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Latest reports coming out of Tibet indicate that a Tibetan woman set herself on fire today in an apparent protests against China’s continued occupation of Tibet. Tibetan media outlets are identifying the Tibetan woman as Dolkar, around 26 years of age. She is believed to have succumbed to her injuries.

The long-drawn discussions on the full ordination of Buddhists nuns as per the Mulasarvastivadin school of monastic codes received a major boost with the commencement of a high-level scholarly committee today.

There are reports of yet another self-immolation protest in Tibet as the fiery wave continues to burn across the Tibetan plateau. Various sources in exile are confirming today’s self-immolation protest by a Tibetan in the beleaguered Ngaba region of eastern Tibet.

A 22-year-old Tibetan girl is all set to walk a path which no Tibetan has ever taken before. Come August 11, Choeyang, will become the first ever Tibetan Olympiad. Born in Tsochang in the traditional Tibetan province of Amdo, Choeyang will debut at the London Olympics

With the ongoing wave of self-immolations in Tibet threatening to spread all over the plateau, Chinese security personnel have come up with specially designed tools to take down and overpower the self-immolators.

Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay concluded his tour of the Tibetan settlements in south India with a meeting with the chief minister of Karnataka state Jagadish Shettar today.

Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay concluded his tour of the Tibetan settlements in south India with a meeting with the chief minister of Karnataka state Jagadish Shettar today.

China has rejected India’s request to re-open its consulate in Tibet’s ancient capital city of Lhasa. According to Indian media reports, Beijing instead suggested Chengdu as an alternative location.

Five years after Runggye Adak, a Tibetan nomad, was arrested for giving an impassioned speech calling for the Dalai Lama’s return in front of thousands of Tibetans, serious concerns have been raised over his treatment by Chinese prison

Hundreds of Tibetan including the Tibetan Chief Justice Commissioners, Kalons, and members of Parliament attended a prayer service yesterday held in honour of Ngawang Norphel,who passed away in a Chinese hospital on July 30