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Two workers rescued alive from tunnel in Nepal 10 days after flash floods

Kathmandu, September 4: Two workers trapped inside a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydropower project in Nepal have been rescued alive, 10 days after the devastating Bhotekohi flash floods. The rescued workers have been identified as 45-year-old Kabir Maharjan...

His Holiness the Dalai Lama Safely Returns to Dharamshala After a Long Sojourn in Ladakh

Dharamshala: His Holiness the Dalai Lama safely returned to His official residence in Dharamshala earlier this morning, 4 September 2026, following a two-month-and-one-week sojourn in Leh, Ladakh. Upon His arrival at Kangra Airport, His Holiness was accorded a warm...

China’s Balancing Act on Iran at the SCO Summit

By Khedroob Thondup The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek this week offered a revealing glimpse into Beijing’s delicate diplomatic choreography. On paper, the ten-country bloc stood united in condemning “military strikes” against fellow member Iran. Yet Xi...

BOOK ON TIBET WHICH BEATS CHINA’S INFORMATION FIRE WALLS LAUNCHED AT TIBET FESTIVAL

By Vijay Kranti New Delhi – 3 Sept: Mr. Penpa Tsering, Tibet’s elected ‘Sikyong’ (President), today released a book which is focused at exposing China’s activities to maintain its colonial grip over Tibet. Titled ‘China’s Colonial Games in Tibet’,...

Two workers rescued alive from hydropower tunnel 10 days after Nepal flash floods

Two men have been rescued alive from a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydropower project 10 days after the Bhotekohi flash floods disaster. They have been identified as Kabir Maharjan, 45, and Sanjay Sah, 30. Maharjan was working as...

Two People Rescued From Trishuli Tunnel A Week After Nepal Floods, More Voices Heard From Inside

The August 26 floods that ripped through several villages in Nepal along the Tibetan border have so far killed approximately 1,200 people, leaving thousands unaccounted for

ICT calls for timely, independent information and access to Tibet on humanitarian grounds after Nepal-Tibet disaster

September 3, 2026 Families of the missing remain without answers as China restricts access, punishes at least 19 people for flood posts challenging official casualty figures and amplifies the state's account of relief efforts. The post ICT calls for...

Nepal Foreign Minister rules out climate compensation demand, says govt made no such ask from India, China or US after floods

Nepal Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal has clarified that neither he nor the Ministry of Foreign Affairs nor the government has sought climate-related compensation from India, China or the United States following the devastating flash floods last week, saying Nepal's...

China hurls vituperative invectives on Real Madrid for mourning for ‘Tibet-Nepal’ flash flood victims

(TibetanReview.net, Sep03’26) – China has on Sep 2 strongly attacked the Spanish football club Real Madrid after it published a post on its official overseas social media account featuring a photo of the team observing a moment of silence...

Real Madrid deletes Nepal-Tibet flood post after Chinese backlash

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 3: Spanish football powerhouse Real Madrid has deleted a social media post referring to victims of the devastating Tibet-Nepal floods, days after the club came under intense criticism from Chinese state media and online users...

Tibetan, Chinese pro-democracy advocates adopt joint declaration at Dharamshala forum

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 3: A three-day forum bringing together Tibetan and Chinese scholars, policy experts, and human rights activists concluded in Dharamshala on Wednesday with a joint call for nonviolence, democratic reform, and sustained dialogue as pathways towards...

Nepal flood disaster: Toll rises to 1,252, over 4,200 still missing; 20,000 houses need rebuilding

Nepal will have to rebuild around 20,000 houses in flood-ravaged areas, authorities said on Thursday, as rescuers continued to search for workers trapped in tunnels linked to hydropower projects and thousands remain missing after last week’s catastrophe. A glacier...

Nepal-Tibet flood: Chinese official warns of more glacier collapses, cascading disasters

Glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau are likely to become more unstable, which may lead to more collapses and collateral disasters similar to last week’s deadly flash flood at the Tibet-Nepal border, a senior Chinese climate official has warned. The...

Magnitude 5 Earthquake Hits Tibet 7 Days After Deadly "Himalayan Tsunami"

According to the research centre, the earthquake happened at a depth of 10 kilometres. However, there were no initial reports of casualties or injuries.

The CIA and Tibet’s First Organised Resistance

By Khedroob Thondup When Tibet was swallowed by Chinese occupation in the 1950s, the world largely looked away. The Himalayan plateau, once a buffer state between empires, became a silent battlefield where six million Tibetans faced repression, cultural erasure,...

Tibet Festival Kicks Off in New Delhi, Celebrates Cultural Heritage and Highlights Contemporary Realities

New Delhi: The three-day festival, “Spirit of Tibet: Celebrating Culture and Compassion,” commenced today at the India International Centre in New Delhi, bringing together scholars, policymakers, writers, cultural practitioners, spiritual leaders, and members of the public to celebrate Tibet’s rich cultural heritage...

Tibetan, Chinese Democracy Advocates Adopt Joint Declaration at Dharamsala Forum

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 3 Sept: Tibetan and Chinese scholars, activists and policy experts concluded a three-day forum here on Wednesday with a joint declaration calling for nonviolence, democratic reform and continued dialogue toward a peaceful resolution of the...

Democratic China and Future of Tibet Forum Delegation Visits Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile

Dharamshala: Participants of the three-day Democratic China and Future of Tibet Forum, comprising Chinese studies scholars, experts, and human rights activists from India, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Australia, Japan, Taiwan, and Southern Mongolia,...

Tawang and Joshimath: India and China Build New Guardrails on a Contested Border

For years, the India–China border story has been dominated by confrontation, patrol face-offs, military build-up, competing maps and the long shadow of the Galwan clash. Now, a new development points to a quieter but important shift. India and China...

100 Rescue Missions In 6 Days: Meet Priya Adhikari, Nepal's First Woman Helicopter Captain

Priya Adhikari has been flying almost continuously over the flood-ravaged areas, particularly Timure in Rasuwa district near the Nepal-Tibet border.

Tibet Earthquake Today: Magnitude 5.0 Quake Strikes Near Nepal as Rescue Efforts Continue After Deadly Flash Floods – Check Epicentre, Depth, Affected...

Tibet Earthquake Today: A magnitude 5.0 quake struck near Nepal at a depth of 14 km as rescue teams continued searching for missing people after deadly Himalayan floods. The post Tibet Earthquake Today: Magnitude 5.0 Quake Strikes Near Nepal...

The General Who Commanded Doklam and Galwan, Now Erased

On 28 August 2026, China’s top political advisory body stripped General Zhao Zongqi of his membership offering no explanation and announcing no formal investigation. For most outside observers, the name meant little. But for anyone tracking the India-China border,...

Kalon Tsegyal Chukya Dranyi Visits Tibetan Institutions and Communities in Shimla

Shimla: On 31 August 2026, Kalon Tsegyal Chukya Dranyi of the Department of Religion and Culture, CTA, visited Tibetan communities and institutions under the jurisdiction of the Chief Representative Office of Shimla, including Jonang Takten Phuntsok Chöling, its affiliated...

5.0-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Tibet Days After Deadly Flash Floods Kill Over 1200

A 5.0-magnitude earthquake hit Tibet at 10 km depth, days after floods near Nepal. No casualties or damage reported.

5-magnitude earthquake strikes Tibet days after Nepal glacier disaster

A 5-magnitude earthquake has struck Tibet days after the Nepal glacier disaster triggered devastating flood in Tibet and Nepal.