Dharamshala, 9 January 2025: Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, on behalf of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, representing Tibetans both within Tibet and the global diaspora, extended his heartfelt congratulations to Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives of the US on his resounding victory and his subsequent oath of office as Speaker of …

Dharamshala: More than 200 Tibetan educators and school administrators convened in Dharamshala this morning for the 8th Tibetan General Conference on Education, held at the Sikyong Hall in Gangchen Kyishong. The event, organised by the Department of Education, Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), aimed to address key issues surrounding the Tibetan …

Dharamshala: As the distressing news of an earthquake that struck Dingri in Tibet this morning emerges, Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama shared a message expressing profound sadness over the disaster that claimed several lives and left many more injured. The message, published on His Holiness’ official website, …

Tashi Lhunpo, Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India: On Friday, 3 January 2025 His Holiness the Dalai Lama left Dharamshala, where the streets were lined by Tibetans and other well-wishers gathered to see him off, to take a winter sojourn in the warmer climate of South India. He spent the night in New …

Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India: On learning that President Jimmy Carter had passed away, His Holiness the Dalai Lama wrote to Chip Carter, the President’s son, at the Carter Center, today, to offer his condolences. “President Carter lived a truly meaningful life, he wrote, with decades of untiring efforts to …

Dharamshala: According to recent reports from Tibet, China has deployed significant military forces at the Larung Gar Buddhist Academy, the largest Tibetan Buddhist study centre in the world, located in Serthar (Ch: Seda) County, Karze, Tibet’s traditional Kham province, which has been incorporated into Sichuan Province. Approximately 400 Chinese military …