Exile

DHARAMSALA, 22  Jan: While what politicians wear can sometimes speak more than their speeches, people have been watching the first lady and what she wears since Martha Washington,” says Lisa Kathleen Graddy, the curator of  Smithsonian’s hugely popular First Ladies Collection at the National Museum of American History.

DHARAMSALA, 21 Jan: The Political head of the Tibetan people, Dr Lobsang Sangay on Thursday congratulated US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on being sworn in as the 46th President and 49th Vice President of the United States.

DHARAMSALA, 21 Jan: The Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has extended his congratulations to Joe Biden after he took oath as the 46th President of the United States, along with Vice President Kamala Harris.

DHARAMSALA, 15 Jan: Two Tibetan women have made it to South Asia Speaks 2021, a mentorship program for early-career writers in South Asia.

DHARAMSALA, 8 Jan: Twenty-five exiled Tibetans in India have tested positive for Covid-19 in the past week, the Covid- 19 Task Force of the Central Tibetan Administration said.

DHARAMSALA, 5 Jan: The Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, as well as the political head of the Tibetan people, Dr Lobsang Sangay and the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, have extended their congratulations to Nancy Pelosi on her re-election as the US House Speaker.

DHARAMSALA, 4 Jan: After an official appointed by the local election commissioner in Ladakh to assist illiterate and elderly Tibetans to fill up their ballot paper was caught engaging in the improper or dishonest practice,  the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of the Central Tibetan Administration(CTA) assured that the reported election irregularity has been corrected.

DHARAMSALA, Jan 3:  Tibetans across the world cast their vote in the preliminary elections of the Sikyong or political leader of the Tibetan people and members of the 17th Tibetan Parliament in exile today.

DHARAMSALA, 30 Dec: Sonam Gyatso, the Son-in-law of Katak Rinpoche’s family today released an open letter after holding an online press conference regarding Sikyong candidate Former Speaker Penpa Tsering.

DHARAMSALA, 30 Dec: Gyari Dolma, Former Kalon (Minister) of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA)  favours making ineffectual, the Memorandum on Genuine Autonomy for Tibetan People citing Beijing’s belittling and unresponsive attitude.