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Real Madrid deletes Nepal-Tibet flood post after Chinese backlash

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 3: Spanish football powerhouse Real Madrid has deleted a social media post referring to victims of the devastating Tibet-Nepal floods, days after the club came under intense criticism from Chinese state media and online users...

Tibetan, Chinese pro-democracy advocates adopt joint declaration at Dharamshala forum

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 3: A three-day forum bringing together Tibetan and Chinese scholars, policy experts, and human rights activists concluded in Dharamshala on Wednesday with a joint call for nonviolence, democratic reform, and sustained dialogue as pathways towards...

Nepal flood disaster: Toll rises to 1,252, over 4,200 still missing; 20,000 houses need rebuilding

Nepal will have to rebuild around 20,000 houses in flood-ravaged areas, authorities said on Thursday, as rescuers continued to search for workers trapped in tunnels linked to hydropower projects and thousands remain missing after last week’s catastrophe. A glacier...

Nepal-Tibet flood: Chinese official warns of more glacier collapses, cascading disasters

Glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau are likely to become more unstable, which may lead to more collapses and collateral disasters similar to last week’s deadly flash flood at the Tibet-Nepal border, a senior Chinese climate official has warned. The...

Magnitude 5 Earthquake Hits Tibet 7 Days After Deadly "Himalayan Tsunami"

According to the research centre, the earthquake happened at a depth of 10 kilometres. However, there were no initial reports of casualties or injuries.

The CIA and Tibet’s First Organised Resistance

By Khedroob Thondup When Tibet was swallowed by Chinese occupation in the 1950s, the world largely looked away. The Himalayan plateau, once a buffer state between empires, became a silent battlefield where six million Tibetans faced repression, cultural erasure,...

Tibet Festival Kicks Off in New Delhi, Celebrates Cultural Heritage and Highlights Contemporary Realities

New Delhi: The three-day festival, “Spirit of Tibet: Celebrating Culture and Compassion,” commenced today at the India International Centre in New Delhi, bringing together scholars, policymakers, writers, cultural practitioners, spiritual leaders, and members of the public to celebrate Tibet’s rich cultural heritage...

Tibetan, Chinese Democracy Advocates Adopt Joint Declaration at Dharamsala Forum

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 3 Sept: Tibetan and Chinese scholars, activists and policy experts concluded a three-day forum here on Wednesday with a joint declaration calling for nonviolence, democratic reform and continued dialogue toward a peaceful resolution of the...

Democratic China and Future of Tibet Forum Delegation Visits Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile

Dharamshala: Participants of the three-day Democratic China and Future of Tibet Forum, comprising Chinese studies scholars, experts, and human rights activists from India, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Australia, Japan, Taiwan, and Southern Mongolia,...

Tawang and Joshimath: India and China Build New Guardrails on a Contested Border

For years, the India–China border story has been dominated by confrontation, patrol face-offs, military build-up, competing maps and the long shadow of the Galwan clash. Now, a new development points to a quieter but important shift. India and China...

100 Rescue Missions In 6 Days: Meet Priya Adhikari, Nepal's First Woman Helicopter Captain

Priya Adhikari has been flying almost continuously over the flood-ravaged areas, particularly Timure in Rasuwa district near the Nepal-Tibet border.

Tibet Earthquake Today: Magnitude 5.0 Quake Strikes Near Nepal as Rescue Efforts Continue After Deadly Flash Floods – Check Epicentre, Depth, Affected...

Tibet Earthquake Today: A magnitude 5.0 quake struck near Nepal at a depth of 14 km as rescue teams continued searching for missing people after deadly Himalayan floods. The post Tibet Earthquake Today: Magnitude 5.0 Quake Strikes Near Nepal...

The General Who Commanded Doklam and Galwan, Now Erased

On 28 August 2026, China’s top political advisory body stripped General Zhao Zongqi of his membership offering no explanation and announcing no formal investigation. For most outside observers, the name meant little. But for anyone tracking the India-China border,...

Kalon Tsegyal Chukya Dranyi Visits Tibetan Institutions and Communities in Shimla

Shimla: On 31 August 2026, Kalon Tsegyal Chukya Dranyi of the Department of Religion and Culture, CTA, visited Tibetan communities and institutions under the jurisdiction of the Chief Representative Office of Shimla, including Jonang Takten Phuntsok Chöling, its affiliated...

5.0-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Tibet Days After Deadly Flash Floods Kill Over 1200

A 5.0-magnitude earthquake hit Tibet at 10 km depth, days after floods near Nepal. No casualties or damage reported.

5-magnitude earthquake strikes Tibet days after Nepal glacier disaster

A 5-magnitude earthquake has struck Tibet days after the Nepal glacier disaster triggered devastating flood in Tibet and Nepal.

“We realised they won’t be found”: Betrawati family performs ‘Shradh rituals’ as two brothers still missing after Nepal floods

In Bogti Tar village of Betrawati, a family performed mourning and Shradh rituals for two brothers, Kedar Prasad Acharya, 65, and Madhusudan Acharya, 60, who went missing after floods struck the area on August 26.

“Saw this and were horrified”: Belgian PM Bart De Wever condoles deaths in Nepal floods

Expanding diplomatic horizons in the national capital on Thursday, visiting Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever took a moment during his high-level engagements to address humanitarian tragedies in the region, offering condolences to the families of Indian citizens who...

Why should the Nepal floods not be surprising?

Geologists have warned about the vulnerability of the Rasuwa/Bhote Koshi access since the 2025 floods in the region.

Funerals Without Bodies: Locals In Nepal Hold Symbolic Cremation For Loved Ones Missing In Floods

As many as 1,252 people have been killed so far in devastating floods that tore through several villages along the Tibetan border in Nepal last week, as many others remain missing

Nepal Floods Latest Update: Death Toll Climbs To 1,252, 4,875 People Missing; Chitawan, Nawalparasi Among Worst-Hit Districts

The death toll from Nepal’s devastating flash floods has climbed to 1,252, with thousands still missing more than a week after the disaster. Rescue teams continue search operations across the worst-hit districts as authorities recover more bodies and assess...

Death toll due to flash floods in Nepal rises to 1,252

The death toll due to the devastating flash floods in Nepal rose to 1,252 on Thursday as more bodies were recovered from the affected areas while thousands remain missing after more than a week of the disaster, police said....

Why the Tibetan Diaspora Must Sound the Alarm on Tibet’s Repression and Environmental Crisis

By Khedroob Thondup The Tibetan struggle has always been about survival — of a people, a culture, and a land. Today, that struggle is not only political but ecological. The repression inside Tibet is inseparable from the disastrous environmental...

Democratic China and Future of Tibet Forum Concludes with Five Key Declarations

Dharamshala, September 2, 2026: Organised by the Tibetan Community Development Fund (TCDF) in collaboration with the Tibet Policy Institute (TPI), the three-day Democratic China and Future of Tibet Forum successfully concluded in Dharamsala bringing together 29 Tibetan and Chinese study scholars, experts...

Education Kalon Urgen Tenzin Visits TCV Upper and TCV Gopalpur to Assess School Facilities and Address Students

Dharamshala: As part of the Department of Education’s ongoing school inspection programme, Education Kalon Urgen Tenzin and Education Secretary Karma Choeying, conducted official visits to the Tibetan Children’s Village (TCV) School Upper and TCV Gopalpur on 31 August and...