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Leadership of Central Tibetan Administration Attends Annual Maha Guru Bumtsok Prayer Ceremony at Tsuglakhang

Dharamshala: The Department of Religion and Culture, in collaboration with Namgyal Monastery, commenced the annual Maha Guru Bumtsok prayer ceremony at Thekchen Choeling Tsuglakhang in Dharamshala on 20 June 2026. The ceremony, which includes the offering of one hundred...

Sikyong Penpa Tsering Concludes Official Visit to Washington, D.C., Engages U.S. Officials Across Key Legislative and Executive Branches

Washington, D.C.: Sikyong Penpa Tsering engaged in several strategic meetings on Tibet with U.S. government officials across key legislative and executive branches this week. The primary focus of Sikyong’s visit, after taking oath of his second term in the...

UN Rights Chief Calls for Repeal of China’s Ethnic Unity Law at Human Rights Council Session

Geneva, 15 May 2026 — United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk delivered a stark warning to the 62nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, stating that the world is confronting a period of profound...

Dhondul Dorjee Assumes Charge as the New Secretary of Department of Security

Dharamshala: Secretary Dhondul Dorjee has formally assumed office as Secretary of the Department of Security under the Central Tibetan Administration, following his tenure as Secretary of the Department of Religion and Culture. A charge handover ceremony was held at...

Political Secretary Tashi Gyatso Shadrong Assumes Charge as Cabinet Secretary (Pro Tem)

Dharamshala: The Political Secretary of the Kashag, Tashi Gyatso Shadrong, has officially assumed charge as Cabinet Secretary (pro tem) of the Central Tibetan Administration. To mark the transfer of responsibilities, a handover ceremony was held at the Cabinet Secretariat....

Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang Condoles the Demise of American Buddhist Scholar Professor Robert A.F. Thurman

Dharamshala, 18 June 2026: Speaker Dolma Tsering Teykhang of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile extended her deepest condolences on demise of Professor Robert A. F. Thurman. In a letter to Nena Von Schlebrugge, the Speaker wrote, “We are deeply saddened by the...

Jigme Namgyal Assumes Charge as the New Secretary of Department of Religion and Culture

Dharamshala: Secretary Jigme Namgyal Namgyalkhang, who previously served as Secretary of the Department of Education, has officially taken charge as the Secretary of the Department of Religion and Culture of the Central Tibetan Administration. To commemorate the transfer of responsibilities,...

Sikyong Penpa Tsering Condoles the Demise of American Buddhist Scholar Professor Robert A.F. Thurman

Dharamshala: On behalf of the Central Tibetan Administration and the Tibetan people, Sikyong Penpa Tsering expressed his deepest condolences to Nena Thurman and the Thurman family on the passing of Professor Robert A. F. Thurman. Professor Thurman was widely...

Secretary Tenzin Lekshay Assumes Charge as the New Executive Director of Tibet Policy Institute

Dharamshala: Secretary Tenzin Lekshay, formerly serving as Additional Secretary of the Department of Information and International Relations, has assumed office as the new Executive Director of the Tibet Policy Institute of the Central Tibetan Administration. A brief handover ceremony was...

5th Summer Cultural Immersion Programme at College for Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarah, Concludes,

Dharamshala: The 5th Summer Cultural Immersion Programme, organised by the Department of Religion and Culture of the Central Tibetan Administration at the College for Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarah, concluded successfully on 16 June 2026 with a brief closing ceremony....