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His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Message on the First Dharma Chakra Celebration at Varanasi, July 4, 2020: I am happy to learn that today my Indian Dharma friends are celebrating the First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma by Buddha Shakyamuni. After his enlightenment, the Buddha did not teach for 49 days. More

Dharamshala: Following is the statement delivered by Ven. Karma Gelek Yuthok, Kalon for Religion and Culture, CTA and a Vice-President of the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC) for the virtual Dharma Chakra Day Celebration organised by IBC, 4 July 2020. His Holiness the Dalai Lama and other spiritual lamas of Tibetan Buddhism will also address at the virtual ceremony. More

Geneva: On 3 July 2020, during the ongoing 44th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council, CTA’s Special Appointee for Human Rights at Tibet Bureau Geneva, Ms Thinlay Chukki urged the UNHRC to hold a special session on China. More

Every first Saturday of the month, DIIR’s Social Media Desk profiles a civil servant of Central Tibetan Administration as a part of its shout-out campaign, This week we are pleased to profile Ms. Ngawang Tenzin, Deputy Secretary at the Department of Health, Central Tibetan Administration. More

Dharamshala: As part of the CTA's yearlong campaign to express gratitude to His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the 85th birthday celebration of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the Department of Health, CTA is organising a mask distribution drive across India. The initiative was launched here at the official seat of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Dharamshala earlier this morning. More

Dharamshala: In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, the Tibetan settlement offices under the direction of Dept. of Home distributed food security to the distressed people. The Poanta Tibetan settlement office distributed dry ration worth Rs.11, 989 to 16 distressed families in their Settlements. Dry ration includes rice, white flour, dal, and Salt funded by the Dept. of home. More

By Tsewang Dorji for Tibet Policy Institute, 2 July 2020, Read the original article published on tibetpolicy.net China warned India that it will open new fronts in the Himalayas soon after the violent face-off took place between Chinese and Indian soldiers in Ladakh along the Indo-Tibetan border, which will cost heavy load for both India and China. More

About 15 million residents in southern China have been affected by the worst flooding in decades in parts of the region as abnormally intense rainfall has swept away buildings and ruined homes. Residents in a flooded area were evacuated this week after heavy rain in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing.Credit... More

Campaigner Simon Cheng, granted asylum in UK, says shadow parliament would send ‘clear signal’ to Beijing Police officers detain a protester during a rally against a new national security law on the 23rd anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong from the UK to China Photograph: Miguel Candela/EPA Reuters | 3 July 2020 | Read original news here Hong Kong pro-democracy activists are discussing a More

Dharamshala: Heads of the Data Monitoring Committee and Mental Health Committee of CTA COVID-19 Task Force, Tenzin Dolkar and Ngawang Tenzin addressed a press briefing via Tibet TV earlier today. More

Dharamshala: Known as the pioneer cultural institutes, the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) established through the vision of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama is also famously known for its summer festival of Yarkyi, a cultural competition held every year to mark the founding anniversary of TIPA. More

Dharamshala: The Kashag secretariat will present two staff of the Central Tibetan Administration with an award in recognition of their distinctive service in their respective departments. The two staff selected for the award are Joint Secretary Tseten Kalsang of Tibetan parliamentary secretariat and Tenzin Choephel, staff of Department of Health, CTA. More

The Department of Education, CTA is pleased to announce Sikyong Professional Scholarship Program (SPSP) in partnership with the Tibet Fund, New York. This scholarship will be provided to 5 high achieving Tibetan students from India, Nepal, and Bhutan to pursue Master's program in Medicine, Law and Business studies at the most selective Colleges or Universities in India. More

Dharamshala: The International Buddhist Confederation based in Delhi is marking the forthcoming Asadha Poornima on July 4, 2020, as Dharma Chakra Day to commemorate Budha's first turning of wheels of Dharma. More

Dharamshala: Due to the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus, nations across the globe have strictly imposed a lockdown and ban on outdoor activities in an effort to prevent the further spread of the virus. More

By International Campaign for Tibet. June 30, 2020. Read original news here.   The chairman of the International Campaign for Tibet spoke before a Senate subcommittee Tuesday about how Chinese censorship hurts US interests, particularly when it comes to Chinese-occupied Tibet. More

Dharamshala: The Communist Party of China has long kept tight control on both its traditional and new media to avoid possible subversion of its authority. Censoring and controlling information and spreading deceptive narratives still remain as its tactics to exert that control even in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. More

Yi-Zheng Lian for The New York Times. Read the original article here. After many years of rejecting the people of Hong Kong’s persistent demands for genuine universal suffrage and other rights, China made its position clear again on Tuesday with the legislative equivalent of a cracking head bash. More

By Vivian Wang and Alexandra Stevenson| New York Times| July 1, 2020 | Read original news here HONG KONG — The Hong Kong police moved swiftly on Wednesday to enforce China’s new national security rules with the first arrests under the law, as the city immediately felt the chilling effect of Beijing’s offensive to quash dissent in the semiautonomous territory. More

Dharamshala: Mr Choeying Dhondup, the incumbent General-Secretary of Tibetan Children’s Village (TCV) was sworn in as a new member of the Public Service Commission at a swearing-in ceremony held today at Sikyong auditorium. More