Tibetan monk released after two years of imprisonment
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, FEB 10: A Tibetan monk Choechok from the Dza Wonpo Gaden Shedrub Dhargyaling monastery from Kardze has been released after two years of imprisonment on Thursday, reported Tibet Express. A source in exile has confirmed that the former prisoner was released by the Chinese authorities. Choechok was arrested on Dec […]
Two claimants to Karmapa title to jointly search for reincarnation of Shamar Rinpoche
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 10: The two main claimants to the title of the foremost religious head of the Karma Kagyu lineage, Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje and Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorjee, will join hands to recognise the reincarnation of a ranking lama Shamar Rinpoche to bring unity and cement the future of the […]
Fans shower love, support for Tibetan singer Phurbu T Namgyal
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, FEB 8: Noted Tibetan singer Phurbu T Namgyal has taken to social media to appeal his friends and well-wishers to inform him of any altruistic kidney donor as he struggles to find one. The social media surge of responses on Tuesday was filled with wishes of speedy recovery; the impassioned Facebook […]
Death toll of 2019-nCoV may be 10 times higher than official number: University of Hong Kong Study
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 7: The ‘real’ death toll of the ongoing outbreak of the Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) may be much higher than the official numbers with ten times the figures released by the Chinese government, a scientific journal by University of Hong Kong said last week. The study estimates the number of cases […]
Kumbum Monastery donates to Wuhan
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, 4 FEB: In an incident of charity across racial and political divide, a monastery in Tibet has donated large sum of money to the city of Wuhan, the epicenter the novel Coronavirus (nCoV-2019) which has claimed 425 lives as of Tuesday. Kumbum Jampa Ling monastery in the traditional Tibetan region of […]
US lawmakers nominate Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protestors for Nobel Peace Prize
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 5: A group of United States lawmakers across party lines have nominated pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize honor for what they called “an unwavering commitment to a free and democratic Hong Kong”. In a letter addressed to the Nobel peace prize committee, U.S. Senators […]
New Delhi announces three-fold reduction of refugee rehabilitation budget in 2020-21
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 6: The Union budget for the year 2020-21 will see a drastic reduction in the refugee rehabilitation expenses with the allocated sum slashed to more than three times compared to last year. On Saturday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the center has earmarked only 205.83 crore rupees for the […]
Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche declines the position to head Nyingma tradition
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, 4 FEB: Kyabje Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche, a noted Nyingma master, has declined the position to head the Nyingmapa Tradition of the Tibetan Buddhism at a meeting of the Nyingma Monlam Organization Committee in Bodh Gaya. The position is historically held by distinguished lamas in the Nyingmapa school of Tibetan Buddhism, […]
China condemns Tibet bill passed by US
By Choekyi Lhamo DHARAMSHALA, FEB 1: China expressed strong condemnation over the Tibet Policy Support Act (TPSA) passed by the US House with majority. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said that the “Tibet Policy Support Act 2019” violated the norms governing international relations; interfered in China’s “internal affairs” and that it sent a severely wrong […]
HRW urges China to stop censorship and respect human rights while dealing with Corona epidemic
By Tenzin Dharpo DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 1: International rights group Human Rights Watch has urged China to respect human rights and stop censorship while dealing with the novel Coronavirus epidemic that has so far claimed the lives of 250 people in the country. HRW on Thursday said China should “ensure that human rights are protected while […]