Dharamshala: On the final morning of his official visit program in Dharamshala on 29 August 2025, Sikyong Penpa Tsering addressed students and faculty at Sarah College for Higher Tibetan Studies, where he was warmly received by Director Samten Gyatso...

Dharamshala: On the third day of his official visit around Dharamshala, Sikyong Penpa Tsering began with a visit to Nyingtob Ling Society, a centre for children with special needs, where he was warmly welcomed by Director Ngawang Lhamo and...

Dharamshala: On 27 August 2025, the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) in Dharamshala celebrated its 66th founding anniversary with the annual summer Yarkyi festival in the Institute’s main auditorium. The event featured two competing teams, Ngonpa and Gyalu...

Dharamshala: Sikyong Penpa Tsering continued his official visit in Dharamshala with a tour of Men-Tsee-Khang, the Tibetan Medical and Astro Institute (TMAI). During this visit, he inaugurated newly renovated facilities and engaged with staff and students from various departments...

Dharamshala: As part of his ongoing official tour in Dharamshala, following the successful conclusion of his visit to the Kullu-Manali region, Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) visited the Upper Tibetan Children’s Village (TCV) School. Upon...

Dharamshala: Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile attended the closing ceremony of the Inter-School Dialectic Meet at the Tibetan Children’s Village, Chauntra, as the Chief Guest. The Inter-School Dialectics Meet, organized by the Department of Education, Central...

Dharamshala: On 23 and 24 August 2025, Sikyong Penpa Tsering, in his capacity as the incumbent Kalon (Minister) of the Department of Religion and Culture as well as the Department of Home, visited several Tibetan Buddhist monasteries, schools, Men-Tsee-Khang...

Dharamshala: Chinese authorities have intensified restrictions on monasteries in Tibet, expelling all monks under the age of 18 from Tsang Monastery (Tib: གཙང་དགོན་པ།) and subjecting monks to strict controls and severe pressure. According to reliable sources, the strict measures...

-dalailama Leh, Ladakh: His Holiness the Dalai Lama was today invited to a lunch in his honour at Abi-Spang Spituk by the Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA) and the Ladakh Gonpa Association (LGA). Despite the persistent and untimely rain, His...

Pandoh: On 23 August 2025, Sikyong Penpa Tsering visited the Pandoh Tashiling Tibetan Settlement, where he toured the Jangchup Lhakhang and the settlement office before addressing the local Tibetan residents settling in Pandoh, Mandi, and Sundar Nagar. Earlier that...