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Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama today began his four-day teachings on Atisha’s Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment (Jangchup Lamdron) at the Tsug-la Khang, the main temple near his exile residence in Dharamshala.

Tibetan self-immolator Jamyang Palden, a monk at the Rongwo Monastery in Rebkong, eastern Tibet, has reportedly succumbed to his injuries after an ordeal that lasted for more than six months. Jamyang Palden, 34, passed away in the evening

Just two days before the People’s Republic of China celebrates its 63rd National Day, a Tibetan in eastern Tibet has set himself on fire calling for Tibet’s independence. Yungdrung, a 27-year-old Tibetan man, set himself ablaze in Zatoe town of Yushul, eastern Tibet on September 29, Saturday.

The four-day Second Special General Meeting of the Tibetan People concluded in Dharamshala today with the unanimous adoption of 31 recommendations, which will serve as an action plan for future activities in response to the critical situation inside Tibet.

The Second Special General Meeting of the Tibetan People concluded here today with a strong message of unity and solidarity with Tibetans inside Tibet and a call for greater activism to fulfill their aspirations of freedom and His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s return.

The Gu Chu Sum Former Political Prisoner’s Movement of Tibet today observed 25 years of the September 27, 1987 peaceful uprisings in the Tibetan capital city of Lhasa, calling it “an important anniversary in the struggle for Tibetan freedom.” The demonstration led by 21 monks from the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa

China’s strategically important rail line to the Tibetan city of Shigatse, south of capital Lhasa, is set to open a year ahead of schedule by 2014. Work on the 253 kilometre railway, the first extension of the “Qinghai-Tibet” railway, began in 2010 with a budget of 13.3 billion Yuan ($ 2.1 billion).

“Please don’t plan to stay on in exile, make every effort to return to Tibet,” is the most prominent message sent by Tibetans in Tibet for the ongoing Special Meeting in the exile seat of Dharamshala. Suggestions and remarks from over 360 Tibetans from around Tibet’s capital Lhasa region and areas of Kham

Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama concluded a two-day discussion with a group of 102 disciples from Vietnam yesterday.The discussions were held inside his residential premises in his exile hometown of Dharamshala.

The 67th United Nations General Assembly Session got underway at its office headquarters in New York Tuesday, hours after the Second Special General Meeting of the Tibetan People began in Dharamshala, north India