covid-19

Dharamshala: The CTA's task force on Wuhan-originated COVID-19 on Friday announced new quarantine guidelines issued by the Government of India for domestic and international travellers. More

Dharamshala: As per the directives issued by Kashag as early as on 3 April, the Home Department had issued a directive to all settlement officers to assist the elderlies and destitute as well as those in distress. More

Dharamshala: In an exclusive interview with Tibet News Bureau's host Tenzin Wangchuk earlier Tuesday, CTA's Department of Health answered some pressing COVID-19 questions and spoke in detail the situation of COVID-19 in the Tibetan community and how the precautionary measures and relief initiatives, implemented by the CTA and Department of Health in particular, has succeeded in containing the drea More

The Women’s Empowerment Desk (WED), SARD and Department of Education (DOE), CTA are conducting a short survey to understand how COVID-19 has impacted the Tibetan community. Click here to fill the survey.  This survey specifically aims towards studying how this pandemic had impacted differently on men, women, boys and girls. More

Dharamshala: Mr Wangdue Dorjee resident of Bir Dege Tibetan settlement donated 200 emergency face shields to the Department of Health, CTA. The face shields were handed over to the TPHC Bir health authorities for the frontline medical personnel engaged in the fight against COVID-19. More

Dharamshala: Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay and Health Kalon Choekyong Wangchuk chaired the routine briefing of the CTA Wuhan-COVID-19 Emergency Relief Committee to review the latest status and measures underway in tackling the COVID-19 situation in Tibetan settlements in India, Nepal and Bhutan. More

Dharamshala: 390 Tibetans stranded in Delhi due to the lockdown have finally left for their homes thanks to the excellent support and guidance issued by the Delhi Samyeling Tibetan Settlement Office. Another 151 are waiting for their passes and other travel arrangements. More

Dharamshala: Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Health, CTA launched a COVID-19 online training initiative on 18 May for the benefit of medical officers, nurses, and community health workers of DoHe Health facilities. The training aims to enhance their knowledge of COVID-19 and its prevention. More

Washington DC: As per information from the Office of Tibet, Washington DC, following are the COVID-19 relief initiatives undertaken by the Tibetan Community of New York and New Jersey led by their task force committee. Read the original report filed in Tibetan here. More

Dharamshala: In the wake of the COVID-19 lockdown, the Tibetan Settlement Offices under the direction of the Dept. of Home have distributed essential food items to the Tibetans in distress. TSO Sonada  The Tibetan Settlement office of Sonada has distributed dry rations worth of Rs. 15000 to 15 distressed families in the Settlement. More

Dharamshala: As per the directives issued by Kashag as early as on 3 April, the Home Department had issued a directive to all settlement officers to assist the elderlies and destitute as well as those in distress. Heeding to the instructions, the Hunsur Tibetan Settlement Officer distributed dry rations worth 28,487 rupees to nine distressed households. Read the report filed in Tibetan here. More

Dharamshala: With the lift of the ban on inter and intra-state movement, many Tibetan students, pilgrims and others stranded in different parts of the country have returned to their respective settlements. More

Dharamshala: CTA’s task force team for COVID-19 visited Lower TCV school to inspect the existing structure to set up a new Quarantine Centre as the number of Tibetans home comers to Dharamsala continues to increase each day. More

Dharamshala: The rapid spread of Wuhan-originated COVID 19 in India has left many of our students stranded in different parts of the cities in India. More

Dharamshala: The Wuhan-originated COVID-19 pandemic has affected not only the global health and economy but the educational institution as well. Students all over are either at home or stranded at their universities in the direct consequence of the lockdown. More

Geneva: The Tibetan community in Switzerland, Italy and Austria, under the jurisdiction of Tibet Bureau Geneva, donated to organizations that give emergency assistance to those impacted hardest by Wuhan-originated coronavirus pandemic. The Wuhan-originated pandemic has caused an unprecedented global health crisis that called for a collective response from all walks of life to mitigate the impacts. More

Dharamshala: With the surge in COVID-19 cases across India, the Department of Health (CTA) COVID-19 Emergency Task Force continues to strengthen its workforce and preventive measures to face the growing challenges and threat posed by the pandemic. More

Dharamshala: On 21 May, DOE convened an online meeting with the senior management members of Snow Lion Foundation (SLF), SLF Education Officer and school heads of the nine Tibetan schools in Nepal through Google Meet. The meeting was presided over by Education Kalon, Dr. Pema Yangchen along with Education Secretary, Additional Secretary, three Section Heads and Project Officers. More

Photos of Sanitization drive carried out in Tibetan settlements across India as filed by the Department of Home, CTA:   More

Dharamshala: As the sacred month of Saga Dawa commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana and noble activities of the Buddha begins tomorrow, the Department of Religion and Culture, CTA has issued the following guideline for the Tibetan Buddhist monasteries. More