Opinion: More Painful Than the Agony of Death

Palden Sonam  On July 12, a video clip from Tibet was going viral on the Tibetan cyber world, which, at first glance, appeared like a funeral ceremony. Everyone in the video looked visibly distraught with their heads down and many crying.   However, it turned out to be a scene from the final day of Ragya […]

Tibetan plateau getting warmer, wetter and greener: report

By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, August 19: A scientific expedition has revealed that the Tibet Plateau, often referred to as “Asia’s water tower,” is becoming warmer, wetter, and greener, which may lead to an increase in extreme weather events in the region due to global warming.  The second report of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research […]