Mewoen Tsuglag Petoen School to become Middle School
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, Sep 26: Mewoen Tsuglag Petoen School is set to become middle school, says Ngodup Tsering, Education Kalon (Minister) of the Central Tibetan Administration.
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SFT-India holds International Seminar on ‘Damming Crisis in Tibet’
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, September 26: Students for a Free Tibet-India (SFT-India) successfully held its first International Seminar on ‘Damming Crisis in Tibet’ and its devastating consequences on the down stream Asian nations in New Delhi to globalize the call for protecting Tibet’s rivers.
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Delhi High Court directs government to issue Indian passport to Tibetans in landmark judgment
DHARAMSALA, Sep 23: The Delhi High Court in a landmark judgment on Thursday ordered the Home and External Affairs ministries to issue passports to all Tibetan applicants born between 1950 to 1987 reasoning that they meet the criteria of being Indian citizens by birth under the Citizenship Act.
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Inter-School Under-10 Football Tournament held in Dharamsala to mark World Peace Day
DHARAMSALA, Sep 20: An inter-school under-10 football tournament was held over Sep 17-18 at TCV Day School in Mcleaod Ganj, Dharamsala to commemorate World Peace Day.
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7th Tibet Film Festival opens to a packed audience in Dharamsala
DHARAMSALA, Sep 17: The seventh edition of Tibet Film Festival kick-started to a packed hall at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts in Dharamsala on Sep 16 with a special screening of ‘Pawo’ (Tib: Martyr), a feature length Tibetan language film loosely based on Jamphel Yeshi, a 27-yr-old Tibetan who set himself on fire in March 2012 in India’s capital, New Delhi.
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His Holiness says Tibetans not seeking independence from PRC, urges EU to exert pressure on China
HARAMSALA, Sep 16: Lauding the spirit of the European Union for promoting the collective interest of all the sovereign states under the union, the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Sep 15 expressed that Tibetans will happily remain within the People’s Republic of China, provided that China guarantees genuine autonomy to the Tibetan people.
Read moreTibetan families urge UN to intervene over alleged rights violations by China
[ANI] Geneva, Switzerland, Sept 14: Five Tibetan families living in Switzerland have urged the United Nations, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
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China warns Taiwan not to allow His Holiness’ visit in any form
DHARMSALA, Sep 14: China on Wednesday warned Taiwan of ‘severe impact on relations across the Taiwan Strait’ if it allows the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama to visit the country in any capacity or form.
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Chinese scientists propose massive cloud seeding project on Tibetan plateau to solve China’s water crisis
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, September 12: A group of Chinese scientists have proposed cloud seeding on a massive scale on the Tibetan plateau to generate water for China’s arid north as its water crisis deepens.
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TWA celebrates 32nd re-establishment anniversary
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, September 12: Tibetan Women’s Association(TWA) commemorated the 32nd anniversary of the organisation’s re-establishment in exile on Saturday at an event held at the Club House in Mcleod Ganj, Dharamsala.
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