in Beijing, three Tibetan NGOs staged a joint protest at Main Square, McLeod Ganj yesterday, standing in solidarity with activists representing Tibet, East Turkestan, Southern Mongolia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and China.

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Quorum Quandary: Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile Postpones 6th Session

DHARAMSALA, 28 Sept: The Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile (TPIE) announced that it had postponed its 6th session due to a lack of quorum. “In accordance with Article 49, Clause 2 of the Charter of Tibetans in Exile, the 6th session of the 17th TPIE stands postponed owing to the lack of quorum,” read a statement issued by the Parliamentary Secretariat on Thursday.

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SFT Protests Chinese Vice President’s UN Visit, Demands Closure of Colonial Boarding Schools

By Tsering Choephel

DHARAMSALA, 20 Sept: Activists from Student for a Free Tibet (SFT) staged a protest against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), calling for the closure of state-run colonial boarding schools in Tibet as Vice President of China, Han Zheng, attends the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

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Parliamentarian Tenpa Yarphel Calls for Abandoning ‘Middle Way Policy’ for Tibet’s Independence

DHARAMSALA, 19th September: Parliamentarian Tenpa Yarphel emphasized during the first day of the sixth session of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile(TPIE) that the Central Tibetan Administration(CTA) should now abandon its ineffectual ‘Middle Way Policy’ and strive for complete independence for Tibet

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Dalai Lama Extends Warm Birthday Greetings to PM Modi, Praises India’s Global Role

DHARAMSALA, 18 Sept: The Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, has extended heartfelt greetings and best wishes to India’s Prime Minister as he turns 73, hoping for many joyful years ahead for the esteemed leader. In a missive addressed to Prime Minister Modi, the Dalai Lama commended India’s successful presidency of the G20, culminating in a summit focused on the theme ‘Vasudhaiv Kutambakam—One Earth, One Family, One Future’.

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