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Tibetan New Year Wins NYC Perk: Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended
New York City will honor Losar, the Tibetan New Year, by suspending alternate side parking rules for the first time on Feb. 28. This recognition places Losar alongside major holidays like Diwali and Eid. For Tibetan New Yorkers, it’s a meaningful acknowledgment of their culture, history, and community.
Kyabje Yongzin Ling Rinpoche Confers Amitayus Long Life Empowerment at Delhi Samyeling
Delhi: As per the request from Delhi Samyeling Tibetan Settlement and various community organisations, Kyabje Yongzin Ling Rinpoche bestowed the long-life empowerment of Buddha Amitayus on 23 February 2025. Upon Rinpoche’s arrival at the venue, he was received by...
Two Officials in Tibetan Region Expelled From the Chinese Communist Party
Translated By TenGyal Reported By Palden Edited By Pema Tso Jangchub, a former governor and Qi Jianxin, a former deputy governor from Dechen(Deqing) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunan, have been expelled from the Chinese Communist fraternity on allegations of “...
Exploring Ancient Understandings Of Meteorites In Archaic Societies – Analysis
Five times a day, approximately one-fourth of the world's population turns toward Mecca to bow their heads in prayer. The Kaaba at the center of this global genuflection has a cornerstone that some speculate is a meteor. Meteoritic artifacts...
China’s anti-corruption campaign claims more senior Tibetan cadres
(TibetanReview.net, Feb25’25) – Did they make common cause with the Communist Chinese and joined its ranks not because they believed in their ideology or otherwise felt the Tibetan people’s wellbeing to be better ensured by cooperating with these outside...
NYC embraces Losar and Tibetan language, showing vitality of Tibetan communities in the United States
February 25, 2025 This year, New York City is adding another holiday to the list that determines administrative functions such as parking restrictions: Losar, the Tibetan New Year. Losar – which is celebrated by Tibetans and other Himalayan communities,...
Buddhists demand full control of Mahabodhi temple, stage indefinite hunger strike in Bodh Gaya
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 25: A group of Buddhist monks, leaders, and followers, have reportedly entered the 14th day of an indefinite hunger strike at the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, in central India demanding full administrative control...
British Museum makes partial concession in “Xizang” row
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 25 : The British Museum in London has revised its terminology from “Xizang Autonomous Region” to “Tibetan Autonomous Region” in its ongoing Silk Road exhibition after sustained pressure from Tibetan activists. However, critics argue that the...
Gyalo Thondup obituary
Brother of the Dalai Lama and political envoy who led talks on the exiled leader’s return to Tibet with the Chinese governmentThe life of Gyalo Thondup, who has died aged 97, was transformed after one of his younger brothers,...













