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Canadian Member of Parliament Peggy Nash called on her government to take action to save Tibetan lives following the most recent human rights abuses in Tibet. Peggy took into notice, last month’s twin self-immolations in Lhasa

Saviour of the day, Tenzin Namdak, the goalkeeper of Phuntsokling FC (Orissa), with two brilliant penalty saves, poses for the shutterbugs. Phuntsokling FC (Orissa) won on penalties 4-1. June 5, 2012. (Phayul Photo/Norbu Wangyal)

The 18th Gyalyum Chenmo Memorial Gold Cup football tournament reached the final stage of it competition with Tashi Phalkhiel Sports Club (Pokhara) and Phuntsokling FC, Orissa qualifying for the finals.

As the Dalai Lama’s three-day special teaching for Tibetan youths culminated yesterday with the conferment of Manjushri Empowerment (jamphel yang jenang), hundreds of Tibetan school and college students took part in peaceful rally

Tournament favourites Ghangjong FC, Shillong failed to hold on to their nerves in the fourth quarterfinal match of the 18th Gyalyum Chenmo Memorial Gold Cup Football tournament yesterday, losing out to Phakshing FC, Kathmandu.

In a major turn of events, Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay has accepted the resignations of Special Envoy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Lodi G. Gyari and Envoy Kelsang Gyaltsen.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama presenting Geshe Lhakdor, Director of the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives with a ‘Certificate of Respect and Appreciation’ on behalf of the Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia for his "extraordinary leadership and coordination." Under the Emory Tibet Science Initiative, a joint collaboration of the Library and the University, the first batch of Tibetan monks and nuns this year completed a first of its kind five-year course in maths, neuroscience, biology and physics. June 3, 2012 at Dharamshala, India. (Phayul photo/Geleck Palsang)

In a repeat of the first match of the 18th Gyalyum Chemo Gold Cup football tournament, Dhondupling FC (Clementown) took on Tashi Phalkhiel Sports Club (Pokhara) for the first quarterfinals in Dharamshala today.

Four months after torturing a Tibetan monk to death for his alleged role in a peaceful protest, Chinese authorities in eastern Tibet recently revealed that the monk was no more.

Geshe Tse Ringpo was sworn in as a member of the 15th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile at a ceremony held at the Tibetan Parliamentary Secretariat yesterday in Dharamshala.