Dharamshala: As a part of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile’s periodical visitation program to visit Tibetan settlements and scattered communities, parliamentarians Tenzin Jigdal and Wangdue Dorjee are scheduled to visit Pune, Mumbai, Mundgod, and Goa from 10th to 23rd January, 2024....

Dharamshala: As part of Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile’s periodical visit to South India, a delegation consisting of MPs Geshe Lharampa Atuk Tseten and Geshe Lharampa Gowo Lobsang Phende, successfully concluded their official periodical visits to Tibetan settlement of Bylakuppe, Bangalore, and...

(TibetanReview.net, Jan05’24) – India’s External Affairs Minister, Mr S Jaishankar, has on Dec 2 called the country’s Panchsheel agreement with China an example of past government action which is very difficult to understand today. The agreement, signed in Apr...

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Bangalore: The 2nd Tibetan IT Professional Conference Agenda was held at Dalai Lama Institute for Higher Education (DLIHE) in Bangalore from 3-4 January 2024. This conference will concentrate on job recruitment and skill development for new Tibetan IT graduates...

(TibetanReview.net, Jan04’24) – China has forbidden the admission of new monks at a monastery in the prefecture-level City of Chamdo in Tibet Autonomous Region as it continues to tighten religious activities under its ongoing Sinicization campaign, reported the Tibetan...

(TibetanReview.net, Jan04’24) – Following the conclusion on Jan 1 of his officially announced teaching schedules at Bodh Gaya, the Dalai Lama has, on being invited, presided over the Gelukpa University Convocation on Jan 3 for the award of the...

(TibetanReview.net, Jan04’24) – US-based Biotechnology company Thermo Fisher Scientific said it had halted sales of its DNA collection kits to Chinese-occupied Tibet after criticism from rights groups and pressure from Congress, reported axios.com Jan 3, citing an emailed statement...

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Jan 4: Boston-based biotech company Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced that it will stop selling DNA kits, specifically the Human Identification (HID) products, in Tibet as of December 31, 2023. The move follows persistent advocacy by Tibet...

Dharamshala: A delegation from the Woeser Association in Italy, led by Dr Raffaella, visited the Department of Health (CTA) on 3 January 2024. The visiting group met and interacted with Health Secretary Dawa Tsultrim, project coordinator Tsering, and Tenzin...

Bodhgaya: Residents of the Poanta Cholsum Tibetan Settlement offered long-life prayers to His Holiness the Dalai Lama at Kalachakara teaching ground in Bodhgaya on 1 January 2024, alongside Central Institute of Tibetan Studies, Sarnath and its alumni, residents of...

-By International Campaign for Tibet In a victory for Tibet activists, biotechnology firm Thermo Fisher Scientific says it has stopped selling kits reportedly used for mass DNA collection in a region of Chinese-occupied Tibet. “Based on a number of...

Dharamshala: Organic Research and Training Centre (ORTC) which is a unit of CTRC, Department of Home, CTA in collaboration with the District Agriculture Training Centre in Nagahanalli, Mysore, organised a one-day training programme for Bylakuppe and Hunsur farmers at...

The move reflects China’s tightening grip on religious activities, sources say. -By Pelbar and Tenzin Pema for RFA Tibetan Chinese authorities have forbidden the admission of new monks of all ages into a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Chamdo prefecture...

Dharamshala: The Youth Empowerment Support desk of the Department of Home (CTA) invites interested applicants to apply for the Food and Beverage Service Training. Eligibility Criteria: Class 12th Pass Certificate Age limit: not more than 28 Green book holder...

Cora’s Bridal Smart Tips gives hope to kids who suffer from conditions like microcephaly and autism. That’s the conclusion of the story. To find out how it started, we need to look back at the life of one military family...

(TibetanReview.net, Jan03’24) – Chinese police in Kyegudo (Chinese: Yushu) Prefecture of Qinghai Province had in Oct 2023 placed a Tibetan woman under administrative detention after she criticized police and bureaucratic ill-treatment of Tibetan people, including for subjecting them to...

Announcement comes after investors join Tibet activists in expressing concern about Thermo Fisher human ID products being used in human rights violations committed by Chinese authorities Tibet rights campaigners are pleased to learn that Boston-based biotech giant Thermo Fisher...

Tibet campaigners welcome biotech giant’s U-turn following year-long campaign, and pledge to ensure that Thermo Fisher keeps its word Tibet rights campaigners have welcomed a commitment by Boston-based biotech giant Thermo Fisher Scientific to halt sales of its DNA...

By Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 3: The foremost Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Wednesday expressed his profound sympathy and extended prayers for the victims affected by the earthquake in Japan during a ceremony held in...

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Jan 3: Manjushri, a Dharamshala based organization dedicated to promoting Tibetan children’s literature and education, unveiled new books that included five Tibetan folktale books, a Tibetan jigsaw puzzle, and an activity book on Tuesday. Jamyang Gyaltsen,...

–dalailama.com Bodhgaya, Bihar, India, 3 January 2024: This morning, His Holiness the Dalai Lama was invited to preside over the Gelukpa University Convocation and the award of Geshé Lharampa degrees to Geshés who had graduated over the last four...

Mysore: On 2 January 2024, Organic Research and Training Centre, a unit of CTRC, Department of Home, CTA in collaboration with the District Agriculture Training Centre in Nagahalli, Mysore, organised a one-day training programme for Bylakuppe and Hunsur farmers with...

Tenzingang: Telemedicine services were launched at Tenzingang clinic by Tenzingang Settlement Officer Tenzin Rabten on December 29 2023. Through the use of electronic devices including phones, laptops and video conferencing, telemedicine services aim to provide clinical services like doctor...

Washington-DC: A Sino-Tibetan exchange dinner was organised jointly by the Office of Tibet Washington-DC and IPK Media on 29 December 2023 aiming to improve ties between Tibetan and Chinese communities and to spread awareness of Tibetan freedom movement among...

Bodhgaya, Bihar, India: His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan, to express his sadness about yesterday’s earthquake that has resulted in numerous fatalities and casualties, as well as the destruction of property...