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Tibet has lowest literacy among all provinces in China: Delhi think tank

New Delhi-based think-tank Organisation for Research on China and Asia (ORCA) has published an interactive dashboard on China's Census

Urgent need to resolve Tibet-China conflict, says UN Advocacy group

UN experts' warning about China's efforts to forcibly assimilate the "vast majority" of Tibetan children by separating them from their families and boarding them at state-run schools.

Covid deaths increase in Tibet due to restrictions on access to hospitals

The Covid mortality surge has made lives of Tibetans increasingly difficult due to current restrictions on access to hospitals and other medical facilities, reported Tibet Press.Tibetans are not allowed to use the medical facilities, and the entire problem is being handled behind closed doors without anyone in the outside world knowing.Tibetans endure unending suffering and death at the hands of ruthless Chinese rule, as well as the current Covid pandemic, reported Tibet Press.Due to the current restrictions on access to hospitals and other medical facilities. Four individuals, including two local government workers, perished on January 7 in Dragyab county, Chamdo prefecture, according to sources who spoke with Radio Free Asia (RFA).Additionally, according to some sources, the dead are reportedly being transported in huge numbers from nearby districts to the Larung Gar Buddhist Academy in Serta county, Sichuan, for cremation.According to sources, the Chinese government has in the ...

Death toll after avalanche on Tibet highway rises to 13, rescue efforts on

The death toll in an avalanche that buried vehicles outside a highway tunnel in Tibet has risen to 13 with rescue efforts continuing, authorities said Friday

Melting glaciers of Tibet may impact regional security in S Asia: Report

Melting glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau can result in excess water in some places and shortages in others, says a report in Hamrakura

Incursions along Indo-Tibet border are by China, says Tibetan Sikyong

President of the Tibetan Government-in-exile Penpa Tsering on Tuesday asserted that all incursions along the Indo-Tibetan border have been one-sided and by China. In an interview to PTI, the President also called Sikyong, said since Tibet had signed the treaty of 1914 which set the border between his homeland and India along the McMohan line, Tawang is an integral part of India. We know all incursions are happening from the Chinese side, Tsering said here. He was speaking in the context of recent clashes at Tawang and at Ladakh between the Indian Army and China's PLA. Till 1959, there was no border between India and China; it was with Tibet We are signatories to the 1914 Simla agreement between British India and Tibet and we stand very firm on the McMohan line as the legitimate border, he said. We fully recognise Tawang to be an integral part of India, Tsering said. In 1959, the Dalai Lama, the then head of the Tibetan government had fled Lhasa for India after an uprising by .

S Asian black carbon aerosols increase glacial mass loss in Tibet: Study

Black carbon aerosols have indirectly affected the mass gain of the Tibetan Plateau glaciers by changing long-range water vapour transport from the South Asian monsoon region, a study has found. The South Asia region adjacent to the Tibetan Plateau has among the highest levels of black carbon emission in the world, the researchers said. Black carbon aerosols are produced by the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels and biomass, and are characterised by strong light absorption. Many studies have emphasised black carbon aerosols from South Asia can be transported across the Himalayas to the inland region of the Tibetan Plateau. Researchers noted that black carbon deposition in snow reduces the albedo of surfaces -- a measure of how much of Sun's radiations are reflected -- which may accelerate the melting of glaciers and snow cover, thus changing the hydrological process and water resources in the region. The study, published in Nature Communications, found that since the 21st centu

Protest in Tibet over Covid-19 restrictions, nearly 200 detained: Report

Around 200 residents of Tibet's capital Lhasa were detained in the wake of massive protests last week after China imposed covid lockdown that restricted the residents to their homes

China continues repression campaign against Tibetan community: US diplomat

China continues to wage a campaign of repression against the Tibetan community, according to a top US diplomat, who believes that Beijing plans to install a Dalai Lama of its own choosing

3 Tibetans die of Covid as Chinese authorities fail to provide timely help

In the case of these three deaths, all of them died at home after failing to receive timely medical care, sources told RFA

China closes Potala Palace after minor Covid-19 outbreak in Tibet

The action underscores China's continued adherence to its zero-COVID policy, mandating lockdowns, routine testing, quarantines and travel restrictions, even while most other countries have reopened

Sample of monkeypox suspect Tibetan boy sent for examination in Karnataka

Samples of 9-year-old boy from Tibet, suspected of having monkeypox, have been sent to the Virus Research and Diagnostic Laboratory of Bengaluru Medical College and Research Institute for examination

Ladakh visit religious: Govt functionary on Dalai Lama's visit to UT

The Dalai Lama will reach the Union Territory, bordering China, on Friday and is scheduled to stay there for about a month

Not seeking separation of homeland, but more autonomy, says Dalai Lama

Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama on Thursday said he is not seeking separation of his homeland from but China but is seeking more autonomy for his people

China waging dangerous assault on human rights in Tibet: Nancy Pelosi

US Speaker House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday (local time) said that for decades, the Chinese government has waged a dangerous assault on human rights in Tibet

China begins work on planetarium at 'roof of the world' in Tibet

The planetarium, scheduled to be completed in 2024, is expected to receive over 100,000 visitors annually

4.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Tibet, no casualty reported yet

An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 jolted Tibet on Monday morning at around 4

China failed to change Tibetan mind, Dalai Lama tells US Tibet envoy

His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues discussed the rich traditions of freedom and democracy in the US and India

American envoy on human rights and Tibetan issues to travel to India, Nepal

The envoy will travel to India and Nepal to deepen cooperation on human rights and democratic governance goals, and to advance humanitarian priorities, the State Department said

Tibet Airlines' flight in China veers off runway, over 40 injured

Over 40 people were injured when a passenger plane of China's Tibet Airlines with 122 people onboard veered off the runway