Opinion: Two issues that need to be discussed in this election cycle
By Lobsang Tsetan Almost all regrets stem from a failure to do the right thing at the right time or as we like to call it, missed opportunities. It can be about a purchase we didn’t make when the price was low or services that we failed to use when they were provided to us. […]
Ngaba monk held incommunicado for over year and a half
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 28: A Tibetan monk from the restive Ngaba region has reportedly been held incommunicado for over a year and seven months. Rinchen Tsultrim’s whereabouts and condition is unknown at the moment. According to information provided by a fellow Tibetan from Ngaba in India, he was detained along with two other […]
India needs to counter China in the Himalayas, says Tibetologist Claude Arpi
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 27: Noted historian and Tibetologist Claude Arpi has said that Tibet issue can be an effective factor for the Indian government to counter Chinese expansionist policies in the Himalayan border. In an op-ed published in the Deccan Herald on Wednesday, the author discussed the importance of the Himalayan border which has traditionally […]
Tibetan musician Tenzin Choegyal nominated for Grammy award
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 26: Renowned Tibetan artist Tenzin Choegyal’s album ‘Songs from the Bardo’ has been nominated for the Best New Age Album in the prestigious 2020 Grammy awards on Wednesday. Choegyal has collaborated with Laurie Anderson and Jesse Paris Smith for the new album. “I heard about Grammys in TCV when I […]
Opinion: Dalai Lama’s Children
By Vijay Kranti (Part of the ‘My journey through the Tibetan mindscape’ series) My innumerable travels as a writer, journalist or as a photographer to many beautiful, interesting or less chartered exotic places over past half a century gave me one serious lesson. And this lesson is “What you find ‘wonderful’ and ‘interesting’ at a […]
India bans more Chinese apps over security concerns
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 25: India has banned more Chinese apps at the backdrop of rising border tension between the two Asian giants on Tuesday. The move has drawn rebuke from Beijing as it opposed the continuous bans on Chinese apps in India. “We firmly oppose the Indian side’s repeated use of ‘national security’ […]
Speaker Pelosi awarded 2020 Free Spirit honor
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 25: Long-time ally of the Tibetan people and the Speaker of the US House of Representative Nancy Pelosi was awarded the 2020 edition of the Free Spirit award here on Wednesday. The founder and Director of the award Lobsang Wangyal said that the award is “appreciation and love from a […]
China sets up village in Bhutan near Doklam
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 24: China has reportedly set up a village 2 km within Bhutan’s territory near Doklam where the Indo-China stand-off took place in 2017, according to satellite images published in a Chinese state media on Thursday. In the tweets that were since deleted, Shen Shiwei from Chinese CGTN News posted the […]
Pope Francis breaks silence, calls Uyghur Muslims “persecuted”
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 24: The head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State Pope Francis has called the Muslim Uyghurs a “persecuted” people in a new book, overturning his silence over the treatment of the ethnic minority under the Chinese regime. “I think often of persecuted peoples: the Rohingya, […]
Himachal imposes night curfew due to rising COVID-19 cases
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 23: The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet on Monday announced night curfew will be imposed in four districts including Kangra, Shimla, Kullu and Mandi, due to spike in Covid-19 cases in the state. The curfew will be enforced from 8 pm to 6 am daily from Nov. 24 till Dec. 15, to […]